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Overview

Round 1 applications closed on 25 February 2024 and successful applicants were announced on 27 June 2024.

Across outer metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria, our tiny towns are great places to live and visit.

The Tiny Towns Fund supports local communities to deliver quality tourism and community facility projects, such as splash parks and bike trails, playgrounds, community hall and library upgrades, public art and more.

Towns with a population of up to 5,000 people in the 48 local government areas of regional Victoria were eligible to apply, as well as Alpine Resorts and Melbourne’s 10 interface outer metropolitan local government areas.

The interface local government areas include Casey City Council, Cardinia Shire Council, Hume City Council, Melton City Council, Mitchell Shire Council, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council, Nillumbik Shire Council, Whittlesea City Council, Wyndham City Council and the Yarra Ranges Shire Council.

Tiny Towns Fund - Successful projects

The Tiny Towns Fund successful recipients and projects in interface local government areas are listed here.

The Tiny Towns Fund successful recipients and projects in regional local government areas are listed here.

Further information

For more information about the Tiny Towns Fund in Metropolitan Melbourne, please contact revitalisation.programs@ecodev.vic.gov.au

For more information regarding the Tiny Towns Fund in regional Victoria, please visit https://www.rdv.vic.gov.au/grants-and-programs/tiny-towns-fund.