Greater Shepparton Community Building Project
Greater Shepparton has been successful in obtaining funding from the State Government – Department of Premier and Cabinet, Office of Community Building, for a three-year Community Building Project.
This is one of eleven demonstration projects across Victoria which is aimed at assisting communities to develop new networks, partnerships, structures and frameworks to support ongoing improvement to overall community wellbeing. Greater Shepparton has chosen to focus on providing greater opportunities for young people to have input into matters which directly affect them, while at the same time, making a positive contribution to their communities i.e. strengthening our future community capacity through an investment in our young people.
In accordance with State Government guidelines, the Greater Shepparton Community Building Project has three specific geographical areas of focus i.e. North Shepparton, South Shepparton and Mooroopna. It is however anticipated that beneficial project outcomes will be transferable across the municipality.
In addition to the State Government funding of $500,000 over 3 years, sourced from the Community Support Fund which is entirely derived from poker machine money from hotel venues, there will be cash and/or in-kind contributions from the Greater Shepparton City Council and other project partners such as the Fairley Foundation, Goulburn Murray Local Learning and Employment Network, Department of Education and Training, and school communities.
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