When it comes to her First Nation students, the Principal of Grasmere Primary School, Abby Madden, does her job almost too well. She and her staff have created a space in their small school, north ...
Read moreFund amount:
$120,000
Program area:
Educational Equity
Location:
Great South West Coast
Year:
2025
One of the easiest cohorts of struggling youth for society to turn its back on is young people caught up in the criminal justice system. These are teenagers who have already run afoul of the law, f...
Read moreFund amount:
$50,000
Program area:
Educational Equity
Location:
Melbourne Metro
Year:
2025
It’s been the same for far too long. Over-represented in the criminal justice system are the same clusters of young people: First Nations children and young people, young people from multicultural ...
Read moreFund amount:
$300,000
Program area:
Other
Location:
Statewide
Year:
2024
Education is everything. For the children of refugees, migrants, or families from lower socio-economic backgrounds, having access to quality learning resources, and empathetic support to guide them...
Read moreFund amount:
$120,000
Program area:
Educational Equity
Location:
Statewide
Year:
2024
The Ross Trust has partnered with the Alannah & Madeline Foundation on a new initiative that aims to expose the extent of use and misuse of children’s personal information.
Read moreFund amount:
$300,000
Program area:
Other
Location:
Statewide
In mid-2024, a new national newspaper started gaining readers across Australia.
Read moreFund amount:
$150,000
Program area:
Other
Location:
Melbourne Metro
Year:
2024
The thought of leaving their bedroom, let alone their house, is overwhelming for some young people.
Read moreFund amount:
$490,000
Program area:
Educational Equity
Location:
Melbourne Metro
Year:
2024
West Heidelberg, just 10km north from Melbourne’s CBD, was a temporary home to international sports stars, who stayed in the newly built village for the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. After the athl...
Read moreFund amount:
$300,000
Program area:
Educational Equity
Location:
Melbourne Metro
Year:
2024
The Ross Trust is co-funding a centralised web-based knowledge hub for parents and school staff to help address the challenging problem of school avoidance and non-attendance.
Read moreFund amount:
$187,738
Program area:
Educational Equity
Location:
Statewide
Year:
2024
The dedicated team at a unique Melbourne school that provides Indigenous students with a school and boarding program is about to expand, thanks to a Ross Trust grant.
Read moreFund amount:
$150,000
Program area:
Educational Equity
Location:
Melbourne Metro
Year:
2024