Kyneton Community House has been named as a recipient of the state governments connecting carers in their community grants program.
Carers and Volunteers Minister Ros Spence announced 25 new recipients of the $900,000 grants program during National Carers Week, at the end of October.
The grants program provides community organisations with funding between $20,000 and $40,000 to help projects that reduce isolation experienced by many carers who look after loved ones.
This includes Deaf Victoria’s project, an Auslan and deaf friendly Carers Support Group, and Little Dreamers Australia’s project, the Young Carer School Holiday Program.
Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas congratulated Kyneton Community House on receiving the funding.
“[I] thank them for their fantastic and valuable work within our community,” she said.
Carers and Volunteers Minister Ros Spence said the grants program is in partnership with Carers Victoria, which is the advocacy body for Victoria’s unpaid carers.
“Caring is a 24/7 job for many of Victoria’s more than 700,000 unpaid carers,” Ms Spence said.
“In partnership with Carers Victoria, these grants make sure support reaches carers in every part of the state so they can get the time out they need.”
Applications for the program were encouraged from carer support groups, community groups and grassroots organisations that connect with unpaid carers in regional communities, including First Nations, multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and other diverse Victorian carers.
