Stories of Impact
Tasmanian Learning Commission launches
In June we attended the launch of the Tasmanian Learning Commission (TASLC).Funded by the TCF, TASLC is an initiative that puts students at the centre of leading research and providing evidence-informed recommendations alongside their teachers and school leadership teams to improve practice within Tasmanian schools.This project gives students more agency in shaping their learning by appointing students as "Commissioners" who lead inquiry-based projects on key topics, positioning them as influential decision-makers.“It is all about developing partnerships between students, the community, policy makers and teachers to really drive improvement in schools,” Hobart City High School Principal, Britany Roestenburg said.“This program is...
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Tasmanian Learning Commission launches
In June we attended the launch of the Tasmanian Learning Commission (TASLC).Funded by the TCF, TASLC is an initiative that puts students at the centre of leading research and providing…
Inspiring Future Leaders Graduate with Exciting Visions for the Derwent Valley
Six community trailblazers have graduated from Loreto Community Housing’s Inspiring Future Leaders program in the Derwent Valley, presenting four innovative project ideas aimed at fostering inclusion, creativity, knowledge-sharing and connection…
Burnie numeracy program rolls out statewide
The initiative of one Burnie High School teacher to improve students' numeracy levels will be rolled out to select locations across the state next year.Assistant Principal Josh Salter is the…
Outdoor Learning lays down roots on the southern beaches
Thanks to support from a Tasmanian Community Fund Community Action Grant, students from Dodges Ferry Primary School are experiencing education beyond the classroom through the Grow & Learn program.In partnership…
Launceston students gear up at Road Safety Week event
More than 100 students from four schools recently took part in an action-packed day of interactive learning at the Launceston Road Safety Centre as part of National Road Safety Week…
Huonville Primary School swings launch
In April the seven new swings installed at Huonville Primary School were launched.Huonville Primary identified a need for new swings last year, as its only swing set was in high…
Many Rivers helps Tasmanian small businesses thriive
Australia-wide organisation Many Rivers is helping individuals and communities thrive through accessible business development support, products and services.Through working with the Many Rivers southern Development Manager Alex, many Tasmanian small…
WorkVentures breaks down digital barriers
WorkVentures Tech4Kids TAS – No Child Left Behind program started distributing free laptops in March.The initiative, made possible with funding from the TCF and TasNetworks, is designed to bridge the…
Start the Kurious Beats
The Jordan River Learning Federation (JRLF) Senior School in the Brighton municipality has been awarded $23,750 from the TCF to enhance student engagement and attendance through the Kurious Beats project.Kurious…
Empowering rural and regional schools through practical projects
The Hands on Learning School and Community Project, supported by the Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF), is giving students in rural and regional areas the opportunity to develop real-world skills while…
TCF grant supports volunteer Vertical Rescue Team
The Climbers Club of Tasmania’s Vertical Rescue Team recently assisted in a daring overnight rescue near Fortescue Bay in the state’s south, after two climbers found themselves in a precarious…
Community Committee training comes to a close
Community Committee training has wrapped up after three years.The program was an initiative of the Tasmanian Community Fund and was free to members of Tasmanian community, sporting and other related…
Grow & Learn going from strength to strength
The Grow & Learn program uses a community garden as an outdoor classroom and is part of an ongoing partnership between Dodges Ferry Primary School and Okines Community Garden.The program…
Great Lakes Community Centre greenhouse opens
Earlier in December the Great Lakes Community Centre opened their ground breaking new greenhouse.The geothermal greenhouse stores heat generated during the summer underground, which is then used to warm the…
Raise Foundation Graduation at Cressy
In November eight year 8 students from Cressy High School graduated from the Raise Foundation’s Youth Mentoring program.Students and members of the school and local community came together for an…
Mission Health extension opens
Launceston City Mission officially opened the Mission Health extension at 99 Wellington Street Launceston, in November. An infrastructure project funded by the Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF).Demolition and building commenced in…
Burnie Counts is making a difference in students' lives
Burnie Counts, a program that brought together a cluster of Burnie-based schools to increase numeracy levels in students, is having a significant and positive effect on maths results.Burnie Counts is…
Multicultural Hub Kitchen Opens
A new commercial kitchen has been officially opened at the Multicultural Hub in Moonah.The project was led by the Glenorchy City Council with funding from the Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF)…
Intergenerational performance inspires
Residents from Uniting AgeWell’s Mornington nursing home have collaborated with students from Warrane Primary School to create a spectacular shadow puppet show.Over four-weeks the residents and students worked with puppet…
Limitless Learning in Deloraine
Limitless Learning recently celebrated the opening of new activities at the Deloraine Folk Museum.Children from Deloraine Primary School and local volunteers worked with the University of Tasmania to create activities…
Young people strive for a fairer world
