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25.01.2022 - Geelong Cross Country Club Every year between April and September the provide around 25 races for its 200 members to compete in. The races are held in different locations every week, ranging from the Geelong Waterfront to places like Moriac or Queenscliff. These are tough economic times for communities in Geelong, and our sporting clubs are certainly facing the same challenges. So it's with great thanks to all our ... , and - and especially our Bendigo Telco and Signature Homes Geelong - that GCC is able to provide the Geelong Cross Country Club with a $500 boost via our COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP category. We hope these funds help out the club during a difficult period and thank you for helping to #CommunitySponsorship #GCC #KeepGeelongStrong See more

25.01.2022 Join the Barwon Health Foundation live on Facebook this Saturday for the 2020 Geelong Connected Communities Gala Concert. : , : , , ... : : Live on Barwon Health Foundation Facebook Click here to pre-order the Gala Christmas album - https://bit.ly/3q9BhKQ If you can, click here to make a donation - https://bit.ly/36U9sPf #BarwonHealthFoundation #BarwonHealth #GalaDayGeelong #BarwonHealthFoundationChristmasAppeal #GCC #KeepGeelongStrong

25.01.2022 What a fantastic outcome! Over $, raised for Acute Neurosciences Unit at Barwon Health. The money was raised by Medimime Productions - an amateur theatrical group formed by staff from the Geelong Hospital. Geelong Connected Communities was privileged to play a small part - providing a $, to assist with the costs of the production. Well done to everyone involved - this kind of community event will into the future!

24.01.2022 You are very welcome! Bendigo Telco Signature Homes Geelong

22.01.2022 Are you looking for funding opportunities for your business? This webinar hosted by could be the start of something valuable for you. Our very own Pat Murnane - Geelong Councillor Kardinia Ward , Executive Board Support Officer, for Geelong Connected Communities - will be a part of the panel featuring some of Geelong's top minds in this area. Two key topics will be up for discussion: 1) How to find grant opportunities for your business.... 2) How to present your case effectively - including application writing tips and critical 'dos and don'ts'. To register, please follow this link: https://bit.ly/3gZU5XW and start the journey to help your business thrive. See more

21.01.2022 - Great news for Geelong Connected Communities and our city! Worksafe has agreed to support us as a Program Partner for another 12 months! This important financial contribution will help many non-for-profit organisations around Geelong deliver events, projects and programs that will enrich the lives of thousands of people in the future. Worksafe has been a terrific supporter of GCC for many years as one of the Program Partners of our COMMUNITY SA...FETY grant category. We look forward to bringing you more news about this partnership soon, as GCC and Worksafe continue to #GCC#Worksafe #ProgramPartners #KeepGeelongStrong See more

19.01.2022 ’ . ... - 2020 Geelong Connected Communities Christmas Gala, filmed by the Geelong Arts Centre Saturday 12th December 2020 6:00pm - 7:30pm Live on the Barwon Health Foundation facebook Click here to order the Gala Christmas album, mixed and mastered by Tom Isaac at Oxygen College - https://bit.ly/3q9BhKQ Performing artists - Kim Cooper Dara Hession Imogen Brough Taylor Henderson Stellar Perry Rach Brennan & The Pines - Watch live from 6:00pm on the Barwon Health Foundation Facebook page Make a donation via - https://bit.ly/37IiQ7y Purchase a limited edition Gala Christmas Album - https://bit.ly/3q9BhKQ Purchase a Christmas candle - https://bit.ly/37IiQ7y Browse the extensive range of Christmas gifts via Barwon Gifts - https://bit.ly/37IiQ7y - Geelong Connected Communities City of Greater Geelong Geelong Arts Centre Oxygen College Featured in today’s Geelong Advertiser Karen Feldman #BarwonHealthFoundation #BarwonHealth #GalaDayGeelong #BarwonHealthFoundationChristmasAppeal #EventsGeelong

19.01.2022 Do you have a SUPERHERO in your life? Well, now is the time to say thank you! The Bethany SuperHero Awards aim to recognise those special people in the Geelong Region who make a positive difference in our lives. Nominations are now OPEN, so check out this video to discover how you can put your SuperHero in the running for an award.... GCC is as proud as ever to be supporting this wonderful initiative for another year with a $, . A big shout out to our Major Sponsors - Bendigo Telco and Signature Homes Geelong - and all our other valued Partners, Supporting Sponsors and Industry Bodies for allowing GCC to provide Bethany Group - Community Support and Kindergarten Services with this assistance. We look forward to bringing you great stories from these awards in the coming weeks, as together we thank the SuperHeroes in our lives that help keep us and Geelong STRONG! #SuperHeroAwards #WhosYourHero #GCC #KeepGeelongStrong See more

