Community News

Community-led initiatives should be at the heart of all recovery projects. Our community members know their strengths best and how they can put their skills to best use to support others. When the team at Riley Matthews Film and Photo submitted an application to the Community Fund Scheme to build business capacity through their digital…

The team at Falls Creek Primary School identified the opportunity to be able to support not only the wellbeing of their students, but also the importance of a sense of pride in their school. One of the major challenges faced in the wake of the landslip event was the continual need to advocate for Falls…

The team at Wildflower Pilates recognised the power of Pilates in relation to supporting mental and physical wellbeing as well as bringing people together to foster social connections. Identifying ways to support mental health in the wake of the compounding adverse experiences endured by the Falls Creek community since the 2019-2020 bushfires, the Covid-19 pandemic…

Nothing brings people together like a good game of golf… well at least the people of Falls Creek that is! This connection event was the epitome of community-led recovery and was a testament to David Etherton and the team at the Falls Creek Tennis and Social Club who drove this event all the way to…

Blue Dirt Mountain Biking have been awarded $5000 from the Community Fund Scheme to deliver free community shuttles, every Sunday between 12.00-4.00pm through the 2024-2025 summer. Falls Creek residents are encouraged to take up the chance to connect with each other and the mountain bike trails by dropping in to the Blue Dirt Cafe and…

Mountain biking is synonymous with Falls Creek and the Falls Creek Primary School is synonymous with adventure and connection to the opportunities which exist in Falls Creek, so it makes perfect sense that the school would support their students to gain skills and confidence to allow them to get the most out of the trails…

Local running enthusiast Nik Nok McKilliam has been awarded $10,000 through the Community Fund Scheme to organise and host the inaugural Falls Creek Community Fun Run! Nothing brings people together like a sporting event and with Nik Nok’s experience in taking part in running events, this is sure to be family friendly and fun for…

The Gateway Hub, located at the bottom of the Gully chairlift is our newly refurbished community space. The team at the Falls Creek Historical Society had the wonderful idea of curating some items which represent the Falls Creek community over the years. The installation of the works will coincide with the completion of the second…

One of the key purposes of the Falls Creek Community Recovery Program is to work with the community to identify their recovery needs and priorities. The Bogong High Plains Road landslip event was predated by the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2019-2020 bushfires. Throughout each of these disaster events, the people of Falls Creek have called…

Congratulations to local Mountain Guide Mark “Macca” McDonald from Falls Creek Guiding who delivered the inaugural Mountain Folk Festival thanks to receiving $10,000 through the Community Fund Scheme. Around 100 community members joined Macca over two days at the Falls Creek Hotel to watch Warren Miller’s “All Time”, Women’s Adventure Film and Reel Rock. This…