Colac Otway Shire Grants Program - Recipients
Congratulations to all recipients
Colac Otway Shire Council has allocated $311,500 to the Grants Program in 2024/25.
These grants provide Colac Otway Shire with wonderful opportunities for strong partnerships with community groups, progress associations, arts and cultural groups, environmental groups, committees of management, sporting clubs, schools and businesses.
| COMMUNITY GRANTS stream |
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| Western District Axemen's Association |
Promotion of Women in Timber Sports (woodchopping, sawing etc) |
$4,995 |
| Apollo Bay Surf Life Saving Club |
BBQ and Oars
|
$5,144
|
| Apollo bay & District Historical Society Inc |
Museum quality cabinets |
$4,631 |
| 2nd Colac Sea Scouts |
Replace Stairs and Improve Storage |
$10,000 |
| West Warrion Cricket Club |
New Outfield Mower |
$6,000 |
| Gellibrand Community House Inc |
Film Society in Gellibrand |
$884 |
| Gellibrand CFA Brigade |
Gellibrand CFA Water Storage Tank installation at the Hall |
$9,975 |
| Birregurra Golf Club |
New Mower |
$10,000 |
| Colac Pony Club |
Jumping wings and fillers |
$6,200 |
| Kennett River Association |
Kennett River Tennis Reserve Upgrade fence |
$10,000
|
| Colac Otway Rovers AFC |
Coaching & Referee Training Assistance |
$500 |
| Birregurra Mechanics Hall auspice by Birregurra Community Group Inc |
Outdoor Stage for Events |
$5,000 |
| Birregurra Recreation Reserve Committee of Management |
New Mower for Playing Surface |
$9,445 |
| Colac Golf Club |
Driving Range Net |
$9,876 |
| Yeodene Public Hall and Recreation Reserve CoM Inc |
Lighting in the Hall Upgrade |
$2,453 |
| Beeac Community Centre Inc |
Instant Hot Water unit |
$3,566 |
| Colac Rifle Club Inc |
Replacement Refrigerator |
$599 |
| Irrewarra Beeac Football Netball Club Inc |
Electronic Scoreboard for Netball Courts & Ipads |
$5,000 |
| Ridge to Cape Landcare Group auspice by Southern Otway Landcare Network |
Seed Saving Equipment |
$729 |
| The Colac Players Incorporated |
Split Heating/Cooling System and Minor Tools Equipment |
$2,177 |
| Shrub Club Community Nursery auspice by Southern Otway Landcare Network |
Construct Storage Pergola, Pot Washing Station & Potting Mix Bay |
$5,615 |
| Colac Woodcrafters Guild Inc |
Router Table |
$575 |
| Warrion Public Hall Committee Incorporated |
Replace Rear Fence |
$3,150 |
| Irrewillipe Sports & Entertainment Complex |
Goal Post Replacement |
$7,117 |
| Warrowie Recreation Reserve |
General Maintenance of Comfort Areas in the Hall |
$3,775 |
| Forrest Cricket Club |
Cricket Pitch Upgrade |
$10,000 |
| Cororooke Tennis Club |
Sponsors Board |
$600 |
| Cake Decorators Association of Vic - Colac Branch |
Specialist Teaching |
$900 |
| Colac Otway Residents Action Group Inc |
First Aid & CPR Training |
$750 |
| Elliminyt Tennis Club Inc |
Tennis Nets |
$597 |
| Beech Forest & District Progress Association |
Sign & Picnic Table at the Hall and Renew the old Jail Lock Up |
$4,513 |
| Apollo Bay Arts Inc |
Kiln for Apollo Bay Pottery Club |
$5,929 |
| Colac Otway Archers Inc |
Catering Equipment |
$1,269 |
| Fillipino-Australian Bayanihan Colac Inc |
Cultural Equipment for FABCI |
$1,988 |
| Apollo Bay Mechanics Hall Committee of Management |
Audio Visual Equipment for Hall |
$10,000 |
| Forrest Horse Riding Club |
Clubroom Floor Repair |
$3,243 |
| Colac & District Historical Society Inc |
Space Saving Steel Cabinets |
$2,905 |
| Otway Harvest Trail |
Event & Market Marquee |
$1,200 |
| Otway Enduro Club |
Safety Radio Equipment |
$1,300 |
| Tomahawk Creek Cricket Club |
Marquee for Juniors Cricket |
$925 |
