Community Grants Program
Volunteer community groups play an important role in protecting and improving local rivers and creeks. However, the work of these groups and their ability to deliver these improvements can be restricted by limited funds.
Since 1999, Melbourne Water has distributed more than $900,000 in grants to assist community groups to improve Melbourne's rivers and creeks and their surroundings. Many of these areas are sites of environmental significance.
Grants for volunteer groups
In 2006/07, Melbourne Water provided $340,000 to 71 community groups as part of our Community Grants Program. The Community Grants program has improved more than 30 kilometres of rivers and creeks through the planting of about 250,000 indigenous plants.
View more information, including details of successful applicants, on the Melbourne Water Community Grants Program.
River Reflections
River Reflections June 2007 (PDF, 626kb), the newsletter for Melbourne Water's river health grants program, is now available.
The newsletter shares useful advice and information among Melbourne Water grants participants, and provides assistance when undertaking on-ground river health projects.
This newsletter is sent out approximately every six months to participants in Melbourne Water's River Health Incentives Programs:
- Stream Frontage Management Program
- Corridors of Green
- Community Grants
To subscribe to the newsletter please email riverreflections@melbournewater.com.au.
- View the latest River Reflections newsletter (PDF, 626kb)
- River Reflections Autumn 2006 (PDF, 348kb)
Creek Connections
Creek Connections February 2008 (PDF, 418 kb), is Melbourne Water's education and training newsletter for community groups.
The newsletter contains a practical guide to river related training and education opportunities, workshops and other waterway related events.
This newsletter is sent out about every six months to participants of the Melbourne Water community grants program.
- View the latest Creek Connections newsletter (PDF, 418 kb)
- Creek Connections August 2007 (PDF, 352 kb)
- Creek Connections March 2007 (PDF, 340kb)
A sign at a Corridors of Green site
Feedback and Subscription
To subscribe/unsubscribe to the newsletter please complete this brief online form.
If you would like to contribute to the next edition of Creek Connections, please contact the Community Grants Team online.
For more information about Melbourne Water and our grants programs, visit grants.melbournewater.com.au or call the Community Grants Team on 9235 7231.