Cultural News
REMINDER - Opening The Doors Foundation
Grant Applications are Open for 2024!
The online application form is at the bottom of this email or alternatively with your Authorisation via the attached form, St Mary's School can apply on your behalf.
Before you apply online, here are some things you need to know:
Applications will take 2 to 3 weeks to process, if all information is provided.
Applications close: 12th April
Maximum grant amount
Prep - $750 Grade 1-6 - $600 Year 7 - $1,200 Year 8-12 - $1,000
Approved applications are final.
Before your application is approved by Trustees it must list all suppliers which you would like OTDF to fund for your child. New suppliers will not be added once the application is approved.
For further information please contact OTDF via email or phone number listed below - enquiries@openingthedoors.org.au or 0401 487 414.
Are you affiliated with any Victorian Tradional Owners?
This question is new on the application form as you may be eligible for other funding from Traditional Owner groups with Native Title or Registered Aboriginal Party status. We will notify you if you are eligible for other funding. OTDF will not cover funds where school scholarships will cover costs. To apply for a grant, click the button below.
Or fill in and sign the Authorisation Form below for St Marys to apply on your behalf.
REMINDER - Ganbina Scholarships Open
Ganbina’s Primary School Education Scholarships are designed to help cover some of the education expenses incurred by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
The 2024 Primary School Education Scholarship applications are open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait children from Foundation through to Grade 6 who are attending Primary School in the Goulburn Valley.
2024 Application Date
Applications open on Thursday the 1st of February2024 and close on Friday the 15th of March 2024.
How to Apply
If you would like to apply for a Ganbina 2024 Primary School Education Scholarship please email klarindah@ganbina.com.au or call Klarindah on 0438 217 336 / 58217333.
To register you will need the following:
• Proof of school enrolment & semester 2 2023school report
• Proof of address (i.e. a letter or bill)
• Proof of identification (drivers licence, birthcertificate, health care card)
• Confirmation Of Aboriginality will berequested based on individual circumstances.
For further information regarding Ganbina please visit - www.ganbina.com.au
Acknowledgement of Country
At St Mary’s Primary School Mooroopna we Acknowledge the Traditional people of this land. The Yorta Yorta Nation are the Traditional Custodians of this area and we remember their elders, past, present and future. We remember that the Aboriginal people of Australia will always be the traditional owners of the land on which we gather today. We continue to grow through education and reconciliation to a better future for all Australians.
