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Fourteen local not-for-profit organisations will share in nearly $60,000 in the first round of 2018-19 City of Ballarat Community Impact Grants.

The funding will go towards several projects and events that will benefit a much wider variety of community members through a more diverse range of community groups.

The successful applicants include Ballarat Sebastopol Cycling Club – BMX Division, who were granted the maximum amount of $10,000 to help buy bikes and safety equipment.

This will allow youth girls and other members without access to appropriate equipment to participate in the emerging sport.

Other successful applicants were:

Uniting Ballarat - $8760

Buninyong Little Athletics - $4792

Friends of Black Hill Reserve - $1427

University of the Third Age – $948

Ballarat Women’s Cricket Club - $1800

The Ballarat Foundation – $4723

Ballarat Regional Industries - $5546

Ballarat Symphony Orchestra - $2622

Ballarat Ultimate - $6769

Headquarter Company 1st Australian Logistic Support Group (ex-Vietnam) - $1240

Brown Hill Senior Citizens - $3600

Friends of Royal Park - $2367

Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Ballarat - $1797

Some of the funds went towards volunteer training, environmental activities, technology, portable cricket pitches, training room upgrades, youth concerts, safety equipment and defibrillators.

Applications open for round two of the Community Impact Grants on Monday 1 October and they can be submitted until 5pm, Wednesday 31 October.

For more information, go to ballarat.vic.gov.au to download a copy of the 2018/19 grant guidelines and access the online application form.