Minister John Brumby and Mr Rolando Garay, President of the Spanish Latin American Welfare Centre

Round 1 Funding, 2001

• Applications for the first funding round closed on 15 June 2001.
• The successful applicants have become our first Project Partners.
• There were another two funding rounds in 2002: Details Here

• Mr Brumby Launches mc2 Funding - photos
• Mr Brumby Launches mc2 Funding - media release

The first funding round closed 15 June 2001.

About the funding round

The State Government of Victoria invited applications from local councils, statewide agencies, peak bodies, government agencies and other networks for My Connected Community funding to establish online communities amongst their members and the wider population.

My Connected Community is part of the Victorian Government's Connecting Victoria strategy to ensure that the benefits of online technologies are shared across the entire Victorian community. The key objective of this $3.5 million program is to rapidly stimulate the development of online communities of interest within Victoria.

Applications have been encouraged from organisations able to provide support and training to those hardest to reach including people from non-English speaking backgrounds, Indigenous communities, people with disabilities and low income earners.

Two levels of funding have been made available under the program: Level 2 ($20,000) and Level 3 ($50,000). All successful projects will be funded for 2 years.

Closing date for applications was 15 June 2001.

The following applicants have been successful in Round 1 of funding:

Australian Rock Art Research Association Inc. (AURA) City of Port Phillip City of Whittlesea Euroa Community Education Centre Filipino Community Council of Victoria Inc. Gippsland Regional Council of ACFE King Valley Learning Exchange Kyabram Community and Learning Centre Meadow Heights Learning Shop Inc Mental Illness Fellowship (Vic) Ltd MultiMedia Warrnambool Multiple Sclerosis Society of Victoria Nathalia District and Community Association Inc. Spanish Latin American Welfare Centre (CELAS) Stepfamily Association of Victoria Inc. Vision Australia Foundation Working Women's Health

Project Partners meeting at VICNET - 22 May 2002

Neil Shedden presents mc² during a Project Partners meeting at Vicnet during May 2002

Nicole [Stepfamily Association] talking to Felicity [MS Society] at Project Partner meeting

Steve Sayers discusses group sustainability

Round 1 Project Partners meet at Vicnet

Further copies of the Funding guidelines can be provided to Project Partners on request: mc2@vicnet.net.au

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