Applications open for the 2025 Manor Lakes Community Fund!
Organisations in and around Manor Lakes can apply for 1 of 20 grants, each $1,500.
Funds support projects and programs that contribute to the community.
Sports club, cultural groups, school initiatives, and local charities that are working to create a stronger, more connected community, are encouraged to apply by 30 September.
Recipients from previous years have used the money in a range of ways.
David Bishop-Worn is president of the Werribee Giants Baseball Club and a 2024 grant recipient.
David Bishop-Worn is the President of the Werribee Giants Baseball Club.
“We purchased a new Pitching machine for training that has helped our coaches and players greatly.”
“Last Summer season we moved up to the top domestic league in Victoria.”
The Wyndham Vale Fire Brigade purchased small tools for their firefighting appliances, said Trevor Weston, Captain/Officer In Charge.
“Cordless tools and portable lighting systems that all help us immensely in our firefighting activities.”
Trevor Weston, Captain/Officer In Charge, Wyndham Vale Fire Brigade
To be eligible, organisations must provide a service within the boundaries of Manor Lakes, Wyndham Vale, Werribee or Hoppers Crossing.
Successful applicants will be invited to a presentation evening in October.
Over 20 years, the Manor Lakes Community Fund has awarded over $400,000 in funding to a variety of recipients across all facets of the community, including sporting groups, schools, cultural organisations, senior citizens groups and health services.
The Community Fund initiative was inspired by the vision of Dennis Family Corporation Founder, Bert Dennis, as a way of giving back to the communities that the company creates.
To date, over $1.2 million has been distributed across Dennis Family Corporation’s residential developments in Melbourne and Queensland, since the concept was introduced in the early 2000s.
Is my group eligible?
Applicants need to be:
- A not-for-profit organisation.
- Provide a service within the boundaries of Manor Lakes, Wyndham Vale, Werribee and Hoppers Crossing.
- Make only one application to the Manor Lakes Community Fund each year.
Congratulations to the 2024 grant recipients.