News - Rose Grange

Sixteen groups share in community grants

The financial future of 16 local not-for-profit community groups has been made more secure following last night’s announcement of the grant recipients from the 2010 Rose Grange Community Fund.

These groups will share in $13,000 with funds to be used for an extremely broad range of applications from purchasing a digital projector, to replacing sporting equipment through to upgrading or improving community facilities.

Congratulations to the following grant recipients from the 2010 Rose Grange Community Fund:

• 1st Werribee Scout Group Upgrade the scout hall kitchen
• Baden Powell College An art garden with native plants 
• BaseCamp3030 A 2500 litre rain water tank
• Hoppers Crossing Girl Guides Upgrading 1st aid qualifications and uniforms for leaders 
• Manorvale Primary School Repair art room kiln
• Our Lady of the Southern Cross - PFA Purchase sporting equipment
• Sanctuary Lakes Auskick Funds toward purchase of an equipment trailer
• Sayers Road Auskick Purchase equipment and support for disadvantaged children
• South Sudanese Community in Wyndham A support programme for new arrivals
• Stella Maris Catholic Primary School- PFA Garden tools for use in a Kitchen Garden
• The Migrant Hub 
• Werribee Tennis Club Competition polo shirts for junior teams
• Western Region Bengali School Purchase a digital projector
• Wilmington Kindergarten Portable gazebo for use in school functions
• Wyndham Disability Action Group Purchase a laptop computer
• Wyndham Lodge Community Aged Care A portable kiosk and beauty care trolley

The Rose Grange the Community Fund has been operating since 2002 and since this time more than $100,000 has been donated to over 100 groups operating locally to this development.

For more information about the 2010 Rose Grange Community Fund please call 9974 3433, visit the Manor Lakes Land Sales and Information Centre at 2 Eppalock Drive, Wyndham Vale (Mel Ref: 204 H1 or log on to www.rosegrange.com.au

Updated 19 October 2010