Eligibility requirements: Port regions (Bell Bay, Burnie, Devonport and Hobart, and community ports at Beauty Point, Flinders Island, King Island, and Stanley).

This program supports community organisations wishing to improve their digital capability, for example: – Take your meetings, documents and communication online – Attract new and younger members, and support your older members with training and access to technology to support their participation – Streamline your volunteer management by digitising records, automating volunteer management functions, creating online rostering etc – Purchase new hardware and software, as well as offer training – Improve digital connectivity. A broad range of charitable projects are considered under this program, including: – Delivering, or providing activities, events, programs and services – Purchasing or hiring equipment and materials – Community infrastructure projects – Organisational capacity building – Community resource development.

Strengthening Rural Communities – Small & Vital – Gives small remote, rural and regional communities across Australia the opportunity to access funds for a broad range of initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities. Projects funded must align with one or more of the following charitable outcomes: – Bringing people and community organisations together to foster stronger, more resilient communities – Improving community health and social wellbeing – Building a sustainable volunteer base and/or supporting the wellbeing of volunteers – Celebrating and resourcing volunteer-led efforts – Enhancing places where communities gather Full list available on the website. For small communities with population fewer than 15,000. School Associations with an ABN are eligible to apply.

The Tasmanian Government Ticket to Play voucher are available to eligible children. This grant may be good to share with your School Association at the start of sporting sessions. The grant provides up $100 towards membership fees. Application is online.