Wyndham City Make Music Day Grants

Welcome to the application form for the Wyndham City Make Music Day Grants.

This funding supports individuals or groups to host free, accessible, open music-making activities in Wyndham on Make Music Day, Sunday 21 June 2026. There is a total grant pool of $10,000 with grants of either $500 or $1,000 being offered.

Program timeline:

  • Monday 4 May, 1pm: Deadline for applications 
  • Wednesday 6 May: Notification of selected participants
  • Monday 13 May: Acceptance paperwork due
  • Monday 25 May: Deadline for completing promotional tasks
  • Sunday 21 June: Event delivery for Make Music Day
  • Monday 29 June: Acquittal report & items due

Please complete this form to be considered for the grant. You will need to provide:
- A 1–2-page written proposal *(please include a description of what you intend to do, where and when, and who is involved). 
- Supporting material eg. CV, reference letter, website or social media links.

Deadline for submissions: Monday 4 May at 1pm.

If you have any questions about the program or the application process, please contact us at arts@wyndham.vic.gov.au.

Privacy Collection Statement

Your personal information is being collected by Council for the purpose of administering your application for Council's Make Music Day Grants. Your information will be stored in Council’s Customer Database and used to identify you when communicating with Council and for the delivery of services and information. You can access or amend your personal information at any time by writing to Council’s Privacy Officer at mail@wyndham.vic.gov.au. For further information on how your personal information is handled, visit Council’s Privacy Policy at www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/privacy-policy.

Applicant Details
Application Details
Which grant amount do you wish to apply for: (required)
If your event is engaging with young people (under 18 years of age) do you have a Working with Children check?

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Application

Please upload a clear description of the proposed activity and a brief budget outline.Please share any supporting material, if applicable. 

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Accessibility & Support
Do you identify as belonging to any of these groups?

By applying for a Make Music Day Grant (‘grant’), you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. If your application does not comply with these terms and conditions, it will not be valid and will not be considered.

These terms and conditions should be read in conjunction with any relevant grant information, such as your application form and the information published on Council’s website.

  1. ELIGIBILITY

    1.1 To be eligible for a grant, applicants must:

          a) Be a resident of the City of Wyndham and
          b) be compliant with all relevant local, state and federal legislation

    1.2. Applications will not be accepted from:

        a) Council staff, Councillors and their family members.
        b) applicants that have failed to provide satisfactory acquittal reporting for any previous Council funding; or
        c) applicants that are currently declared bankrupt or who are undergoing any form of insolvency event.

  2. APPLICATIONS

    2.1 To apply for a grant, you must submit a properly completed application form at https://www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/form/wyndham-city-make-music-day-gran between 7 April and 4 May 2026. Applications received outside of this period will not be accepted.

    2.2 Council will not seek to correct errors in applications. Applications will be assessed as they have been submitted.

    2.3 Council reserves the right to request further information when considering applications, and the right to reject any application that is ineligible or does not meet the assessment criteria.

  3. ASSESSMENT OF APPLICATIONS

    3.1 Applications will be assessed by a panel of Council staff who will make recommendations to the relevant Manager.

    3.2 The Manager will determine the outcome of all applications that have been recommended by the assessment panel.

    3.3 Council reserves the right to approve a lesser or greater amount of funds applied for. All applicants will be notified in writing of the outcome of their application.

  4. NO LOBBYING

    No consideration will be given to applications submitted by applicants who have canvassed or lobbied Councillors or Council staff in relation to their application.

  5. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS

    Successful applicants:

    5.1 must enter into a funding agreement with Council and comply with the terms and conditions of the funding agreement.

    5.2 may be required to submit a report that sets out how the funds were utilised and short-term funding outcomes. This report may be requested at any time within 12 months of the funds being provided. The particulars of the evaluation process will be outlined in the funding agreement.

  6. CONFIDENTIALITY

    6.1 Applications are confidential and will only be disclosed in accordance with these terms and conditions, or as required by law.

    6.2 Applicants acknowledge and agree that their names, their grant details and the amount of funding requested and/or awarded may be made publicly available by Council and may be utilised in reports to Council and for use in grant-related marketing material.

  7. GENERAL

    7.1 Council accepts no responsibility for late, lost, incomplete, invalid or corrupt applications.

    7.2 Council reserves the right to modify these terms and conditions at any time, without prior notice.

    7.3 Council’s decisions are final, and no correspondence will be entered into.

Declaration and Acknowledgement