Eligibility

Applications to the Chinese Community Centre EOI must be for the extension of an existing facility, or construction of a new facility on land already owned by the applicant organisation. The intended project location should be within the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of:

Boroondara
Knox
Manningham
Maroondah
Monash
Whitehorse

Note: projects located in these bordering LGAs can also be considered: Banyule, Casey, Glen Eira, Greater Dandenong, Kingston, Nillumbik, Stonnington, Yarra and Yarra Ranges.

The same eligibility requirements apply to all applicant organisations and projects.

To be eligible to participate in the EOI all eligibility requirements must be met.

Your application must:

meet the organisation eligibility criteria
include only eligible grant activities that align with the EOI for the Chinese Community Centre in Melbourne’s east program objective
submit all mandatory documents
meet matched funding requirements
have no outstanding reports to the department
not be the responsibility of another ministerial portfolio (such as health or education)

Only eligible applications will be merit assessed and considered for invitation to Stage 2.

Updated 17 September 2025

EOI Chinese Community Centre in Melbourne’s east Guidelinespdf2.37 MB

Community Centre EOI Project Plan Templatedocx441.84 KB