Australia Day Grants

For details on who can apply and the types of events that will or will not be funded, please read the guidelines below 

• Australia Day Grant Guidelines(PDF, 987KB)
• Australia Day Grant Guidelines(DOCX, 3MB)

Hard copies can be provided on request or collected from one of Council’s offices.

Child Safe Standards

• Short guide to Child Safe Standards
• Child Safe Standards direct contact checklist
• Child Safe Statement of commitment 

Planning

• Checklist for submitting an application(DOCX, 23KB)

Assessment

• Scoring Matrix(DOCX, 68KB)

Smarty Grants

• Help guide for applicants

• Smarty file information

1. Make sure you have reviewed the current Australia Day Grant Guidelines.
2. Click the apply now button below to start your application.
3. If this is your first time using Smarty Grants, you will be prompted to register before beginning your application.
4. Once your application is complete, you will receive an automated email acknowledging successful submission.

All applications must be completed using the SmartyGrants platform. If you would like assistance, call us on (03) 5422 0216 or email grants@mrsc.vic.gov.au 

We understand that sometimes things don't go as planned. Call us on (03) 5422 0216 or email grants@mrsc.vic.gov.au if:

• your contact details change or the key contact for the project changes
• you are unable to continue with the project.

Once you have delivered your event, you will need to complete an Acquittal Report. This is available via the SmartyGrants platform.

The report includes:

• a summary of the benefits, challenges and learnings of the event; and
• a summary of the grant expenditure and any remaining grant funds (if applicable);
• promotional and marketing activities undertaken, including examples of the recognition of Council's financial support, photo evidence of the event and any media coverage.

Please note: If you have been auspiced for the purposes of your grant, the acquittal report will need to be signed off by the Treasurer of the Auspice and the Treasurer of the Applicant Organisation. If you have any questions regarding this, contact the Grants team.

All events need an ‘event proposal’ to be completed and submitted to Council. For more information about organising an event, and to complete your event proposal application, go to Organising an event and permits 

Please find details of the community events delivered by Australia Day Grant recipients below.