Storm Anniversary Events
The extreme storm event on 9 and 10 June 2021 had a devastating effect on many Yarra Ranges residents and communities.
The impacts continue to be felt by people who experienced damage to their homes, gardens, communities, environment, and wellbeing.
After consultation with community groups, Yarra Ranges Council offered small grants to enable community-led gatherings to support community wellbeing between Friday 27 May and Friday 24 June.
While some people do not wish to dwell on the date of the 1st anniversary of the storm event, others have expressed the need to gather, reflect on shared experiences, and/or thank people who helped.
Council allocated a total funding pool of $5,430 for existing not-for-profit community groups and small community organisations located in storm impacted Yarra Ranges communities to host small free events/activities.
To ensure that there is support for impacted communities, Council along with storm recovery agencies are offering four small gatherings for residents to connect.
The full list of opportunities to gather and connect are available below:
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Applicant
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Event
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Location
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Date
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Contact
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U3A Mt Dandenong and District
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Moving Forward Together - Live music from The Jam Tarts Trio, coffee & cake, door prizes.
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Farndons Hall, 42 Falls Rd Mt Dandenong.
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Sunday 19 June, 2.00pm – 5.00pm
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Registrations not required.
Contact – Janice, 0400092143
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Friends of Kalorama Park
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Restoring our Bushland Together: community tree planting.
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Lower car park of Kalorama Park, Yosemite Rd, Kalorama.
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Sunday 19 June, 9.00am – 1.00pm
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Registrations not required.
Contact Alex, 0402 703 379
Bring gloves and a trowel if you have them.
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Kalorama/Mt Dandenong Fire Brigade
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Join the Kalorama/Mt Dandenong CFA for a coffee and snack, a chat and catch up with local brigade members and local community.l
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Kalorama/Mt Dandenong Fire Brigade, 33 Ridge Rd, Mount Dandenong
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Sunday 19 June, 1.00pm – 5.00pm
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Booking not essential. For more information: volunteers@kaloramafb.org
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Selby Community House
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Kids finding their courage through art – mandala art therapy workshop for kids aged 9+ years.
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Art Studio, Selby Community House, 2/1 Minak Rd, Selby.
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Wednesday 22 June, 4.00pm - 5.30pm
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Bookings essential
9754 2039, projects@selbyhouse.org.au
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For a printable list of anniversary events, click on the link below:
One-Year-On-Storm-Anniversary-Gatherings-Calendar.pdf(PDF, 2MB)
Successful applicants
The full list of successful applicants can be found here (attachment).
Yarra Ranges Council Storm Anniversary Small Grants 2022 – List of Successful Applicants
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Applicant
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Location
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Gathering
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Montrose Township Group
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Montrose
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Community afternoon tea to commemorate the ways the community came together to support and care for one another during the storms.
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Mums of the Hills
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Sherbrooke
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Reconnecting to our forest: Community nature walk focussing on connection, wellbeing and reconnecting to our local landscape
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Olinda Community House
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Olinda
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Storm Stories: Chat over a cuppa and guest speaker - Michelle Dunscombe from Jeder Institute who was involved in community recovery in Kinglake after Black Saturday
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Anglican Parish of Mount Dandenong and Anglicare Victoria
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Kalorama
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Small BBQ to gather and thank people who helped during and after the storm
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Kalorama Collective
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Kalorama
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Skill-share and BBQ:
Learn new skills together and build our community connections
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U3A Mt Dandenong and District
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Mt Dandenong
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Moving Forward Together:
Live music from The Jam Tarts Trio, coffee & cake, door prizes
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Friends of Kalorama Park
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Kalorama
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Restoring our Bushland Together: community tree planting
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Selby Community House
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Selby
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Kids finding their courage through art: mandala art therapy workshop for kids aged 9+ years
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More than a Book Club
(auspiced by Selby Community House)
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Selby
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Opportunity to gather, talk, connect, share stories whilst making paper art
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Mt Dandenong Preschool
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Olinda
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Dinner for volunteers and members of the Mt Dandenong Preschool community
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EACH
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Yarra Junction
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Catered lunch for residents of the Doon Caravan Park
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Rescue Logs
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Kalorama
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BBQ to thank people that have helped Rescue Logs since the storm
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WHYLD
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Don Valley
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Don Valley Resilience Development Day: Community BBQ for Don Valley residents to gather and build ideas for community resilience
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Kalorama/Mt Dandenong Fire Brigade
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Mt Dandenong
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Get together for local brigade members and others who helped during the storms
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