Travelling over the Easter school holidays? The car parks at Melbourne Airport are very busy.

We advise you to book online as soon as possible as there are limited drive-up spots left. When you arrive, please come early to allow plenty of time to find a car park. If you do book online please have your QR Code ready to use at the car park entrance and exit. If you can, consider alternative transport options this weekend.

Melbourne Airport Community Giving Fund

Melbourne Airport is committed to supporting its local communities

Our new Community Giving Fund provides the chance for communities to apply for funding for projects that support community needs. The Fund is designed to help communities, arts, sports or service groups with any number of initiatives and projects. These may include uniforms for sporting clubs, supplies for art exhibitions or community events, upgrades to a social enterprise or contributions to community kitchens, libraries or gardens. All projects that support groups with their local communities will be considered.

Applications to the Fund are open to communities surrounding Melbourne Airport, with up to $2,000 available for projects and initiatives. Details on how to apply can be found below.

General eligibility criteria

The organisation you are applying on behalf of must meet the following criteria:

  1. Has Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) or Tax Concession Charity (TCC) status, or is auspiced by an organisation with DGR & TCC status.
  2. Sits within one of the local government areas highlighted in the map below.
  3. Does not owe any reports or money to Melbourne Airport from previous funding or grants.
  4. Has the appropriate type and level of insurance for the activities that are the subject of this funding application.

Community Giving Fund Application Form

The Melbourne Airport Community Grants for 2023 have now closed

Melbourne Airport is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2023 Melbourne Airport Community Fund providing financial support to people living in the city’s north and west.

The airport is giving $10,000 to 10 Neighbourhood Houses and Community Centres with funds directly assisting children, teenagers, and adults in their studies, training, and career endeavours.

The grants have been awarded to the following recipients:

  • Banksia Gardens Community Services
    Project name: Kenley Court Neighbourhood House (KCNH) Study Group Program
  • St Albans Community Youth Club
    Project name: Leveling up – The Tin Shed Youth Crew
  • Preston Neighbourhood House Inc (Bridge Darebin)
    Project name: Bridge Darebin Preston – Bridging the cultural gap
  • Taylors Hill Youth & Community Centre
    Project name: Westside Coffee Training Program
  • Brunswick Neighbourhood House (BNH) Co-operative Limited
    Project name: Ready Set Bake – Fawkner Neighbourhood House
  • Farnham Street Neighbourhood Learning Centre
    Project name: Dynamic Disabilities Project
  • Kensington Neighbourhood House Inc
    Project name: Strong Foundations
  • Preston Neighbourhood House Inc (Bridge Darebin)
    Project name: Bridge Darebin Thornbury – Pathways for Women
  • Lalor Neighbourhood House
    Project name: Creating Opportunities through Creative Industry
  • Dallas Neighbourhood House
    Project name: Out and About

Community Grants

Community centres and neighbourhood houses located within 15km of Melbourne Airport will be eligible to apply for a funding boost of $10,000 through the Melbourne Airport Community Grants program.

Established in 2019, the community grants enable educational and employment pathway initiatives in Melbourne’s northwest as part of Melbourne Airport’s commitment to support meaningful community projects. Ten grants of $10,000 will be awarded to ten neighbourhood houses.

There are 48 eligible neighbourhood houses listed below, with the Grants program uniquely supporting proven projects being delivered in Melbourne’s northwest.

Key dates

3rd July 2023 Grants open, 9am AEST

31st July 2023 Grants close, 5pm AEST

August 2023 Successful grants awarded

September 2023 Grant funding provided

How to apply for a grant

Grant applications must be submitted via the Australian Communities Foundation’s grants portal using access code: MACF2023

APPLY HERE

If you already have an account through the Australian Communities Foundation, please use your existing username and password.

The types of projects Melbourne Airport will fund

Educational and/or employment pathways projects, and/or capital expenditure initiatives or activities that:

  • respond to the needs of local communities and that reflect the cultural makeup of communities
  • benefit culturally and linguistically diverse or newly arrived migrant communities, or young families
  • have a proven track record and outcomes
  • can articulate how they are increasing employment and educational outcomes, social cohesion and engagement
  • have strong partnerships with complementary organisations where possible
  • can demonstrate an investment in forward planning
  • are not already fully funded by existing government funding streams.

Melbourne Airport is open to funding

  • salaries
  • project costs
  • a discrete element of a larger project
  • up to two applications per organisation per grant round
  • projects funded through a previous Community Grant round (additional funding is not guaranteed and all reporting requirements must be up to date).

Melbourne Airport is not open to funding

  • projects at the pilot stage or approaches that are untested
  • projects that duplicate an existing offering
  • general operating support
  • capital expenditure: some capital expenses are permitted but they should not form the majority of the application budget
  • organisations who are not registered neighbourhood houses and neighbourhood houses that are not on the eligible houses list
  • professional development or political or faith-based activities.

Eligible Neighbourhood Houses

Angliss Neighbourhood HouseDuke Street Community HouseLalor Living and Learning CentreSydenham Neighbourhood House
Attwood House Community CentreEast Coburg Neighbourhood HouseMaidstone Community CentreTaylors Hill Neighbourhood House
Banksia Gardens Community ServicesFarnham Street Neighbourhood Learning CentreMaribyrnong Community CentreThe Bridge - Thornbury
Braybrook and Maidstone Neighbourhood HouseFawkner Community HouseMeadow Heights Education CentreThe Bridge - Preston
Braybrook Community CentreFraser Rise Children's and Community CentreNewlands Neighbourhood HouseThomastown Neighbourhood House
Broadmeadows Women's Community HouseGlenroy Neighbourhood Learning CentreNorth Carlton Railway Station Neighbourhood HouseTullamarine Community House
Brunswick Neighbourhood HouseGoonawarra Neighbourhood HouseNorth Melbourne Language and LearningWest Footscray Neighbourhood House
Cairnlea Hunt St. Community HubHunt Club Community and Arts CentrePreston Reservoir Adult Community EducationWest Sunshine Community Centre
Comm Unity Plus Services - Deer ParkHillside Community CentreReynard Street Neighbourhood HouseWestvale Community
Craigieburn Education and Community CentreHomestead Community and Learning CentreStevenson HouseWingate Avenue Community Centre
Creeds Farm Living and Learning CentreKenley Court Neighbourhood HouseSt Albans Community Youth Club Inc.
Dallas Neighbourhood HouseKensington Neighbourhood HouseSunbury Neighbourhood House
Delahey Community CentreKororoit Creek Neighbourhood HouseSussex Neighbourhood House
Angliss Neighbourhood House
Attwood House Community CentreEast Coburg Neighbourhood House
Banksia Gardens Community ServicesFarnham Street Neighbourhood Learning Centre
Braybrook and Maidstone Neighbourhood HouseFawkner Community House
Braybrook Community CentreFraser Rise Children's and Community Centre
Broadmeadows Women's Community HouseGlenroy Neighbourhood Learning Centre
Brunswick Neighbourhood HouseGoonawarra Neighbourhood House
Cairnlea Hunt St. Community HubHunt Club Community and Arts Centre
Comm Unity Plus Services - Deer ParkHillside Community Centre
Craigieburn Education and Community CentreHomestead Community and Learning Centre
Creeds Farm Living and Learning CentreKenley Court Neighbourhood House
Dallas Neighbourhood HouseKensington Neighbourhood House
Delahey Community CentreKororoit Creek Neighbourhood House