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TOTAL |
$173,525 |
| EVENTS GRANT stream |
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| Climate Action Team |
Climate Cafes across 5 townships |
$2,000 |
| Colac West Primary School |
School Concert 2024 |
$2,295 |
| Rapid Ascent |
Otway Odyssey & Great Otway Gravel Grind |
$5,000 |
| Let's Talk Colac |
Walk the Walk Let's Talk 2024 |
$5,000 |
| Apollo Bay WordFest auspice by Apollo Bay Arts Inc |
Apollo Bay WordFest 'Crisis & Hope' 2024 |
$4,999 |
| Rotary Club of Colac Inc |
AKD Otway Trail Run 2025 |
$5,000 |
| Colac Orchid Club |
Colac Orchid Show & Sales 2024 |
$1,500 |
| Colac & District Adult Riding Club |
Navigation Ride |
$1,213 |
| Colac City Band Inc |
Carols by Candlelight 2024 |
$5,000 |
| Homestead Australia Pty Ltd |
Back-to-Back Wool Challenge 2025 |
$2,000 |
| Southern Exposure |
Run Forrest Trail Run 2025 |
$5,000 |
| Birregurra Community Group Inc |
Birregurra Community Day 2024 |
$5,000 |
| Western Eagles Football & Netball Club |
Hoot' n' Nanny |
$2,500 |
| Beeac Progress Association |
Beeac Community markets |
$5,000 |
| Warrion Flower Show Committee auspice by Warrion Public Hall Inc |
112th Warrion Flower Show |
$5,000 |
| Colac Kana Festival Inc |
Colac Kana Festival 2025 |
$5,000 |
| Colac Otway Volunteers Leaders Network auspice by Community Hub Inc |
Colac Otway Volunteer Expo |
$2,000 |
| Colac Area Health Foundation |
Otways Winter Festival 2024 |
$3,368 |
| Conservation Ecology Centre |
Otways Ecological Research Forum 2024 |
$2,139 |
| Swim Apollo Bay Inc |
Swim Apollo Bay 2025 |
$3,000 |
| Wye to Wongarra Landcare Group Inc |
Aquatic Insects of an Otways River Presentation & Guided Walk |
$264 |
| Ace Radio Colac |
Colac Jobs & Career Expo |
$5,000 |
| WinterWild 2025 auspice by Apollo Bay Chamber of Commerce |
WinterWild 2025 - Dogwatch & WildFeast |
$5,000 |
| International Management Group of Americal Pty Ltd |
Great Ocean Road Running Festival 2025 |
$5,000 |
| Apollo Bay Seafood Festival 2025 auspice by Apollo Bay Chamber of Commerce |
Apollo Bay Seafood Festival 2025 |
$10,000 |
| Ska Nation Music Festival |
Ska Nation Music Festival 2024 |
$5,000 |
| Apollo Bay & Otway District Agricultural Society Inc |
Apollo Bay & Otway District Agricultural Show 2025 |
$4,547 |
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TOTAL |
$106,825 |
| BUSINESS GRANTS stream |
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| Building Facade Improvement Grant |
The Brown Dog Furniture Company |
Box Gallery Facade Improvements |
$3,000 |
| Building Facade Improvement Grant |
Murray Square Owners Corporation |
Painting of Facade |
$3,000 |
| Building Facade Improvement Grant |
Colac Treasure Hunters |
Signage |
$2,270 |
| Building Facade Improvement Grant |
Apollo Bay Childcare Service |
Signage |
$1,350 |
| Building Facade Improvement Grant |
Otways Distillery |
Revitalise the Facade |
$2,857 |
| Building Facade Improvement Grant |
Rod Bright & Associates P/L |
Paint the exterior of the Colac Station Master's House in Rae Street Colac |
$3,000 |
| Building Facade Improvement Grant |
Lake View Cafe Colac |
Entry way signage |
$145 |
| Business Environmental Sustainability |
B & K Bridges |
Solar Water Pump Conversion |
$5,000 |
| Business Environmental Sustainability |
Big4 Apollo Bay Pisces Holiday Park |
Transition Gas Fireplaces to Electric Fireplaces |
$5,000 |
| Business Environmental Sustainability |
Colac Otway Caravan & Cabin Park |
Conversion of Public Hot Water System to Electric |
$2,730 |
| Business Environmental Sustainability |
Dar Teta |
Convert Gas Oven to Electric Oven |
