CREST Funding

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Be an incorporated not-for-profit organisation
• Hold a building or land lease agreement with the City of Melville and must operate all or part of a City-owned asset, facility, or land.
• Meet all eligibility criteria and funding conditions individually, even when submitting a joint application with community organisations that share use of the leased asset.

What isn't eligible to be considered?

Ineligible applicants include:

• Any Commonwealth, State or any Government agency including educational institutions (private included), but excluding Parents and Friends assosications;
• City of Melville employees and Elected Members who are affiliated with a community organisation are not permitted to apply for this funding program. However, other individuals within that organisation may apply, provided the City employee or Elected Member is not involved in preparing, submitting or managing the application.
  Privately owned and operated community organisations that are not located on City-owned land or buildings
• An applicant who has failed to provide satisfactory acquittal reporting for any previous City of Melville funding;
• An applicant the City could reasonably deem to support, promote or facilitate violence, intolerance or discrimination.
• An applicant that has outstanding debts to the City;
• An applicant who is in legal conflict with the City;
• An applicant that conducts themselves in a way considered to be injurious or prejudicial to the character or interests of the City.

Ineligible projects/items include:

• Lobbying of Elected Members and City Employees is not permitted, and letters of support from Elected Members and City employees will not be accepted
• Proposals that directly contravene the City’s policies;
• Activities that are considered to be the responsibility of other government departments;
• Activities that are considered to be beyond the scope of inclusion for the CREST Funding Program as per this document;
• Large capital equipment, including but not limited to renewable energy systems, grey water systems, electric vehicle charging infrastructure or hot water systems;
• Facility/building maintenance and building upgrades;
• Ongoing operational costs such as employee salaries, utilities, rent;
• Retrospective activity costs.

Yes, this funding is subject to specific conditions. If successful, your organisation must agree to:

• Allow City staff and contractors on-site access during working hours
• Provide 12 months of electricity bills for assessment
• Provide building plans (particularly roof structural drawings, electrical drawings and electrical single line diagrams) for the progression of feasibility assessment and design, where available.

• Read all eligibility and funding conditions
• Review the Program Guidelines in full