Grant stories

  • Helping Ballarat community organisations get and stay connected

    Charities and community groups often rely heavily on technology - but access to facilities and equipment can be out of reach, both logistically and financially.

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    Fund amount:
    $50,000

    Program area:
    Other

    Location:
    Grampians

    Year:
    2022

  • Theatre program helps to divert student paths to a better future

    At 13-years old, Hayley Wallace rarely attended school, had extreme anxiety, and was starting to develop a drug habit.

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    Fund amount:
    $120,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Barwon South West

    Year:
    2022

  • Lived experience of gambling harm the key to change

    A passionate new team member at the Alliance for Gambling Reform is playing a powerful role in removing stigma and driving change to reduce and prevent gambling harm.

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    Fund amount:
    $140,000

    Program area:
    Other

    Location:
    Statewide

    Year:
    2022

  • Supporting the restoration of our marine environments for the future

    The Ross Trust is helping a leading conservation organisation to continue its work of creating a healthier, more biodiverse, and resilient Port Phillip Bay through marine restoration.

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    Fund amount:
    $180,000

    Program area:
    Biodiversity Conservation

    Location:
    Southern Peninsula

    Year:
    2022

  • Growing food on Country the traditional ways

    The Ross Trust is supporting an Indigenous social enterprise that is committed to Aboriginal food sovereignty, which is achieved through a diverse business model that includes traditional food grow...

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    Fund amount:
    $106,000

    Program area:
    Biodiversity Conservation

    Location:
    East Gippsland

    Year:
    2022

  • Stepping with confidence towards school

    Moving into kindergarten and primary school can be tricky at the best of times – and for many vulnerable families, it can present serious challenges.

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    Fund amount:
    $120,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Educational Equity

    Year:
    2022

  • Funding to advocate for our biodiversity

    The Ross Trust is joining seven other philanthropic funders and 11 major universities to support a new body that will advocate for Australia’s biodiversity.

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    Fund amount:
    $400,000

    Program area:
    Biodiversity Conservation

    Location:
    Statewide

    Year:
    2022

  • Helping mothers to help their kids

    The population of the outer Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne West is growing at an extraordinary rate – and so are the challenges facing its community.

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    Fund amount:
    $120,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Southern Metro

    Year:
    2022

  • New project to document gnammas across north-east Victoria

    The Ross Trust is supporting a unique project that aims to improve the understanding of ‘gnammas’, which have been water sources and sometimes sacred features for Aboriginal people for more than 60...

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    Fund amount:
    $40,000

    Program area:
    Biodiversity Conservation

    Location:
    Hume

    Year:
    2022

  • Lived experience the key to trauma support

    Survivors of trauma will play a crucial role in an innovative Lived Experience Council at Australia’s leading trauma and disaster mental health center.

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    Fund amount:
    $66,000

    Program area:
    Other

    Location:
    Statewide

    Year:
    2022