Lake Mac
PROJECT BACK TO SCHOOL
Par Trisha Downes November 2024
Nesian Markets
Par Esther Loli-Fiu September 2024
Community defib
Par Bruce Shiach-Wise July 2024
ROTARY LAKE MAC AUTUMN FAIR
Par TONI MCLEAN March 2024
Survivors’ Circle: Mulubinba
Par Darcie Cliff November 2023
Maintenance of Wangi Athletics Oval
Par Tony Campbell September 2023
Farming Aquaponics
Par Allan Brown July 2023
Moments in Autism
Par Kel Titchmarsh May 2023
West Wallsend High School - Teen MHFA
Par Jen Elhindi November 2022
Care for a Cuppa
Par Lisa Sergi September 2022
Central Charlestown JRL Indigenous Round
Par sarah harwood July 2022
The Lonely chairs
Par Skye May 2022
Community Hair Project
Par Christine Mastello March 2022
Life Kitchen Project
Par Richard Stark November 2021
Cure Cancer Big Hug Box
Par Michelle Lesco September 2021
Community Library / Sharing boxes
Par Jennifer McGhie July 2021
Night Under the Stars
Par Our Backyard May 2021
Lake Mac Seed Library
Par Anna Noon March 2021
Warm Blankets for everyone
Par Sue Bardsley and Tonee Knowles November 2020
Care Collection Days
Par Helen Barker September 2020
80's Skaties
Par Vicki lawler July 2020
Fun resources for children & families
Par Louise Marzella June 2020
Hope In A Suitcase
Par Rachael Clancy November 2019
Yoga Magic Lake Mac
Par Clio Badenhorst October 2019
Baby in Time
Par Remy Ellicott August 2019
Lake Macquarie Formal Wear Event
Par Madelyn Smith July 2019
Mount Hutton Tennis Club- Kids Court & Playground!
Par Matt Abbott June 2019
Warners Bay Netball Club Mural
Par Nicole Brotherton May 2019
Barre and Move ( Inclusive ballet class)
Par Jessica Conneely April 2019
Accessibility in the City
Par Chad Ramage March 2019
A Propos
What do we do?
We provide $1,000 no strings attached grants to people with great ideas making Lake Mac even more Awesome! Every 2 months we award a no-strings-attached grant of $1,000 to a project that we deem Awesome. We're interested in a wide variety of projects whether you're a local business or passionate family. If you think your idea is worth $1,000, send us an application.
Once you apply via our website, every second month we collate applications for our board members to tell us their top 3 favourites. If you make the top 3 for that round, we will invite you to a pitch event. At the pitch event is when we award the winner and organise bank transfer of the $1000 - no strings attached!
What are we looking for?
There are no set rules about what we will or won't fund, but here are some of the things we would like to see in a grant application:
- Innovative, exciting and unusual ideas - but we also want to know that you can achieve what you're setting out to do
- Ideas that have the potential to go far
- Ideas filled with passion and purpose
- Local projects - we're invested in our local community and we want to do things that help Lake Macquarie grow
- Projects where the grant is a catalyst to kickstart something awesome
- Community benefit – we like to see people coming together through a project instead of enjoying it in isolation
Like we said before, these aren't rules, they're guidelines. We are more than happy to throw away everything we mentioned earlier for any project that makes us stop in our tracks and say “That's awesome!”
If you'd like more feedback on a grant proposal, feel free to get in touch with us at lakemac@awesomefoundation.org
Join our Awesome Lake Mac board!
Would you like to be a guest? Would you like to be a permanent board member?
We have two types of board members: guests or permanent members! You can participate for one month here or there, or join us on a permanent basis and help us shape the chapter.
Awesome Lake Mac is made up of individuals who contribute their time and money to support awesomeness in Lake Macquarie City. Each second month 10 board members get together, listen to pitches, and contribute their cash to the $1,000 grant. Guests board members contribute on an ad-hoc basis, and permanent board members participate every grant round!
If you'd like to join us as a guest or permanent board member, please email us: lakemac@awesomefoundation.org