https://southsidecf.org/stories daily 0.75 2026-11-11 https://southsidecf.org/stories/announcing-our-2026-grants-for-collaboration-recipients-3mjyg-d5alt-mfm3c-7283k-mtf6f monthly 0.5 2026-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634f29ef86cb161332b90564/e14ae500-af8a-4fe2-a86e-5e326209ad5c/PPCG19.png Stories of Southside - Exploring a community-led way to make fresh, healthy food more affordable in Southside - Putting healthy food on the table is becoming harder for many households as the cost of living continues to rise. Across Southside, local organisations are already doing important work to help people access food when they need it. Now, Port Phillip Community Group wants to build on that work and explore another option: a community food market where everyone is welcome to shop for affordable, fresh and healthy food. Through Southside Community Foundation’s 2026 Grants for Collaboration, Port Phillip Community Group will receive $10,000 for Sustainable Food: Port Phillip Grocer, working with The Community Grocer and local partners to explore what a sustainable community food market could look like in Southside. The idea grew from last year's Grants for Conversations Food Security Forum, supported by Southside Community Foundation, that brought together 20 people from 12 community agencies, alongside Council representatives, to talk about food security in Southside. Those conversations highlighted the growing challenge of accessing affordable and healthy food, as well as an opportunity for local organisations to work together on longer-term solutions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634f29ef86cb161332b90564/f488e309-3afa-4f4a-8bb8-161ceb28ae61/PPCG20.png Stories of Southside - Exploring a community-led way to make fresh, healthy food more affordable in Southside - Port Phillip Community Group CEO Sue Karzis said the grant would help take an idea shaped by local experience and collaboration one step further. “We’re thrilled to receive this grant from Southside Community Foundation. It will help us work with The Community Grocer and our local partners to explore a new, sustainable model for food security in Southside, one that gives everyone access to affordable, healthy food with dignity and choice. This is an exciting opportunity to build on the work already happening in our community and create lasting change.” The first step will be listening to the community and understanding what will work best locally. The Community Grocer will undertake a feasibility study looking at community needs, local food prices, potential locations and times for a market. PPCG will bring together a working group of local organisations, food security partners, Council and people with lived experience of food insecurity to help shape the model. The longer-term ambition is to establish Southside’s first not-for-profit community food market, creating another way for local people to access good food with dignity and choice, while complementing the emergency food relief services already supporting our community. https://southsidecf.org/stories/announcing-our-2026-grants-for-collaboration-recipients-3mjyg-d5alt-mfm3c-7283k monthly 0.5 2026-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634f29ef86cb161332b90564/9add61ef-b260-4bca-93c6-6f4c60845ea3/Heartscapes+bee.png Stories of Southside - Growing a corridor for pollinators, people and community - A patch of garden on a local street might seem small. But connect it with another, and another, and it becomes part of something much bigger. That’s the idea behind the Melbourne Pollinator Corridor, a community-led project transforming patches of public land into indigenous-focused gardens that create habitat for native pollinating insects and give local people new ways to connect with nature and each other. Led by Heartscapes, the corridor is growing between the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and Westgate Park. More than 50 gardens have already been established, with a long-term vision to transform 200 patches of public land. At the heart of the project is a community of volunteers who help create, care for and connect the gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634f29ef86cb161332b90564/20036001-9f8f-44ff-b6e4-1e0634dcfdf7/Heartscapes+2.png Stories of Southside - Growing a corridor for pollinators, people and community - Heartscapes CEO and Founder Emma Cutting said the funding would help the organisation grow both the corridor and the community around it. “We are thrilled to receive this funding from Southside Community Foundation which will be supporting our volunteer program that creates and cares for the Melbourne Pollinator Corridor. It is fantastic that community foundations like Southside exist to support local projects like ours and we are super keen to get going and connect even more individuals and communities to nature!” As the volunteer network grows, Heartscapes plans to establish four additional Melbourne Pollinator Corridor