$2,798 |
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TOTAL |
$31,150 |
Previous Grant Recipients 2023/24
Community Grants
| Applicant |
Project Name |
Grant Amount |
| Elliminyt Tennis Club |
Tennis Ball Machine |
$ 1,683 |
| Cake Decorators Association |
Engage Expert Teachers |
$ 725 |
| The Otway Light |
New design pages for The Otway Light |
$ 3,000 |
| Warrion Public Hall Committee Incorporated |
Storage shed security |
$ 3,572 |
| Otway Districts Historical Society |
Dehumidifiers for storage room |
$ 429 |
| Colac Maker's Space Inc |
Heaters for community Screen Print Maker's Space at Colac Showgrounds |
$ 988 |
| Apollo Bay Mechanics Hall Committee of Management |
Replace western Weatherboard and paint |
$ 9,378 |
| Colac Football Netball Club |
Painting of Social Rooms |
$ 4,840 |
| Cororooke Hall |
Solar panels for Hall |
$ 8,866 |
| Otway Enduro Club |
Communications safety equipment |
$ 4,875 |
| Otway Mushroom & Fungi Group auspice by Southern Otway Landcare Network |
Otways Fungi Education Workshops |
$ 3,616 |
| Conservation Ecology Centre |
Monitoring equipment to manage feral pig population in the Otways |
$ 2,921 |
| Southern Otway Landcare Network |
Evaluating Landcare's past revegetation projects to inform future biodiverse projects |
$ 7,022 |
| 3rd/4th Colac Scout Group |
Paint Exterior of Building |
$ 6,072 |
| Apollo Bay Surf Life Saving Club |
Patrol Room Roller Door |
$ 2,465 |
| Colac Woodcrafters Guild Inc |
Purchase Heavy Duty Bandsaw |
$ 2,240 |
| Climate Action Team Inc |
Let's Talk Town Greening - Open Gardens & Public Forum with an Urban Forester |
$ 4,500 |
| Warrion Recreation Reserve Auspice by West Warrion Cricket Club |
Re-clad Equipment Storage Shed |
$ 3,355 |
| Apollo Bay Football Netball Club |
Solar Panels and Battery Installation |
$10,000 |
| Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery |
Purchase Outdoor Chairs for Community Events |
$ 2,760 |
| Skills Connection |
4 vignette films "Embrace Difference to Build an Inclusive Community |
$10,000 |
| Colac Summer Netball Association |
Eastern Reserve Change/Social Rooms - Painting - Stage 2 |
$ 3,892 |
| Beech Forest & District Progress Association |
Maintaining Community Outdoor Sculptures |
$ 1,046 |
| U3A Colac Otway Inc |
Computer for Tutors |
$ 850 |
| Forrest Public Reserves Committee Inc |
Chairs, Fridge & repainting of the Hall Kitchen |
$ 2,936 |
| Colac Pony Club |
Replace Yards |
$10,000 |
| City United Cricket Club |
Travelling Irrigator at Eastern Reserve |
$ 5,473 |
| Coragulac & District Kindergarten |
Replace small area of Kinder Roof |
$ 3,723 |
| Colac Basketball Association Inc |
Spectator Seating |
$10,000 |
| Irrewarra Cricket Club |
Electronic Cricket Scoreboard |
$ 9,838 |
| Let's Talk Colac |
Walk the Walk Event Tops for Awareness Raising |
$ 5,000 |
| Old Beechy Rail Trail Friends Inc |
Upgrade of Old Beechy Railway Building - Stage 1 |
$ 5,000 |
| Alvie Football Netball Club Inc |
Netball Court Resurfacing |
$10,000 |
| Warrowie Recreation Reserve |
General Maintenance in Comfort Area of Hall - Painting, Carpet, Lining walls, Locks |
$ 4,938 |
| Central Otway Landcare Network |
Friends of Barongarook Creek - Education & Conservation activities along Barongarook Creek Colac |
$ 9,750 |
| Community Hub Inc |
Purchase New Computers for Community Use & Education |
$ 4,500 |
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Total |
$180,253 |
| Apollo Bay & Otway District Agricultural Show |
Apollo Bay & Otway District Agricultural Show |
$ 1,004 |
Events Grants
| Applicant |
Event Name |
Grant Amount |
| Colac West Primary School |
