Place-Based Initiatives (Annual) Grant Recipients 2026/27

Event	Organiser	Dates	Location
Ethiopian New Year	Ethiopian Community Association of Victoria	5 September 2026	Footscray Park
Screening Solidarity: Community-Powered Filmmaking in Melbourne's West	Cinespace Inc	19 September-24 October 2026	Cinespace HQ, Maddern Square, Footscray Market, Footscray and Sun Theatre,Yarraville
PBS and Kindred Event Series	Progressive Broadcasting Service Co-Operative (3PBS-FM)	Between September 2026-April 2027	Kindred Studios, Yarraville
The West Side Pop-Up: A Retail Space for Local Makers	West 3012	October-December 2026	Barkly Street, West Footscray
Lyrical Library Lunchtimes	Little Pine Tree Productions (Auspiced by Auspicious Arts Inc)	Between November 2026-April 2027	Footscray Library Courtyard
Echoes and Feedback	Weird Out West Incorporated	27-29 November 2026	Various venues, central Footscray
The Inner-West Jest	Footscray Traders Association Inc	25 February-18 March 2027	Pride of our Footscray, Jambo and The Vic Hotel, Footscray and Charles & Gammon, Seddon
Yarraville by Night Music Festival	Yarraville Festival Committee Inc	20 March 2027	Sun Theatre car park, Yarraville
Groove the (car)park - a community music, dance and artist gathering at the Old Footscray Hospital Carpark	Reimagining Old Footscray Hospital Community Group (Auspiced by Hot House Living Lab Inc)	17 April 2027	Old Footscray Hospital Carpark, adjacent to Berbert Park, Footscray
Sleepless Footscray Community Festival	Sleepless Footscray Festival	15-16 May 2027	Footscray Activity Centre

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