Previous Recipients

Derwent Valley Council is proud to have provided more than $293,000 in funding to Community Organisations since the Community Small Grants Program started in 1997/98.

Previous Recipients include:

2025/2026

It’s Our Community Pantry Inc - $1,150.00 for purchase of signage and shelving
Derwent Valley Community House - $791.83 for purchase of access gates and compacted gravel
New Norfolk District Football Club jointly with Molesworth Crick Club - $834.00 for purchase of pie warmer
Your Community Food Hub - $1,500.00 for hampers
Westerway Community Hall Association - $2,000 for renovation of the Westerway Community Hall
Kids and Teens in the Valley - $750 for purchase of lego supplies
Tassie Mums - $600 for purchase of clothing basics for Derwent Valley kids
Maydena RSL Subbranch - $4,465 for the Maydena Food Hub start-up

2024/2025

New Norfolk Senior Indoor Bowls Club - $5,698.00 purchase of indoor bowling equipment
Your Community Food Hub - $2340 for hampers and delivery
Kids in the Valley - $1539.60 for purchase of children’s boxing gloves and pads
Maydena RSL Club - $534 for purchase of portable signage
New Norfolk Neighborhood Watch - $572 for purchase of safety signage
New Norfolk Panthers Soccer Club - $4,013.40 for purchase of soccer equipment
New Norfolk Scouts - $2,000 for purchase of outdoor equipment
It’s Our Community Pantry Inc - $1,664.10 for trailer fit-out

2023/2024

Bushy Park Show Society - $4,500 for purchase of ride-on lawnmower
The Circle Art Jam - $1,901 for youth digital art workshops
Derwent Valley Players - $1,800 for purchase of sound equipment
Derwent Valley Horse Riders Association - $6,000 for installation of a cross-country obstacle course
Detrashing Derwent - $860 for clean-up and PPE equipment
Derwent Valley and Central Highlands Tourism Association - $996 for purchase of audio-visual equipment
German Shepherd Dog Club of Tasmania Inc - $2,443 for the purchase of clubhouse and event materials
Granton Memorial Hall - $3,000 for upgrade to the heating system for the supper room/kitchen

2021/2022

New Norfolk Soccer Club - $1,000 for women's playing uniforms
Parkrun Australia Ltd - $5,350 to establish a New Norfolk Parkrun
Derwent Valley Horse Riders Association - $6,000 to upgrade the access track at Kensington Park
Derwent Valley Players - $1,800 for 12 months' storage of props and/or costumes
St Matthews Church - $5,350 for restoration of the 120-year old 'sanctuary window'
Derwent Valley Online Access Centre - $500 to purchase a 3D printer.

2020/2021

Derwent Valley Men’s Shed - $500 for toilet replacement
Derwent Valley Garden Club Inc. - $2,000 for Derwent Valley Plant Fair
Maydena Community Association - $6,424 for tables and seating for all-abilities BBQ area
Derwent Valley Pony Club - $912.18 for native vegetation
Derwent Valley Railway Preservation Society - $1,879.60 for lighting and security
Derwent Valley Arts - $1,370.40 for acoustic panels
Bushy Park Show Society - $550 for printed signs

2019/2020 - Round Two

New Norfolk High School - $999 to purchase a digital sewing machine and overlocker
New Norfolk Fire Brigade - $519 to purchase a smoke machine
Derwent Valley Horse Riders Association - $1,689 for labour and machinery hire to resurface the arena
Reclink Australia - $1,000 to purchase sporting equipment
New Norfolk Neighbourhood Watch - $2,290 to purchase IT equipment
Lachlan Craft Circle - $620 to run a residential design workshop for members
Epona's Horse Archers - $4,492 to purchase new equipment and undertake site work
Derwent Valley Concert Band - $2,500 to purchase a synthesizer.

2019/2020 - Round One

Lachlan Hall Committee - $792 for Replacement of Kitchen Floor Covering
Derwent Valley Choir - $400 for New Music Scores
Upper Derwent United Hall Inc. - $500 for Whipper Snipper
New Norfolk Neighbourhood Watch - $3,025
Derwent Valley State Emergency Service - $2,000 for Rescue Training Dummy
Westerway Primary School 100^th Anniversary Committee - $1,000 for Event Activities
Derwent Valley Arts - $1,199 for Outdoor Data Projector