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 Last week, Michelle our Executive Officer was in the Northern Rivers, Bundjalung Country, at Forum Week 2024, hosted by Community Foundations Australia. Forum Week is an incredible event that brings together leaders in community philanthropy, policymakers, funders, and innovators to explore Horizons—past, present, and future—and strengthen the foundations of our communities. Michelle co-facilitated two sessions on Tuesday, November 26th: 11:30 AM: Regional Strategies for Community Foundations 12:15 PM: Renewable Energy Transition The learnings ...

Celebrating the book launch of Growing and Learning in Rural Communities! Today, the Gippsland Community Foundation proudly joined the launch of the revised edition of Growing and Learning in Rural Communities by Dr. Helen Sheil at the Lakes Entrance Library. This invaluable resource empowers rural communities by sharing stories of collaboration, local knowledge, and community-led recovery and preparedness initiatives. The revised edition, designed for facilitators (paid and unpaid) and those ...

Big news for Gippsland! We’re excited to announce that the Gippsland Community Foundation, originally formed as the East Gippsland Community Foundation in response to the devastating 2019-2020 Victorian Black Summer bushfires, is now expanding its reach across the wider Gippsland region! With the generous support of $8.8 million from the Victorian Bushfire Appeal—a partnership between the Victorian Government and Bendigo Bank’s Community Enterprise Foundation—our Foundation has been able to distribute ...