Westfield Local Heroes

Westfield Local Heroes

The 2025 Westfield Local Heroes program is now open for nominations! Nominations close March 13.

This brilliant program seeks to recognise and award people in our community who go above and beyond to make a positive impact. With so many incredible volunteers in our organisation, this is a brilliant opportunity for Scout Groups.

All Groups and teams are encourages to nominate their heroes to the program. Three selected nominees for each Westfield local will then go to a community vote. The top voted nominee in each Westfield community will receive $20,000 for their organisation, and runners-up will receive $5,000 for their local organisation.

There are 7 Westfield centres across Victoria; Airport West, Doncaster, Fountain Gate, Geelong, Knox, Plenty Valley and Southland. Maps of the program boundaries around each of these 7 locations can be found here.
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Click here for more information and to submit a nomination.
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Nominations close on March 13.
Westfield is running an community seminar on February 19, with more information about writing a strong application/nomination to this program and other general community grants. Register your interest in the seminar here.

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