17.01.2022 Great to see our long-time supporter Tourism Greater Geelong and The Bellarine looking for ways to support Geelong businesses during this challenging time. Just another way we can work together to #KeepGeelongStrong

17.01.2022 It's not too late to register for this webinar hosted by - providing expert advice on how your business can find more funding opportunities. Our very own Pat Murnane - Geelong Councillor Kardinia Ward , Executive Board Support Officer for Geelong Connected Communities, will be a part of the panel featuring some of Geelong's top minds in this area. You have until 12pm to sign up. Two key topics will be up for discussion: 1) How to find grant oppor...tunities for your business. 2) How to present your case effectively - including application writing tips and critical 'dos and don'ts'. To register, please follow this link: https://bit.ly/3gZU5XW and start the journey to help your business thrive. See more

17.01.2022 This month our great Program Partner WorkSafe Victoria are running an awareness campaign to make sure workers and employees - including in the Geelong region - put safety first in the busy lead-up to the holiday period. Worksafe Victoria are Program Partners for our ‘Communtiy Safety’ Grant category and GCC whole-heartedly endorses their message to slow down and ‘put 2020 safely behind us’. Check out the link below for more information on what you or your workplace can do to ...make sure you put 2020 safely behind you: https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/workplace-holiday-safety #put2020safelybehindus #worksafe #communitysafety #gcc #KeepGeelongStrong

15.01.2022 - . Our first grant for the Program goes to the . This $, will help the club purchase a collection of equipment for its new 'Mini Roos' Junior Development Program. The equipment includes new soccer goals, junior-sized soccer balls and training session aides. The club also needs to purchase a new lockable storage container, portable marquees and three metre-high 'cyclone' fencing behind two sets of goals to prevent health and safety concerns. The club has had 70 new junior players join recently and this grant will help the club meet the growing demand and hopefully increase their membership. Well done to Corio Soccer Club for engaging in the Program, and thank you for helping to . #SITN #GrantNo1 #KeepGeelongStrong

14.01.2022 ! Geelong Connected Communities (GCC) is excited to be a part of a new program set to strengthen sporting clubs in the northern suburbs of Geelong. This Victorian Government initiative, called ' ’, offers sporting clubs in the 3214 and 3215 postcodes the chance to apply for financial assistance through a grants program administered by GCC. A pool of $30,000 is available to clubs, comprising of $15,000 from the State Gove...rnment and another combined $15,000 from the program’s two other major supporters Avalon Airport and Lovely Banks Development Group. Recognition from the State Government that sporting clubs in the northern suburbs need additional support and resources led to the development of this program, with high rates of disadvantaged youth connected to both of these postcodes. The program aims to predominately support junior sportspersons up to the age of 19. Any type of sporting club from these two postcodes can apply for assistance under three categories ‘Athlete Membership and Uniforms’, ‘Equipment and Club Mentor Development’ and ‘Club Incentive Reward’. , : https://bit.ly/2VMpFjk to read the full story. - Just another way GCC is helping to #SITN #GCC #KeepGeelongStrong

13.01.2022 The pleasure is ours - Geelong Radio Control Car Club. GCC was pleased to provide a $500 grant to this club via our category. It could only be possible with the support of our MAJOR SPONSORS - Bendigo Telco and Signature Homes Geelong - and all our other Partners and Sponsors that help .

09.01.2022 The Barwon Health Foundation is proud to bring Christmas cheer to your homes, if you can please make a donation this Christmas to support your local health service via www.barwonhealthfoundation.org.au

08.01.2022 - $ Bay Leaf Kitchen Bay Leaf Community Kitchen is a new food relief outlet in Geelong that believes love and emotions are transferred through food . Their innovative approach involves providing hot, nutritious meals for people in need via a ‘drive-thru service’ - allowing them to eat together at home as a family. Of the people they serve, Bay Leaf Community Kitchen say: ’ ... . is proud to provide this not-for-profit organisation with a $3,000 grant to assist with the establishment of their drive thru facility. This grant is linked to our COMMUNITY SAFETY category, thanks to our Program Partners Transport Accident Commission (TAC) and WorkSafe Victoria as well our Major Sponsors Bendigo Telco and Signature Homes Geelong. Good luck to everyone at Bay Leaf Community Kitchen as they undertake this important social service and help . #GCC #CommunitySafety #KeepGeelongStrong See more

