Grants open

Ararat Wind Farm Sustainable Community Grant applications have opened.

Ararat chief executive Tim Harrison said the program, administered by Ararat Rural City Council, provided $5000 grants for smaller projects and $10,000 grants for larger projects, with matching funding.

Total grant money available this year is $65,000.

The program, open to community organisations within Ararat, Northern Grampians and Pyrenees municipalities, closes on July 31.

Ararat Wind Farm site supervisor James Coburn said the fund provided financial support to promote community, social and environmentally sustainability projects and was part of the wind farm’s community investment program.

Officials will announce successful applicants in late August.

Application forms and an information sheet are available on Ararat Rural City Council’s website, www. ararat.vic.gov.au or customer service centre in Ararat.