External Grant Opportunities

Your local Country Education Foundation (CEF) supports youth in your area through financial grants for education and employment expenses. Our grants contribute towards apprenticeships, traineeships, cadetships, diplomas, certificate level studies, university qualifications or employment.

Eligibility Criteria
- Demonstrated financial need
- Aged 16-25 years
- Attended school in or currently live in the region covered by your local CEF
- Commitment to achieving your goals

Key dates

Applications close: These rounds are ongoing however generally open in the second half of the year.

Click here for more information and to apply.

Provides support for a specific event, project, item, or initiative that helps, grows, and enriches our communities.

For more information go to Harcourts Foundation – To provide support that helps, grows and enriches our communities.

As part of the Community Partnerships Program, Newcrest distributes funding each year that aims to support and enhance the community groups, organisations and infrastructure that provide a sustainable foundation for the communities of the Blayney, Cabonne and Orange Local Government Area's (LGAs).

Newmont has partnered with Orange360 to establish the Newmont Orange360 Regional Tourism Event Fund to help bolster the tourism industry within the region. The fund will help build on the success of the region's festivals to stimulate the visitor economy and diversify the events across the calendar, positioning the Orange region as a leading destination. 

Applications NOW OPEN for FY25/26

Applications are now open for the Newmont Orange360 Regional Tourism Event Fund for FY 25/26.

Fund Guidelines

To apply, please ensure you read the following key documents to make sure your event is eligible for funding:

1. Fund Guideines 

2. Fund Terms & Conditions

3. Applications must align with Orange360's Strategic Priorities

Application Resources

The following resources have been made available to assist your funding application: 

1. Event Budget Template

2. Marketing Budget Template

3. Marketing Plan Template

4. Visitation Data Template

5. Application Key Questions

How to apply

Applications need to be submitted via an online portal. Before accessing the portal, please refer to the Application Key Questions document to assist your submission.

To access the portal, click on the application link below:

SUBMIT APPLICATION HERE
 

For further queries about the Newmont Orange360 Regional Tourism Event Fund, please contact Mali Williams at Orange360: mali@orange360.com.au