Grants in Action Program - 2025 Grants
In 2025, the Hobsons Bay Community Fund provided grants to the following projects:
Altona All Abilities Inclusion Basketball Program - $4,540
The All Abilities Inclusion Programme is a 45-minute basketball initiative that promotes engagement, social skills, and self-esteem in children and young people with special needs in a positive environment.
Footscape - foot care kits - $2,500
Footscape assembles and distributes Foot Care Kits to support Homeless Persons, First Nations persons, and Asylum Seekers, enhancing foot health and encouraging daily self-care practices within the Hobsons Bay community.Grant to run Basketball sessions for children and youth with additional needs for one term.
The Substation - Caring for Country - First Nations Artistic Associate Program - $5,000
Williamstown Community Education Centre (WCEC) - Willy Walking Group and Community Morning Tea
The project aims to create a weekly walking group and morning tea sessions over 12 months to enhance health, wellbeing, and social inclusion for diverse groups in Hobsons Bay, reducing isolation and fostering community connections.
Reading Out of Poverty Inc - Let’s Read for new mums -$2,800
Let’s Read is a new initiative in Hobsons Bay aimed at supporting new mums in Laverton, especially from low socio-economic and CALD backgrounds, by providing literacy kits and resources through local GP clinics to encourage early reading and play.
University of the Third Age (U3A) Hobsons Bay branch - “Not too old” Art Exhibition - $1,400
An Art Exhibition will be held at the new Dennis Reserve Centre in Williamstown in October 2025, coinciding with Victoria’s Seniors Week. It aims to showcase U3A HBW artwork, foster discussion, celebrate positive aging, and empower older artists.
Laverton Community Integrated Services - Respect & Relief: Culturally Inclusive Food and Crisis Go Bags -$7,500
The project aims to provide "Go Bags" with hygiene items and ready-to-eat food for homeless people in Hobsons Bay, and culturally appropriate food support for CALD individuals, ensuring respect for their dignity and dietary needs.
Friends of Williamstown Wetlands - Restoring Nature, Reconnecting Community: Coastal Renewal at Jawbone Reserve -$1,900
Men’s Shed - Restoration of Clocktower Builoding and Garden at Newport Railway Workshops - $8,000
Continue with the restoration of the heritage-listed Clocktower and Garden, which the Group commenced in 2022
Hobsons Bay City Band - Purchase of replacement amplifier - $500
Purchase of replacement amplifier to support the band’s auxiliary percussion and keyboard