The Community Bank Barwon Heads is committed to supporting our region and providing financial support to our varied community groups. Our business is based on a community model that is different to the ‘big banks’ – our model is set up to direct profits from its customers banking business directly back to the local community that supports it.

Sponsorship applications are assessed on a case by case basis and are considered favourably where they provide valuable community benefit in the following priority areas:

• Sustainability and the environment
  • E.g Food security, water security, carbon footprint reduction, sustainable land use
• Vibrant and Dynamic Community 
  • E.g Initiatives that promote participation and inclusion in sport, recreation, arts and culture 
• Facilities, Services and Support
  • E.g Health, aged care support, child care
• Community Capacity Building 
  • Initiatives that support community resilience 
• People and Social Impacts 
  • Initiatives that support diversity and equality, and hard to reach community members 
• Healthy Connected Communities
  • Acknowledging best practice policy around health and wellbeing.

Conditions of funding:

• All applicants must be customers of Community Bank Barwon Heads 
• Applicants must complete a Project Evaluation following their grant period
• Applicants agree to speak about their project at the annual AGM.
• Applicants must consent to have their applications discussed in a strictly confidential manner by the board.
• Aplicants must gain appropriate permissions for using children in photographs prior to their events. 
• Funding is not guaranteed and the Board’s decision is final.

We will not support applications that: 

• Support political or religious organisations
• Promote drugs, alcohol or tobacco 
• Denigrate, exclude or offend minority groups
• Encourage violence 
• Create environmental hazards
• Present a danger to the community 
• Take place outside of Australia

• Email: marketing@bhcel.com.au