A Fairer World’s “Just One…” program recently concluded a four-step program at Hobart High School.“Just One…” is a diversity and inclusion program made for Tasmanian schools. The program harnesses the…
Fostering Hope launch free trauma training videos
The Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF) and Fostering Hope will launch a free, online trauma awareness community training resource on Wednesday 19 June at Youth ARC in Hobart.Fostering Hope Executive Officer…
Lunch program can feed and fuel Tasmanian Children
School Food Matters (SFM), with support from The Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF) has published a business case for an expanded School Lunch Program (SLP) which can ensure more school aged…
Budding beekeepers
The young beekeepers had the amazing opportunity to learn how to dissect bees, with the help of volunteer Charles Connor, and use the new microscopes. There were many young budding…
Burnie Counts Foreshore Maths Activities
Program bringing mathematics to the Burnie foreshoreMonday, 8 April marked the grand opening of the new Burnie Counts Foreshore Maths Activities. To celebrate the launch groups of school children enjoyed…
Royal Flying Doctors Funding
The Tasmanian Community Fund are proud to support The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) by funding its exciting new educational Simulator.The program, named “Look! Up in the Sky” will revolutionise…
St Michaels Association
Disability support service in northern Tasmania, the St Michaels Association recently took possession of 12 new iPads for its day program participants, funded by the Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF).The participants…
Azalia growing skills to support her buddy
The Tasmanian Community Fund is supporting Edmund Rice Community Services Tasmania (ERCSTAS) to help more young people participate in the Eddie Rice Camp’s volunteer mentor program.Young people are invited to…
Graduates ready to strengthen Tasmanian communities
Twenty-three participants from across the state have graduated from a project management course designed specifically for people who work or volunteer in Tasmania’s community sector with a particular focus on…
Highlands Greenhouse near completion
The Great Lake Community Centre Extension Project is nearing completion, with an expected opening in February 2024.“The building looks amazing,” committee member Toni Glowaki said.“Seeing the greenhouse up and looking…
Shepherd Centre students step up
The Shepherd Centre had four young children graduate from their early intervention program recently.The program teaches children with hearing loss to listen and speak and critically offers supports to parents…
Tebrakunna Rangers
Fourteen trainees are currently undergoing a two-year on-country training program to obtain a certificate 3 in conservation and ecosystem management through the Melythina Tiakana Warrana Aboriginal Corporations (MTWAC) Rangers Employment…
The Tea Leaf Reader
THE tea leaf reader is a short film inspired by what life can be like for the thousands of Tasmanians living with illiteracy and the resilience it takes for them…
Pilot Program comes to Smithton
For the past six months 12 people from the north-west region have been completing face-to-face Certificate IV Project Management training delivered by the University of Tasmania.Funded by the Tasmanian Community…
New Bike Track at Rokeby
A proposal for a new bike track at Rokeby Primary School led by a group of students will has come to fruition, after two years of planning and construction.In January,…
Working Together
Moonah-based community organisation Friends of Zafira’s Working Together project is supporting socially isolated members of the Hazara community to participate in work and training.The Hazara community is an ethnic minority…
taypani milaythina-tu: Return to Country’
The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) has officially opened its major exhibition ‘taypani milaythina-tu: Return to Country’ which will be on display until February 2023.Twenty Tasmanian Aboriginal artists and…
Grant funding expands wellbeing program
Tier 1 Community Housing Provider Centacare Evolve Housing (CEH) will expand its successful Inspiring Future Leaders (IFL) Program with a $490,000 Strategic Initiatives grant from the Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF).IFL…
The Hobart Women's Shelter - Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Program
THE Hobart Women’s Shelter program, Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP), is seeing great results as the pilot reaches the half way mark.Delivered in partnership with Engender Equality, Women’s Health Tasmania…
St Mary's Hands On Learning
Magical St Mary’sFrom the artisans to the students, to the school leadership team, and even grandparents, everyone involved in the success of the new HoL Caf’e program at St Mary’s…
Smithton High School's Life Lab
Smithton High School's Life Lab Works Crew program is gaining momentum and recognition within the broader community of Circular Head as it begins to extend its reach to locals in…
FaRM project to feed the northern suburbs
A social enterprise that was dreamt up a decade ago is coming to fruition with a market garden in Launceston’s northern suburbs to be funded for five years by the…
Greens Beach Coastal Track Upgrade - small grant makes a big difference
The seaside village of Greens Beach located at the mouth of the Tamar River is benefitting from the upgrade to a popular walking track.The heavily used 60m, 1.25m wide pathway…
New House for Jireh
Jireh House officially opened a new three-bedroom home in March, supported through a funding collaboration between the community, Tasmanian Community Fund, and the Commonwealth and State Governments to increase support…
The power of peer workers in alcohol and other drug treatment programs
Ella Stott was sitting in north west drug rehabilitation facility Serenity House — ‘ticking the boxes’, she admits, to regain custody of her children — when a peer worker changed…