These projects should contribute to improving service delivery, the function of facilities and outdoor spaces, accessibility or address health and safety concerns.

Capital works are defined as: 

• External construction works e.g. gardens, playgrounds, shade structures etc. 
• Building works, renovations, or modifications to existing structures. 
• Equipment installation (equipment over $2000 that needs to be wired in, plumbed in, built in or permanently fixed)

These projects should contribute to improving service delivery, the function of facilities and outdoor spaces, accessibility or address health and safety concerns.

Minor Capital Works funding is available to:

• owners of community facilities /not for profit venues
• tenants in venues owned by not for profits where there is a licence/lease agreement in place
• tenants in Council owned venues where there is a licence/lease agreement in place.

Community groups and organisations that are:

• an incorporated association
• an auspiced not for profit community group
• a public company limited by guarantee (not-for-profit) or
• a charity or benevolent trust

Who cannot apply

• Individuals
• Schools and churches, unless the proposal responds to an identified community need and provides wider community benefit.
• Groups with outstanding grant acquittals (all previous grants with us, where the acquittal is due before the closing of the current funding round, must be acquitted to a satisfactory standard. Un-acquitted or insufficiently acquitted grants will deem the application ineligible).
• Groups with outstanding debt to Council.

• Phone: 9457 9955
• Email: cdgrants@banyule.vic.gov.au