Grant stories

  • 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

  • Cats, foxes, goats and more: Reporting on Australia’s invasive species

    Cats, foxes, goats and more: Reporting on Australia’s invasive species Australia has one of the worst animal extinction records in the world, due mainly to invasive species. And the threa...

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    Fund amount:
    $45,000

    Program area:
    Biodiversity Conservation

    Location:
    Statewide

    Year:
    2021

  • Helping to keep LGBTQIA+ students safe

    Helping to keep LGBTQIA+ students safe A recent study by LGBTQIA+ youth organisation Minus18 found that only 37 per cent of students in regional and rural schools felt that it would be sa...

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    Fund amount:
    $120,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Statewide

    Year:
    2021

  • Conserving our woodland birds, with farmers’ help

    BirdLife Australia has been a voice for birds for more than a century, protecting birds and their habitats through research, conservation programs and advocacy. Since 2017, BirdLife has facilitated...

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    Fund amount:
    $225,000

    Program area:
    Biodiversity Conservation

    Location:
    Eastern Metro

    Year:
    2021

  • Trust funding for unique program for children impacted by family violence

    Children impacted by family violence are often forced into hiding or need to move multiple times – and the disruptions can lead to them falling behind at school and becoming isolated from friends. ...

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    Fund amount:
    $120,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Statewide

    Year:
    2021

  • Improving Farms for the Future

    The Ross Trust is pleased to be supporting Sustainable Farms, an initiative that has been conducting wildlife surveys on farms for more than 20 years to determine how plants and animals respond to ...

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    Fund amount:
    $300,000

    Program area:
    Biodiversity Conservation

    Location:
    Statewide

    Year:
    2021

  • Funding to Support Advocacy for Asylum Seekers

    A leading social justice legal centre is able to employ a senior solicitor to protect and promote the human rights of asylum seekers, thanks to Ross Trust funding.

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    Fund amount:
    $150,000

    Program area:
    Other

    Year:
    2021