Thank you to everyone that came along to the Westbrook Community Fund presentation evening on Wednesday 18th September.
Your commitment to enriching the lives of our local community is inspiring.
This is the 22nd year that the Dennis Family Corporation has hosted the Community Fund initiative and over that time $1m has been distributed to local not for profit groups in which they have residential developments. The Westbrook Community Fund has been operating for 6 years. This year a record 52 organisations applied for a grant and 23 submissions were successful, each receiving a grant of $1,500, totally $34,500.
We appreciate the time and effort each judge has put into assessing the applications and thank them for their support and assistance. The independent judging panel for this year included:
Misty Palmer – Team Leader, Wyndham City Council’s Neighbourhood Hubs.
Melissa Longo – Marketing Manager of Club Tarneit.
Graeme Clark –President of the Wyndham Suns Footy Club.
The 2024 grant recipients included:
Australian multicultural Women Association inc
Big Group Hug Ltd
Bruh Tesfa Ethiopian Youth and Parents Social Services Inc.
Girl Guides Victoria
Hamro Community Inc
JET Helping Hand Ltd
Khoja Shia Ithna Ashari Jamaat Melbourne
Ladies Club 60 Inc. Tarneit
Life Community
Project Juan
Sunrise Bhartiya Seniors Inc
Tarneit central cricket club
Truganina Auskick
Truganina Lions Soccer Club (TLSC)
Truganina Thunder Football Club
Truganina United Cricket Club
United Seniors Club Inc
Warreen Primary School
Werribee Little Athletics Centre
Westbrook Bangladeshi Community Association (WBCA)
Williams Landing Football Club
Women’s Multicultural Empowerment Network
Wyndham Little Buddies Toy Library