Impact Hub | Local to Your Region
Impact Hub | Local to Your Region
Local initiatives and opportunities on offer, to support people, organisations and projects. Encouraging participation and connection
Organised into Shires and Regions
Simply click on the region nearest to you
CONNECT Greater Bendigo
Online hub to connect community and show what is on offer, City of Greater Bendigo
Community Grants
Page lists grants available, links to tutorials, and sign-up info for grant newsletter, City of Greater Bendigo
bHive Cooperative Villages
Platform connecting groups to build community, run events, communicate with each other and share items and skills
Volunteer Leadership Forums
Monthly webinars to discuss ways to adapt and move forward, Bendigo Volunteer Resource Centre
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Help Your Neighbour
An initiative to educate and encourage the community to look out for each other, share information about where people can go for help and share the good news stories
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Bendigo Foodshare
Rescues donated and surplus food to feed more than 12,485 local people each week via food distributions to local charities, community groups and schools.
Good to Great Bendigo
Good to Great Bendigo, by the Bearded Coach, is a lean coffee event (topics are added to a shared agenda and discussed for 5 minutes each) which will allow participants to share knowledge and collaborate
Bendigo Funding Finder
The City of Greater Bendigo has partnered with GrantGuru to bring you this database for searching localised grant opportunities. Register for alerts and tracking grant updates
Mentoring program for creatives
The Emporium Creative Hub Mentoring Program has been designed to develop your business, leadership and life skills. Successful applicants will receive an introduction and access to a renowned business or creative leader for a period of twelve months
Community Directory
PDF document of community groups and facilities, Gannawarra Shire Council
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Northern District Community Health Events
Fitness, yoga and wellbeing breaks – check out what’s on offer in your area from NDCH
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Walk and talk for mental health
5 Ways to Wellbeing Walk and Talk events, to support mental health and the Gannawarra Giving Account.
Wellbeing Vacation Workshop
Enjoy the connection and support of other women in agriculture from Cohuna and surrounds, and return from your Well-being Vacation feeling focused, inspired, supported and connected, more in control, and ready to take action for change.
Community Directory
Website for searching community resources by keyword, suburb or category, Loddon Shire
The Loddon Project
A group of three project designed to engage you in the development of three key documents for the Shire: Community engagement policy, community vision and Council Plan
Loddon Songbirds Community Choir
Virtual community choir – sing along at home, reconnect with family and friends, while making new friends. Plenty of time for chatting between and after songs. Held each Thursday from 10:30am, starting November 5th. Email Bethea to register.
COVID Wellness Webinars
Community webinars, with talks from leaders in the community on different C19 topics, Compassionate Ballarat
Facing Adversity Webinars
Webinar series, including Building Resilience and Facing Adversity sessions, Commerce Ballarat
Community and Tourism Events Grants Program
Council grants program for community and sports clubs and organisations, and tourist related events
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Creative Ballarat
Opportunities for makers, creators and artists. Happenings around town and profiles of our growing community of artists.
Ballarat North Neighbourhood House – zoom training
Neighbourhood house with funded project to support digital upskilling.
Stay Afloat
Financial wellness workshops to ensure you have the knowledge and tools to manage your finances
ADAPT Loddon Mallee
Programs, information and resources to assist climate adaptation, DELWP Loddon Mallee
Visit Our Reservoirs
Online guide to accessing reservoirs within the Coliban Water region, for your enjoyment
Your Town
Interactive map showing the water supply systems of ‘Your Town’, Coliban Water
Good Shed Arts
Venue hire, residencies, and artist development clinic sessions, Castlemaine State Festival
Get involved, Landcare
Links and information for Northern Victorian Landcare, including finding your nearest group
Connecting to Share Knowledge
Bringing together people and leaders of organisations across regional areas who would like to connect to share knowledge and help to grow the community
Be Connected Network
Helping older Australians with digital literacy, Good Things Foundation
Community Builders webinar series
Weekly webinars supporting small towns in rural and remote Australia, Rural Aid Australia
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Victorians Volunteering for Nature
Resources to support environmental volunteers during and after COVID, DELWP
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Regional Arts Fund Recovery Boost
Responding to difficulties faced by regional artists, arts organisations and communities, heavily impacted by COVID-19, Regional Arts Victoria
Business Victoria Workshops
Free online workshops for small business with topics such as building resilience, marketing, finance, taking your business online and business planning, Business Victoria
Changemakers Organising School
Training on how to make change, with a focus on Community Organising. Topics include coaching and mentoring, maintaining hope and using your own story to motivate others.
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About the Let’s Pivot Impact Hub
The Let’s Pivot Impact Hub is a toolkit of practical resources to assist you, your organisation, and your people to respond, recover, and continue to move forward with optimism. It’s just one part of the Let’s Pivot program, supporting community leaders, organisations and individuals to change their strategy without changing their vision.
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