08.01.2022 is a unique community-led event in Geelong organised by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. It aims to help the wider Geelong community build relationships, learn about Djillong history and to celebrate 'National Reconciliation Week'. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's edition was a 'virtual' event and embraced the theme of 'IN THIS TOGETHER'. It included many wonderful and innovative ways of bringing Abor...iginal culture alive from an online platform, while also spreading the important message of reconciliation. Geelong Connected Communties was proud to provide a $, to assist in the running of this year's event - thanks to our Program Partners for the Events category, Avalon Airport and Tourism Greater Geelong and The Bellarine. And, of course, our Major Sponsors - Bendigo Telco and Signature Homes Geelong. We hope everyone involved in this great community event thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and thank you for helping to #GCC #Events #KeepGeelongStrong See more

08.01.2022 It was our pleasure Anam Cara Geelong! A big thank you to all our supporters, especially our Major Sponsors - Bendigo Telco and Signature Homes Geelong - and our Program Partners GMHBA and AWA Alliance Bank for our & Category for allowing us to provide this $, to help #KEEPGEELONGSTRONG

04.01.2022 - Samaritan House Geelong Samaritan House Geelong provides overnight crises accommodation for homeless men aged 18 and over in an environment that is safe, comfortable and welcoming. Their vision is . Geelong Connected Communities has aimed to support Samaritan House over many years with small grants, and we are proud to help them in their work again this month by providing a $3,000 ENVIRONMENT grant. This grant w...ill help Samaritan House to provide alternative sources of renewable energy. This would help lower costs so Samaritan House can continue to provide their important community service to as many people as possible. This grant is only possible thanks to the financial support of our Program Partners for our ENVIRONMENT category - Victorian Regional Channels Authority - and our Major Sponsors - Bendigo Telco and Signature Homes Geelong - as well as our other wonderful . Good luck to Samaritan House as they continue to #Environment #GCC #KeepGeelongStrong See more

04.01.2022 "As a major sponsor of GCC, we hope to make a difference to the community and to assist in increasing the number of grants funded that enrich the lives of people in Geelong. Thanks very much to our new MAJOR SPONSOR and their Business Development Manager Jane Jackson for speaking to us for our latest SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT! Follow the link below to check out this great story: http://www.geelongconnectedcommunities.com.au/sponsor-spot/

03.01.2022 Did you know that a recent study found that 20% of people living in Norlane have reported ‘food insecurity’? A major factor in this problem is the affordability of healthy food. Thankfully there are good people on a mission to do something about it! They are Norlane Community Initiatives - a community-led organisation with a vision to create healthy, sustainable, and inclusive neighbourhoods.... One of their most impactful initiatives is the ‘ ' program, which aims to provide organic and whole food products to members of the Norlane community at a discounted price. At present, there are no specialised organic whole food sellers in the Northern suburbs of Geelong, yet there are multiple fast food options. The 'Goodness and Grains' program aims to increase affordable food options and local access to this food, as well as enhance education and social and community connection. GCC was very pleased to provide a $2,000 grant to Norlane Community Initiatives to help with this project, thanks to our Program Partners WorkSafe Victoria and Transport Accident Commission (TAC) for the COMMUNITY SAFETY Category. These organisations - together with our Major Sponsors Bendigo Telco and Signature Homes Geelong and all our other valued Supporters and Partners - wish Norlane Community Initiatives all the best with their ‘Goodness and Grains’ program and we thank them for helping to #GCC #CommunitySafety See more

03.01.2022 Would love all our followers to read the below post from Volunteering Geelong, if you can, and consider giving to this Foundation. Volunteers are the life blood of community organisations and help

03.01.2022 & - Geelong Youth Choir Inc. is home to nearly 150 singers, artists and educators who regularly support the community through performances at events, celebrations and fundraisers. One of their programs is called ‘Empowered By Music: Taiko Voices’, which aims to empower young people by exposing them to the benefits of ‘Taiko Drumming’. Taiko Drumming requires a whole-body approach and is a tremendous tool for building confidence and em...otional wellbeing for children. GCC is pleased to provide a $, under our ARTS & CULTURE category - thanks to our Program Partners - Geelong Arts Centre and Village Cinemas - as well as our MAJOR SPONSORS Bendigo Telco and Signature Homes Geelong, and all our other supporters. All the best to everyone involved in this great initiative and thank you for helping us See more

01.01.2022 Check out the great talent that will be performing at tonight’s ! Brought to you by the Barwon Health Foundation. #KeepGeelongStrong #Gala2020

01.01.2022 Thanks to all the primary school children in Greater Geelong and the South West who entered the 2020 Bethany Superhero Awards! We’ve received so many amazing no...minations celebrating local heroes - take a look at some of the lovely entries below. Our judges are currently having a tough time deciding who will win the prestigious Bethany Superhero Award and win cash prizes thanks to our major partners from Geelong Connected Communities and a piggybank savings account with Bendigo Bank. Winners will be announced at the virtual Humans in Geelong Expo on Sunday 11th October.