School Concert 2023 |
$2,517 |
| Colac Orchid Club |
Colac Orchid Show 2023 |
$1,500 |
| Southern Exposure |
Run Forrest Trail Run 2024 |
$5,000 |
| Swim Apollo Bay |
Swim Apollo Bay 2024 |
$4,000 |
| Elliminyt Primary School |
School Production 2023 |
$1,669 |
| Rapid Ascent Pty Ltd |
Otway Odyssey & Great Otway Gravel Grind 2024 |
$5,000 |
| Warrion Flower Show Auspice by Warrion Public Hall Committee Inc |
Warrion Annual Flower Show 2023 |
$3,600 |
| Birregurra Community Group Inc |
Birregurra Community Day 2023 |
$5,000 |
| Apollo Bay P-12 College |
School Production 2023 |
$1,000 |
| Two Daughters Events |
A Ruby Red Christmas Market in July 2023 |
$ 927 |
| Rotary Club of Colac |
Otway Trail Run 2024 |
$4,450 |
| Wye to Wongarra Landcare Group Auspice by Landcare Vic |
Snake Sense - Myths & Hisses. Community Education Workshop |
$ 765 |
| The Red Violets |
The Power of Music All-Abilities Choir |
$2,000 |
| Colac City Band Inc |
Carols By Candlelight 2023 |
$5,000 |
| Apollo Bay WORDfest Auspice by Apollo Bay Arts Inc |
Apollo Bay WORDfest 2023 - Pearls & Monsters |
$5,000 |
| KSJ Event Management Pty Ltd |
Lochard Energy Women's Warrnambool Cycling Classic 2024 |
$5,000 |
| Colac Area Health Foundation |
Christmas by the Lake 2023 |
$10,000 |
| Elephant View Pty Ltd |
Ska Nation Music Festival |
$2,755 |
| Birregurra Recreation Reserve Committee of Management |
A Night with Gill, Ross & Friends |
$2,000 |
| Colac Kana Festival Inc |
Colac Kana Festival 2024 |
$5,000 |
| WinterWild Auspice by Apollo Bay Chamber of Commerce |
WinterWild 2023 |
$10,000 |
| Apollo Bay Seafood Festival Auspice by Apollo Bay Chamber of Commerce |
Apollo Bay Seafood Festival 2024 |
$10,000 |
| International Management Group of America Pty Ltd |
Great Ocean Road Running Festival 2024 |
$5,000 |
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Total |
$97,183 |
| Creative Otways Inc |
Colac Otway Arts Trail |
$4,168 |
| Apollo Bay Chamber of Commerce |
Light Up The Tree |
$5,000 |
Business Grants
| Applicant |
Project Title |
Type |
Grant Amount |
| Baronga Motor Inn |
Improving Facade of Building - Cleaning & Painting |
Building Facade Improvement |
$3,000 |
| DJRM Trading Apollo Bay YHA |
Facade Improvement for the Apollo Bay YHA |
Building Facade Improvement |
$3,000 |
| Richardson Real Estate Colac |
External Painting Under Verandah |
Building Facade Improvement |
$1,500 |
| Selwyn Jewellery |
Repaint Fascia & above, Re-sign Write Fascia |
Building Facade Improvement |
$2,018 |
| Colac West Newsagency & Post Office |
Replacement of Signage to Fascia |
Building Facade Improvement |
$1,304 |
| Shalimar Nursery |
Update Signage |
Building Facade Improvement |
$2,266 |
| Colac Central Motel |
Paint Facade & Update signs |
Building Facade Improvement |
$2,775 |
| Creative Minds Kindergarten & Early Learning Centre |
Energy Efficient Window Furnishings |
Environmental Sustainability |
$1,140 |
| Cardinal's Milk Supplies |
Solar Panel Upgrade |
Environmental Sustainability |
$5,000 |
| Vitality Health Hub |
Replace West facing Window with Double Glazing & Install Blinds |
Environmental Sustainability |
$5,000 |
| The Project Space |
Change Old Gas Heating to Electrical Split System |
Environmental Sustainability |
$2,445 |
| Gellibrand River Gallery |
Replace Gallery Lighting with LED |
Environmental Sustainability |
$ 390 |
| Assassin Weed & Vermin Control |
Install Water Tank to Harvest Rainwater |
Environmental Sustainability |
$4,226 |
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Total |
$34,064 |
| Birregurra Pharmacy |
Signage on newly painted facade |
Building Facade Improvement |
$2,295 |