Sweet funding boost from festival

By Contributed

Apr 29, 2025

Matt Wood, Vicky Keeler, Tara Benney and Berrigan Shire Mayor Julia Cornwell McKean at a previous event. Photo by Duncographic. Photo by Duncographic

Another $40,000 is to be donated to support grassroots initiatives, community groups, and local causes and charities within Berrigan Shire thanks to the Strawberry Fields Festival.

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The Strawberry Fields Local Community Grants program continues the festival’s commitment to giving back to the region it calls home each November.

It’s a way of ensuring the festival leaves a lasting, positive impact well beyond the music and art that is shown alongside the beautiful Murray River (Dhungala) each year.

Applications for funding are now open, with grants available for a range of community-driven projects that support wellbeing, environment, art, culture, community and social initiatives within the local area.

“We’re incredibly grateful to the Berrigan Shire community for welcoming us year after year,” Strawberry Fields general manager Vicky Keeler said.

“This grant program is our way of saying thank you and ensuring that Strawberry Fields creates long-term benefits for the region.”

Grant recipients last year included Tocumwal Little Explorers, Berrigan Community Garden, NSW SES Tocumwal and Cobram Unit, Dutch Thunder Wildlife Rescue, The Barooga Public School Parents and Citizens Association, Finley Pony Club, The Barooga Botanical Gardens Committee, Tocumwal Primary School, Tocumwal Martial Arts and Little Wings.