Get Involved

 

DONATE FOR Small GRANTS

Each year we run an annual small grants program offering grants of up to $4,000 to address disadvantage and exclusion within local towns and communities, especially in rural Australia. We always receive many more applications than we can fund.

You may wish to donate knowing your contribution will help grow stronger communities.  

OTHER WAYS TO GET INVOLVED

Attend an Event

Come to our Yarck to Yea Bush Walk or attend a John Wallis Memorial Lecture. 

Volunteer

We are a small outfit with our office in eastern Melbourne, and we always love any volunteer help across a range of activities:

  • Become a member of one of our Committees
  • Join one of our Branches in Melbourne, Toowoomba or Hobart

Please click here to email our Executive Officer. 

Join a Branch

Join one of our branches in Melbourne, Toowoomba or Hobart. Please click here to send an email enquiry. 

Start a Sub Fund

Establish a Sub Fund – a wonderful way for you to invest in rural communities – Find out more.

Join our Board

We are keen to recruit Directors to our Board who share our sense of spirit and mission. Find our more.

Contact Jane Collopy Executive Officer on 03 9087 6039 or click here to email 

Give a Gift in Your Will

A lasting legacy to ensure Highways and Byways grows in the future.

Partner

As we grow we are keen to partner with other organisations who share our spirit and mission so that together we can have greater impact. We will pursue partner opportunities and we welcome any expressions of interest.

Contact Jane Collopy Executive officer on 03 98735520 or click here to email 

RECOMMENDED

EVENTS to attend

YARCK TO YEA WALK, RUN, RIDE – 27 JULY 2024

Together with the Missionary Sisters of Service (MSS), Highways and Byways is hosting the 2024 Yarck to Yea Walk, Run, Ride on Saturday 27 July. This is an annual event to raise funds for the small grants and partnership programs of Highways and Byways. It’s a...

2023 JOHN WALLIS MEMORIAL LECTURE

Hobart, Tasmania The 2023 John Wallis Memorial Lecture featured keynote speaker Rev. Dr Jake Mudge, who addressed the topic, You are a Chosen Race, a Royal Priesthood: living fully our shared baptismal calling. Fr Jake, a priest of the Bendigo Diocese, is a staff...

TOOWOOMBA HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS LECTURE WITH TIM COSTELLO

Toowoomba, Queensland Rev Tim Costello AO was this year’s guest speaker at the Toowoomba Memorial Lecture. Led by the unstoppable Pat Quinn MSS, the Highways and Byways Toowoomba Branch organised this fantastic event, and Tim’s memorable insights can be revisited...

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