Our customer service offices in Stawell and St Arnaud will be closed for the Easter long weekend, starting tomorrow, Friday, April 3. Our offices will reopen on Tuesday, April 7, at 8.30am. In case of emergency, please call (03) 5358 8700.
Find out more about the various activities happening across the shire this Easter including the Powercor Stawell Gift, Great Western Rodeo and Stawell Lions Club Easter Carnival, along with school holiday activities at Stawell and St Arnaud libraries and Stawell Sports and Aquatic Centre.
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Council's annual Animal Registration Notices have been issued to pet owners with fees due by Friday, April 10. If your animal is deceased or its details have changed from those on the registration notice, please call us on (03) 5358 9096 to update your records. If you have a new pet and need to register it with council, please click the link below.
Register your pet with council
At any one time there are hundreds of funding opportunities available to community groups and organisations; the problem is how to find them. Here are some of the most current and relevant grants currently on offer.
CLOSED | Opens June / July 2026. Bulgana Green Power Hub is proud to support the Northern Grampians Shire community through funding that helps local groups turn great ideas into action. This fund aims to build capacity, strengthen connections, and support the growth of our region—one community project at a time.
OPEN | Open Friday March 23 to Monday April 13, 2026The fund provides financial support to promote social and environmental sustainability initiatives for the benefit of the communities within the municipalities of Ararat, Northern Grampians and the Pyrenees.
OPEN: This program gives small rural, regional, and remote communities across Australia the opportunity to access funds that can benefit and help secure their future success.
CLOSED | Opens May 2026The Community Grants Program provides grants to individuals or community groups for projects or activities that benefit the Stawell community.
CLOSED | This is a national grants program that provides support for rural community-driven initiatives that focus on strengthening mental health and wellbeing of vulnerable community members.
Closed. Open august 2026. Bendigo Community Bank Avoca, Maryborough and St Arnaud fund their Community Grant program by channeling a portion of its profits back into the community that generated them often supporting those projects and activities that cannot be funded via other means.
OPEN | Quick Response Grants funds professional development opportunities for artists and arts workers or small project opportunities.
Closed | Opens June 2026Nutrien Ag Solutions Community Grants is a small grants program aiming to contribute to the success, vibrancy, and wellbeing of rural and regional communities nationwide.
CLOSED | Open June 2026: The Australia Post Community Grants program supports local community organisations across Australia to help people connect and stay mentally well.
OPEN | Applications for Round 3 close on Wednesday 4 February.The Tiny Towns Fund supports local communities of under 5000 people to deliver community infrastructure and facilities projects.
Renewable energy companies currently developing projects in the area are offering a range of local sponsorships to support community initiatives and engagement