Another success has been the development of the Grants Only Group (GOG)
in Tarwin Lower, a grassroots initiative created to help the people of Tarwin
Lower successfully apply for grants.
Tarwin Lower is a small community of 363 people which lies about 150km
south-east of Melbourne.
GOG accountant Doug Grigg said the group met following a Gardiner
Foundation grant writing seminar, where they recognised how grants could help
strengthen their community.
“There was a need to go out and look for funding to improve the
position of community groups … to get them to work together rather than as
individual units, and in that way the community would then become more
sustainable,” Mr Grigg said.
“If you can win a grant for $30,000, imagine how many sausage sizzles
you won’t have to do,” he said.
GOG has already brought in more than $25,000 in grants funding for
local community organisations. You can watch a short clip about how the group
got started and how it works now at www.ourcommunity.com.au/gog