Building capacity of the community services sector in Port Phillip.
TRAINING | A-Z of Volunteer Management
This interactive workshop provides participants with a sound understanding of best practice volunteer management. Participants will be taken through each stage of the volunteer’s involvement, based on the “life cycle” model of volunteer management. Areas covered include: advertising and recruitment, induction, ongoing support, supervision and recognition, safety and risk management, through to the exit stage. Volunteering Victoria (VV) will also help you to identify your strengths as a manager/leader of volunteers and discuss how to build a positive workplace culture through values-based leadership.
- Where: Online
- Cost: FREE (supported by Volunteer Management Activity (VMA) funding)
TRAINING | Grant Writing Workshops
These workshops are part of the City of Port Phillip Community Training Calendar.
IN PERSON | Grant Writing Workshop | Tuesday 26 July 2022 | 9.30am-12noon
This free grant writing training session will cover all aspects of grant writing from where to find grants, understanding the guidelines and selection criteria, working through an application and budget and how to frame your project.
- Where: Ngaree Room, St Kilda Town Hall
- Bookings: essential. Online through Trybooking
This free grant writing training session will cover all aspects of grant writing from where to find grants, understanding the guidelines and selection criteria, working through an application and budget and how to frame your project. Presented by Debby Maziarz.
- Where: online. Link provided by facilitator prior to workshop
- Bookings: essential. Online through Trybooking
ONLINE | Community Grants Information Session One | Thursday 21 July 2022 | 6-7pm
These information sessions will support applicants to understand the Community Grants Program guidelines and application process. All potential applicants are encouraged to attend one of the information sessions.
- Bookings: essential. Online through Trybooking
IN PERSON | Community Grants Information Session Two | Tuesday 2 August 2022 | 10-11am
These information sessions will support applicants to understand the Community Grants Program guidelines and application process. All potential applicants are encouraged to attend one of the information sessions.
- Where: Community Training Room, St Kilda Town Hall, 99A Carlisle Street, St Kilda VIC 3182 (Enter via Carlisle Street and please wait in the foyer to be collected)
- Bookings: essential. https://www.trybooking.com/CAUWX
GRANTING | Council's Seniors Festival Events Grants 2022 | now open and close 4 pm Friday 15 July 2022
The Seniors Festival runs from Saturday 1 October to Sunday 16 October 2022.
The City of Port Phillip provides grants to fund events in Port Phillip. The purpose of the Seniors Festival is to promote a positive attitude to ageing amongst the whole community.
We are interested in hosting events that showcase your organisation or community such as open days at sporting clubs and cultural groups, musical and literary events, dances and art exhibitions, events that prioritise inclusion and celebration.
Applicants who are interested in hosting an event are required to apply for a grant online through the Smarty Grants website.
Applicants can apply for a Seniors Festival Event grant up to $800.
- For further information or if you require assistance with your application please contact, Assist on 9209 6777 and ask to speak to the Community Building Officer.
GRANTING | Council's Annual Community Grants | now open and close 15 August 2022
Applicants can find the community grant categories and applications online through the Smarty Grants website.
GRANTING | Council's 2022/23 Cultural Development Fund (CDF) Grants | opening soon
The City of Port Phillip Cultural Development Fund arts and festivals grant rounds are opening in July:
2022/23 CDF-Project grants
Who can apply? Individual artists with an auspice organisation, and arts, cultural or community organisations living or working in the City Port Phillip for arts based projects
2022/23 CDF-Festivals and Events – round 1
Who can apply? Not-for-profit organisations and community groups to develop local neighbourhood festivals or events that celebrate the City’s community spirit, identity, arts and culture.
- Links to more information will be available soon on the Funds grants and subsidies webpage
- A free Grant writing workshop for Creatives will be held on 10 August 2022. Please look at the Community Training Calendar for more information.
LAUNCHING | Unplugged | Thursday 7 July 2022 | 7-11pm
Join the St Kilda Historical Society to celebrate and re-live the excitement of St Kilda’s music scene of the 70s, 80s and 90s as they launch their Unplugged St Kilda podcast series.
Some of the musicians featured will be there to share their memories and Matt Thomas from The Mavis’s will play at the launch.
The Unplugged in St Kilda podcast series documents what it was like living and performing in St Kilda during those decades, featuring interviews with Fiona Lee Maynard, Nick Barker, Jack Howard, Tim Rogers, Tex Perkins, Dave Graney & Clare Moore, Genevieve McGuckin, Matt Doll Thomas, Paulie Stewart, Phill Calvert, Neil Wedd and jazz venue operator, Alan West.
There will be 12 episodes overall, with the first two episodes live at the end of the month, and two available each week thereafter.
Unplugged in St Kilda was produced with funds from the City of Port Phillip’s Cultural Development Fund Recovery Grant and supported by the St Kilda Historical Society. Sally Moore, Society committee member and the lead on the Unplugged project, will host the launch.
There will be food and drinks available for purchase on the night.
- Find out more about the project
- Where: George Lane Bar- 1 George Lane, St Kilda
- Cost: This is a free public event.
- Bookings: Due to capacity limits, bookings are essential. Get in early. Online through Trybooking
CELEBRATING | NAIDOC week in Port Phillip
NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The week is a great opportunity for people from all walks of life to participate in a range of activities that celebrate and support our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee, which was the group in the 1990s that organised national celebrations marking a week of remembrance for Australia’s First People and their heritage. The group's acronym has since become the name of the week itself which is commemorated by Councils and local communities throughout Australia.
The National NAIDOC Theme for 2022 is Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!
ADVISING | Free Community Space at the South Melbourne Market
Did you know South Melbourne Market has a dedicated Community Space? It's free of charge for charities, not-for-profits or any of our Council departments.
The market is one of the most visited destinations in our City, so it’s a great way to reach the community for Have Your Say or to promote what Council officers are working on. It’s available on any Market day (Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday) and can be booked for a few hours or a few weeks!
REPORTING | Useful 2021 Census Data available for Port Phillip
The 2021 Census revealed that 101,942 people usually reside in Port Phillip, this is an increase of 1% since 2016 (100,863). The largest age cohort living in the City of Port Phillip is 25 – 45 year olds although the proportion of residents in this age group declined in 2021 (41%, down from 44% in 2016). Weekly median individual and family incomes increased significantly over 2016 figures (up 19% and 20% respectively). The top languages spoken at home (other than English) remain: Greek, Mandarin, Spanish, Italian and Russian (as per 2016) and the Indigenous population increased from 393 to 514 people.
The proportion providing unpaid assistance to a person living with a disability increased from 8.7% to 12% however the proportion formally volunteering in the past 12 months declined (from 20% in 2016 to 16.5% in 2021). Furthermore, the proportion of lone households continues to grow (up from 39.5% to 43.8%) as does the proportion of flats or apartments (up from 65.8% to 66.6%).
Council has produced a quick stats summary document that captures the released data in an easy to understand format.
If you would like to explore the last 10 years’ worth of ABS data please find the below the links to year 2011, 2016 & 2021.
OFFERING | Port Phillip Library Service
The Port Phillip Library Service offers a range of services to the community such as bookable PCs, printing, free WIFI, study spaces and much more. The service has five branches open to the public across the city of Port Phillip. Each location offers collections, services and facilities for our diverse communities.
One well received service for 120 community members is the Home Library Service. It is an outreach program that offers library collections to those in the community currently unable to attend our physical library locations (eligibility check required).
The Library Service plays an active role in providing many weekly activities and events for different groups and the public. You can find more information on their What's On page. You can also subscribe to their newsletter for updates.
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