All about Grants Workshop
Section51 provides grant-writing training throughout Australia, both face-to-face and online. Our training offerings are updated regularly to align with the latest policy changes, ensuring success in your future grant applications.
Section51 provides grant-writing training throughout Australia, both face-to-face and online. Our training offerings are updated regularly to align with the latest policy changes, ensuring success in your future grant applications.
Growing Regions and Thriving Suburbs Rounds Two, Three and Four Workshops
The Australian Government Budget of 12 May 2026 said ‘The Albanese Labor Government recognises the essential role local government plays in delivering services to all Australians and is delivering record funding to strengthen their capacity. Through this Budget the Australian Government is providing support to local governments through funding for roads, housing and community infrastructure.’
The headline announcements continue to say:
Session 1
Understanding the Albanese Government Audience. The audience you are writing for is fundamentally different to what you have seen in the past. The people, the policy the focus is explained and why this matters so much.
Session 2
Creating the story to tell for Growing Regions, Thriving Suburbs, Local Infrastructure Fund, Safer Local Roads and Active Transport Fund. Using the guidelines we already know about we will create the story using your real projects. The story will then be converted to each of the Criterion Answers you have to prepare for your applications in 2026/27.
Session 3
Evidence and attachments. Competition is so fierce for limited money you must get the evidence and attachments right. There is virtually no leeway anymore, either get them right or you risk being ineligible. We show you why and how the evidence must relate back to the story you have created.
Session 4
Reporting. Like evidence, reporting has become intense. Both the AG and State have no qualms about shutting your project down and demanding money back if you don’t get it right. Section51 has had very recent experience with this, and we wouldn’t wish it on any council. We show how to get this right too.
Presenter
The workshop is presented by Colin Steele, Section51. Colin worked for 10 years in each level of government as a planner, policy development, place manager and grants design and administration. In the Australian Government Colin ran the Tasmanian Natural Heritage Trust grant Program, local government climate adaptation grants and worked for Minister Albanese as the Director of the Local Government Policy Team in the Department of Infrastructure. In this role Colin designed and managed multiple grant programs including the predecessor to what are now Growing Regions and Regional Partnership Grant Programs. Colin has been successfully running Section51 for 15 years.
Bookings
Our workshop is delivered either face to face or as a webinar as a full day intensive session.
Face to face workshop:
Held at your location with a minimum group of 5 (maximum of 25).
Pricing varies by location and participant numbers, please contact us to discuss.
Webinar workshop:
The webinar workshop includes a digital copy of the workbook.
Dates: Open for bookings. Dates below:
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Thursday 2 July 2026
Webinars commence at 10am AEST and run for approximately 5 hours with additional question time.
The Australian Government Budget of 12 May 2026 said ‘The Albanese Labor Government recognises the essential role local government plays in delivering services to all Australians and is delivering record funding to strengthen their capacity. Through this Budget the Australian Government is providing support to local governments through funding for roads, housing and community infrastructure.’
The headline announcements continue to say:
- $750 million over four years from 2026 for further rounds of the Growing Regions and Thriving Suburbs programs.
- $2 billion for the Local Infrastructure Fund under the Housing Support Program, to help local governments and state-owned utilities build the critical ‘last mile’ infrastructure needed to support new housing developments.
- Providing ongoing funding of at least $200m every year under the Safer Local Roads and Infrastructure Program.
- Building on the initial success of the Active Transport Fund by providing ongoing funding for the program, with $50 million to be made available every year.
Session 1
Understanding the Albanese Government Audience. The audience you are writing for is fundamentally different to what you have seen in the past. The people, the policy the focus is explained and why this matters so much.
Session 2
Creating the story to tell for Growing Regions, Thriving Suburbs, Local Infrastructure Fund, Safer Local Roads and Active Transport Fund. Using the guidelines we already know about we will create the story using your real projects. The story will then be converted to each of the Criterion Answers you have to prepare for your applications in 2026/27.
Session 3
Evidence and attachments. Competition is so fierce for limited money you must get the evidence and attachments right. There is virtually no leeway anymore, either get them right or you risk being ineligible. We show you why and how the evidence must relate back to the story you have created.
Session 4
Reporting. Like evidence, reporting has become intense. Both the AG and State have no qualms about shutting your project down and demanding money back if you don’t get it right. Section51 has had very recent experience with this, and we wouldn’t wish it on any council. We show how to get this right too.
Presenter
The workshop is presented by Colin Steele, Section51. Colin worked for 10 years in each level of government as a planner, policy development, place manager and grants design and administration. In the Australian Government Colin ran the Tasmanian Natural Heritage Trust grant Program, local government climate adaptation grants and worked for Minister Albanese as the Director of the Local Government Policy Team in the Department of Infrastructure. In this role Colin designed and managed multiple grant programs including the predecessor to what are now Growing Regions and Regional Partnership Grant Programs. Colin has been successfully running Section51 for 15 years.
Bookings
Our workshop is delivered either face to face or as a webinar as a full day intensive session.
Face to face workshop:
Held at your location with a minimum group of 5 (maximum of 25).
Pricing varies by location and participant numbers, please contact us to discuss.
Webinar workshop:
The webinar workshop includes a digital copy of the workbook.
Dates: Open for bookings. Dates below:
Wednesday 17 June 2026
Thursday 2 July 2026
Webinars commence at 10am AEST and run for approximately 5 hours with additional question time.
For any questions please e-mail us at [email protected] or phone us on 0423 337 563.