Wyndham City Council provides the Community Facility Subsidy to support Wyndham-based not for profit senior and disability groups to access space at council-owned community centres and community halls. The Community Facility Subsidy provides a contribution towards regular hire fees for eligible groups.

Applications will be accepted until funding is exhausted.

For more information, please contact Wyndham Council at communityfacilitysubsidy@wyndham.vic.gov.au

Community Facility Subsidy 2026

There are changes to the Community Facility Subsidy (CFS) application. There are are no more paper applications, please talk to staff at your community centre.

New application Process for 2026

  1. Applicants speak with community centre staff about booking needs and go through the guidelines to ensure your group is eligible
  2. Community centre staff will advise groups if your booking time is available and provide a link to the Smarty Grants application form
  3. Applicants apply on SmartyGrants (A How to guide is available) to download, or you can ask for a copy at your community centre.  This guide is in Mandarin.
  4. Applicants fill out the application by answering questions online, (previously form A) and upload the required documents; flyer and public liability insurance (PLI) certificate
  5. Grants team will complete the Eligibility Form in Smarty grants and then forward task for the Community Centre staff to assess (previously form B)
  6. Community centre staff assess and confirm that all booking information is correct
  7. Grants team will notify applicants and community centres of outcome in 6-8 weeks

SmartyGrants - How to guide videos

If your group hire costs are higher than the $4,000 maximum? 

Your group must pay the extra amount. Community centre staff can discuss options to lower costs, such as reduce the number of hours, rooms, or frequency of bookings, or:

  • Your group can consider other sources of funding, e.g., a membership cost, fundraising or applying for a different grant
  • Your group can pay for additional hours above $4,000, the usual hire fees apply

The subsidy is a fixed amount, if room hire prices increase, the group must cover extra costs.
Subsidy applications will be accepted at any time until funding is exhausted for the calendar year.

For any questions regarding the Community Facility Subsidy, please contact our team at communityfacilitysubsidy@wyndham.vic.gov.au.

View the Community Facility Subsidy Guidelines 2026

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