Grants are available for local individuals and groups to deliver projects that benefit our environment and community.

The grants encourage community involvement to care for our environment as set out in the Council Plan and Budget.

Successful projects must align with Council's priority theme: Our Sustainable Environment.

To achieve this vision, Council will focus on:

• Aboriginal culture and Caring for Country principles guide our sustainability efforts.
• Council partners with the community, education and private sectors, investing in solutions to tackle climate change.
• Population growth aligns with sustainability goals, ensuring equal access to natural spaces.
• We are empowered, adaptive, proactive and resilient to climate change. Council promotes sustainable transport options and is on the way to being carbon negative, with a circular economy achieving zero waste.
• We are well-informed on waste, food security and climate actions, and Council leads environmental education.
• We protect and strengthen biodiversity, reduce species extinction and enhance wildlife corridors and urban vegetation, including managing pets and pests.
• Urban farming and home-grown food practices are supported and encouraged to be the norm.
• Trees, green spaces and the urban forest are abundant and maintained to enhance liveability and neighbourhood character.
• Environmentally sustainable design is central to planning and development, and the use of renewable energy in our homes, businesses and facilities is normal.

Application forms:

• Environment Grants - Groups
• Environment Grants - Individuals

Group Applicants must:

• Applicants must be:
  • 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
• Applicants also need to:
  • Have a formal structure including office bearers and a bank account
  • Provide support, programs or services to Banyule residents. Where the applicant is located. outside municipal borders, Banyule residents must be the major beneficiaries. 
  • Have been established and operational for a minimum of 12 months.
  • Provide an ABN or an auspice ABN or be willing to complete a "Statement by Supplier".
  • Hold Public Liability Insurance up to $20,000,000 at the time of commencement and throughout the project. 
  • Supply copies of financial statements for the group. 
  • Demonstrate compliance with all Victorian Child Safe Standards.

Individual Applicants must:

• Be auspiced (auspicing fees can be included as a funded element for individual applicants).
• Be at least 18 years old.
• Work, live or provide significant evidence of practice in the Banyule community. 
• Hold Public Liability Insurance up to $10,000,000 at the time of project commencement and throughout the project. If you are covered under your Auspice Body's Insurance, please include a letter from the Auspice Body stating this.

• Phone: 03 9457 9831
• Email: environmentgrants@banyule.vic.gov.au