Make a Difference as part of the Community Foundation

The Mirboo North and District Community Foundation helps strengthen our local area through giving, facilitating and investing. We are long-term community led organisation, both through our Board of Directors and our valued member base. We are seeking local people who want to make a difference in our district through Board membership. If this resonates with you and you live in Boolarra, Yinnar, Thorpdale, Mirboo North, […]
Vital Signs Report Offers fresh insight into our Communities
Four towns, four reports — one shared picture of community life The Mirboo North & District Community Foundation and Community Bank, Mirboo North & District has just completed the second Mirboo North & District Vital Signs Report. Based on publicly available data, this collaboratively developed report provides an update from the original 2020 report. It offers a fresh snapshot of how our local communities are tracking […]
Community Foundation awards Grants to eleven local groups

On Wednesday 23rd November the community groups who were successful in this year’s Community Grants program were announced to a room full of people at the Walter J Tuck Reserve. Diana Mueller, convenor of the Community Engagement and Grants Committee outlined the importance of this program in supporting community volunteers to do great things […]
National Volunteer Week 2022

The Community Foundation recently celebrated the efforts of the volunteers within our districts during National Volunteers Week 2022. National Volunteers week is about highlighting the incredible work committed volunteers do to help our communities thrive. Under this year’s theme, ‘Better Together’, the Community Foundation connected with different community groups from our district, asking them why […]
Have an Impact in your Community

Community Foundations are not about one single cause; we are about a place and its people – about the communities of the towns of Mirboo North, Thorpdale, Yinnar, Boolarra, Dumbalk and the many rural communities in between. We are about making those communities stronger through giving, facilitating and investing. If you want to have an impact […]