gardens, creating more habitat for native pollinators and more opportunities for people to spend time in nature, learn about local wildlife and connect with others in their community. We look forward to seeing the Melbourne Pollinator Corridor continue to grow, garden by garden and connection by connection, backed by the people who live, work and volunteer across our community. https://southsidecf.org/stories/announcing-our-2026-grants-for-collaboration-recipients-3mjyg-d5alt-mfm3c monthly 0.5 2026-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634f29ef86cb161332b90564/d12b453d-fe78-4c70-ac10-c73b89d043fc/PPEC+32.png Stories of Southside - Bringing neighbours together to build a more connected and resilient community - Knowing your neighbours. Understanding the natural environment around you. Having practical skills to prepare for extreme weather. And knowing there are people nearby who care about the same things you do. These are some of the things that can make a community stronger. With $10,000 from Southside Community Foundation’s 2026 Grants for Collaboration, Port Phillip EcoCentre will bring local people and organisations together through Collective Capacity-building for Reconnection and Resilience, a new program focused on connection, learning and hopeful action in a changing climate. The newly redeveloped EcoCentre will become a hub for the program, creating a welcoming place for people to meet their neighbours, connect with local nature, share knowledge and build practical skills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634f29ef86cb161332b90564/4b5b816e-4706-4316-a44e-d78efead0e5a/PPEC+April+Quote.png Stories of Southside - Bringing neighbours together to build a more connected and resilient community - Parts of Southside and surrounding areas are particularly vulnerable to extreme heat and flooding. The program will help people better understand these local risks and what they can do to prepare, including a proposed extreme heat preparedness workshop for people working directly with the community. Resilience is about being prepared for difficult days and it’s also about connection. The EcoCentre events are designed to help people get to know neighbours and community groups they may not know, deepen their connection with local ecosystems, build confidence to take action and create new opportunities for local organisations to work together. First Nations voices and knowledge will also be part of the program, with events developed with local Yalukit Willam educators. We’re excited to see what ideas, relationships and community-led action grow from bringing people together. https://southsidecf.org/stories/announcing-our-2026-grants-for-collaboration-recipients-3mjyg-d5alt monthly 0.5 2026-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634f29ef86cb161332b90564/b1ab82ca-03c3-4283-a10d-e6250c7b6d22/Marbee+quote.png Stories of Southside - Bringing young people together through culture, Country and creativity - Young people across Southside will have the opportunity to connect with Boonwurrung culture, Country and creativity through a new collaboration between Artists for Kids Culture and Balert Yirramboi. Culture and Creation: Young Artists, Big Stories brings together Artists for Kids Culture (AKC) and Balert Yirramboi to create an eight-session program for young people aged 12 to 17, particularly those who may face barriers to accessing cultural and creative opportunities. The collaboration will receive $10,000 through Southside Community Foundation’s 2026 Grants for Collaboration, helping to bring together Balert Yirramboi’s cultural leadership with AKC’s experience delivering inclusive creative programs for children and young people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/634f29ef86cb161332b90564/7bb61659-e3ee-4b0f-9459-862c28918ed4/AKC+KG+2.png Stories of Southside - Bringing young people together through culture, Country and creativity - As Kylie Greer, CEO of Artists for Kids Culture, said: “Artists for Kids Culture and Balert Yirramboi are thrilled to be working together on Culture and Creation: Young Artists, Big Stories. With the generous support of Southside Community Foundation, this collaboration will bring young people together to connect with Boonwurrung culture, Country and creativity through art, storytelling, dance and film. We’re incredibly grateful for this important funding and excited to see the program come to life.” For Marbee Williams, of Balert Yirramboi, the project is also an opportunity to create a space where young people can build a deeper connection with the culture and Country around them. “I’m incredibly proud to be bringing Culture and Creation: Young Artists, Big Stories to life alongside AKC, with the generous support of Southside Community Foundation. This funding creates an opportunity to share Boonwurrung culture, stories and connection to Country with young people through creativity, movement and cultural learning. 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