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Consultation has concluded.

Kingston’s Community Grants play a vital role in our community, supporting various initiatives spanning health, welfare, sports, recreation, arts, culture, education, and the environment. To offer a snapshot, we allocated approximately $1.8 million in the last year alone to benefit more than 250 organisations, groups, and individuals.

However, given that our current grants model has remained unchanged for 20 years, it's time for a refresh. Our primary goal with this review is to ensure our grants model is as fair, inclusive, efficient, and beneficial as ever for the community.

We engaged an independent consultant, Beio Consulting, to review our current Community Grants program and provide recommendations on a future model.

The proposed Community Grants model has been informed by a review of our current grants program audit reports, including the Fraud Control Over Local Government Grants report by the Victorian Auditor General’s Office (VAGO), benchmarking against other local government grants programs and the first stage of community consultation where more than 200 people contributed their perspectives. The local Kingston context has also been applied to the independent consultant’s recommendation.

Proposed key changes:

  • Reduce grant categories from 10 down to 5.
  • Merge and adapt specific grants for better alignment with community needs.
  • Increase the frequency of specific grants to offer more regular support.
  • Streamline the application and review process for user-friendliness.

What will remain unchanged:

  • Total grants budget stays the same.
  • Grants that have received approval up to this point will remain unaffected.
  • Kingston Charitable Fund retains its independent status.

Proposed Community Grants Model summary:


Have your say:


Your input is invaluable, directly influencing the eventual shape of our grant model. Whether you've previously benefitted from a grant, applied for one, or are simply an engaged Kingston community member, we want to hear from you.

For those wanting an in-depth understanding:

  • Online Information Session: Wednesday 13 September from 2–3pm. Registration is required. Book your spot here.
  • We have a thorough Q&A section and documents here on Your Kingston Your Say for your review.


You can have your say via the following methods:

  • Complete our survey here.
  • Make a submission via:

Public consultation on the proposed grants model closed on Tuesday 19 September 2023. Decisions based on this feedback will be considered before the end of the year.

Kingston’s Community Grants play a vital role in our community, supporting various initiatives spanning health, welfare, sports, recreation, arts, culture, education, and the environment. To offer a snapshot, we allocated approximately $1.8 million in the last year alone to benefit more than 250 organisations, groups, and individuals.

However, given that our current grants model has remained unchanged for 20 years, it's time for a refresh. Our primary goal with this review is to ensure our grants model is as fair, inclusive, efficient, and beneficial as ever for the community.

We engaged an independent consultant, Beio Consulting, to review our current Community Grants program and provide recommendations on a future model.

The proposed Community Grants model has been informed by a review of our current grants program audit reports, including the Fraud Control Over Local Government Grants report by the Victorian Auditor General’s Office (VAGO), benchmarking against other local government grants programs and the first stage of community consultation where more than 200 people contributed their perspectives. The local Kingston context has also been applied to the independent consultant’s recommendation.

Proposed key changes:

  • Reduce grant categories from 10 down to 5.
  • Merge and adapt specific grants for better alignment with community needs.
  • Increase the frequency of specific grants to offer more regular support.
  • Streamline the application and review process for user-friendliness.

What will remain unchanged:

  • Total grants budget stays the same.
  • Grants that have received approval up to this point will remain unaffected.
  • Kingston Charitable Fund retains its independent status.

Proposed Community Grants Model summary:


Have your say:


Your input is invaluable, directly influencing the eventual shape of our grant model. Whether you've previously benefitted from a grant, applied for one, or are simply an engaged Kingston community member, we want to hear from you.

For those wanting an in-depth understanding:

  • Online Information Session: Wednesday 13 September from 2–3pm. Registration is required. Book your spot here.
  • We have a thorough Q&A section and documents here on Your Kingston Your Say for your review.


You can have your say via the following methods:

  • Complete our survey here.
  • Make a submission via:

Public consultation on the proposed grants model closed on Tuesday 19 September 2023. Decisions based on this feedback will be considered before the end of the year.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Community Grants Proposed Model Survey

    Please let us know what you think about the proposed Community Grants model.

    We are collecting your information for this consultation, which will be used to help make decisions on this matter. Summarised responses may be made publicly available and will always be de-identified.

    Consultation has concluded.
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