Placemaking Grants
Watsons Bay Markets - Placemaking Grant Recipient
Grants to connect our people and the places they share
Grants for 2023-2024
The next round of Council Grants for 2023/24 opens late April 2023. More information will be available soon.
If you are interested in applying for a grant, please fill out the Grants Expression of Interest form.
2022-2023 grant recipients
Please contact our Community Development team on 9391 7191 or grants@woollahra.nsw.gov.au if you have any questions.
Council's Placemaking Grants program provides
- Small grants of up to $3,000 are available for individuals, sole traders, businesses, community organisations, and community groups.
- Large grants of between $3,000 and $7,500 are available to businesses, community organisations, and community groups.
A maximum of $7,500 can be given to any group/organisation per the annual grants round. Individuals may only apply for a Large Grant if under the auspices of a not for profit organisation.
Policy and Guidelines
Read the Grants Policy and Grants Guidelines for information about the program.
2020/2021 Placemaking Grants round one recipients
Successful applicants for the first round of Woollahra Council’s Placemaking Grants program 2020/21 have been announced!
You can watch the video of the presentation ceremony and hear the grant recipients talk about their inspiring projects as the Mayor of Woollahra, Councillor Wynne, congratulates recipients on providing projects that benefit the Woollahra business community.
Round One 2020/21 Placemaking Grants Recipients
Organisation | Project Name | |
1. | Bard on the Beach | Shakespeare by the Bay 2020 |
2. | UNSW Galleries | 2021 Summer Local Engagement Program |
3. | Paddington Business Partnership | William St Christmas Lights |
4. | Cambridge Markets | Watsons Bay SPRING Markets |
5. | Eko Luv | Waste window display and sustainable fashion workshops |
6. | Pound Paws Incorporated | Pound Paws Dog Day |
7. | Woollahra Double Bay Uniting Church | Community Oasis |
8. | Australian Art Events Foundation | Art Month Sydney: Paddington Precinct Night |
Scope of projects
Category 1 - Events
Delivery of new and / or recurring community events within public spaces or publicly accessible spaces within the Woollahra Local Government Area. This grant can also cover the purchasing of event infrastructure or equipment to be used in recurring events and support to develop partners and sponsorship opportunities to deliver on the event.
Examples include:
- Community markets
- Health and wellbeing activities
- Food truck events
- Community workshops
- Live music performances (e.g. open mic events)
- Family fun day out events
Category 2 - Place activation
To support and encourage activation of public spaces, business areas and neighbourhoods to enliven and improve access, liveability and activity. These projects can include elements including but not limited to:
- Establishment of a business partnership or collective than enables joint delivery of events, programs and services
- Delivery of lighting projects, installations, or other physical or digital works in public spaces or publicly accessible space within the Woollahra Local Government Area
- Initiatives that use public spaces to improve community engagement within the Woollahra LGA
- Development and implementation of marketing campaigns and tools such as marketing collateral, digital media publications, podcasts, and media partnerships to support the project implementation.
Examples include:
- Public art projects
- Rejuvenation of shop fronts, footpath displays, trading and dining
- Diversification of offerings within a precinct including food and beverage offerings, art and design, entertainment and retail
- Enable innovation such as local start up hubs, small business incubators and other innovative business developments that incentivise investment and visitation to a precinct
- Promote shopping and commercial areas
- Activate vacant shop fronts
- Musical or theatrical footpath theatre.
Grant Recipients
View the list of previous successful grant recipients:
Enquiries
For more information, please contact:
Strategic Planning & Place Team
Telephone: 02 9391 7000
Email: placemaking@woollahra.nsw.gov.au