Community Groups

SLAC team provide support to community groups and encourage community development.

• Line dancing social group – classes every Wednesday, 9.30am – 11.30am, $5 per class.
• New Stars Association Inc.
• Italian Elderly Citizens Club
• Mandarin Support Network
• Springvale Ballroom Dancing Club
• Vietnamese Performing Arts Centre
• Melbourne Asian Basketball Association
• Southern Migrant and Refugee Centre
• Springvale Neighbourhood House
• SICMAA
• Eritrean South Eastern Group and Al-Fajar Sunday School
• Social Badminton Group
• Taek Wondo School
• Training workshops for community groups

We developed a series of two-hour training workshops for local community groups interested in continuous improvement in their governance, management and community development practices. Groups can request one workshop, the full series of workshops or a combination of two or workshops.

Mentoring assistance will be provided to community groups willing to implement relevant continuous improvement plans.

Workshops available:

• Registering your group as an incorporated association
• Roles and responsibilities of Committee members
• Good governance practices
• Financial Management
• Community Development Project Planning
• Community Development Project Management and Evaluation
• Writing grant applications
• Marketing and promotion strategies
• Strategic and business panning for community groups