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Strategy 2030 aims to amplify impact, foster collaboration, and ensure Greater Melbourne is well-equipped to address the challenges and opportunities now and in the future.

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- A just and equitable future for Melbourne's West
- Work Integration Social Enterprise (WISE)

The Greater Melbourne Foundation grants program supports long‑term, flexible solutions; research grounded in community; and, collaborative models that help communities thrive.

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Knowledge hub

Knowledge Hub is the place where you can access in-depth Stories of Impact about our grantmaking, the latest research reports, thought-leadership articles and sector insights, as well as the Foundation's annual reports, newsletters and videos.

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2025 Annual Report: Together, our impact is greater.

Inspiring people to imagine a better future.

Community Legal Centres at the forefront of climate justice

The first climate justice field guide in Australia will change how Victorian Community Legal Centres respond to climate challenges in the community.

First Nations' Self Determination

A key part of placing social justice at the heart of everything we do, involves supporting communities to shape and lead local initiatives that reflect their unique strengths, needs, and aspirations. That is, supporting community self-determination. This is why we work to understand and support First Peoples’ self-determination.

At the heart and soul of community

For more than 40 years, grass roots community organisation, Banksia Gardens Community Services, in Melbourne’s northern suburbs has been the noisy, vibrant, busy beating heart of its community.

Beyond Tweaks: Confronting the Economic Elephants in the Room. Keynote Speaker: Dr Katherine Trebeck

Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation hosted the inaugural Wheelton Family Lecture for Inspiring Social Change in May 2025. A recording of the event is now available to view.

A more just economy is possible

Stephen Torsi, one of the Foundation’s Program Managers, unpacks economic justice and explores 'the new economy' movement.

Time for a new story - people and planet first in economic decision-making

Since the launch of our Strategy 2030 in March, we are beginning to see a shift, particularly in how the new direction is enabling us to address issues of social justice and equity.

Adapting and responding to an ever-changing world

Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation is adopting to a new approach to its philanthropy as we continue to realise the vision outlined in our Strategy 2030. We recognise that the world is changing at an unprecedented pace, with ongoing impacts from civil instability, global economics, and, of course, climate change.

Wellbeing Economy with Dr Katherine Trebeck

The current economic system is not serving enough Australians, and a new economy model gaining traction overseas is hoping to change that.