Grant stories

  • New $300,000 untied grant to Ganbina for education and jobs initiative

    In Victoria's Goulburn Valley, about two hours north of Melbourne, Ganbina has spent nearly three decades rewriting the story of what is possible for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peo...

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    Fund amount:
    $300,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Statewide

    Year:
    2025

  • Funding to help absent students SAIL back to class

    A Mornington Peninsula college is using creativity and kindness to tackle the issue of school avoidance with the help of funding from The Ross Trust.

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    Fund amount:
    $150,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Mornington Peninsula

    Year:
    2025

  • How Willum Warrain is fostering a sense of belonging among Indigenous youth

    Local Indigenous kids on the Mornington Peninsula and surrounds learn culture and belonging at the Willum Warrain gathering place.

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    Fund amount:
    $110,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Hastings

    Year:
    2023-25

  • Standing Tall: Providing young people in the Hamilton region with people they can trust

    Standing Tall's impact can come from simple actions.

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    Fund amount:
    $120,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Grampians region

    Year:
    2025

  • Nurturing Connections: Local Leaders Supporting First Nations Students in Warrnambool

    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 ...

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    Fund amount:
    $120,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Great South West Coast

    Year:
    2025

  • Ignatius Learning Centre – a different path to education

    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...

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    Fund amount:
    $50,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Melbourne Metro

    Year:
    2025

  • Smart Justice for Young People coalition - working to challenge policies and practices that harm young people

    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 ...

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    Fund amount:
    $300,000

    Program area:
    Other

    Location:
    Statewide

    Year:
    2024

  • Happy Brain Education delivering high-quality academic support services

    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...

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    Fund amount:
    $120,000

    Program area:
    Educational Equity

    Location:
    Statewide

    Year:
    2024

  • New project to safeguard alarming misuse of children’s personal data

    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.

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    Fund amount:
    $300,000

    Program area:
    Other

    Location:
    Statewide

  • A new grant to give a voice to the incarcerated

    In mid-2024, a new national newspaper started gaining readers across Australia.

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    Fund amount:
    $150,000

    Program area:
    Other

    Location:
    Melbourne Metro

    Year:
    2024