Environmental grants and rebates

One-off-funding is available to support community organisations with an environmental and sustainability project that support the strategic vision for Frankston City’s future and results in local positive community outcomes.

Greening our Future 2014-2024 Strategy, key themes of the strategy are:

1. Protecting and enhancing natural assets
2. Wise use of natural resources
3. Minimising environmental impacts
4. Educating and engaging the community

Climate Change Strategy 2023-2030, key themes of the strategy are:

1. Invest in and support the uptake of active and zero emissions transport
2. Accelerate the transition to renewable energy and zero carbon buildings/assets
3. Protect and adapt our natural environment and open spaces
4. Build the community’s capacity for climate action and resilience to the impacts of climate change
5. Advance the transition towards zero waste and a circular city

The project must also:

• Have a community education and engagement component
• Have a point of difference and is outside the scope of normal day-to-day operations

What projects can be funded? – This is not an exhaustive list

• Workshops

  Encourage waste diversion, composting, worm farming, water recycling, water efficient garden beds or bush food gardens
  
  

• Small events 

  Connect people and increase their knowledge of the climate emergency and provide skills for effective advocacy and action such as a documentary screening
  
  

• Open day community events 

  Examples include tree planting days or bush regeneration activities
  
  

• Workshops 

  Provide information to the community around making their homes more energy efficient or to transition to 100% renewable electricity
  
  

• Community programs

  Encourage skills to expand sustainable behaviour such as how to access the various rebates available, bicycle maintenance workshops or clothing exchange activities

The grant is open to not-for-profit, incorporated community groups and organisations (or those auspiced by a group that is incorporated). Please note they are not available for schools, businesses or individuals.

Visit our Community Grants page for more information.

The solar panel (PV) rebate helps Victorian households and rental providers to install solar PV systems.

Solar panel rebates of up to $1,400 are available for eligible Victorians with existing homes, homes under construction and rental properties, with the option to apply for an interest-free loan for an amount equivalent to their rebate. 

Eligible Victorians who have previously received a rebate and have moved house can still apply. 

Visit the Solar panel (PV) rebate Solar Victoria website for more information.

From 1 July 2025, eligible householders and businesses can get around a 30% discount on the upfront cost of installing a small-scale battery system (5 kWh to 100 kWh).

The discount is:

• Available for batteries connected to new or existing solar PV systems
• Funded by the government to ensure no extra costs are passed on to consumers
• Based on the battery’s usable capacity and the number of small-scale technology certificates the battery is eligible for
• Planned to be reviewed at least annually and will gradually decrease until 2030, in line with reducing battery prices.

To be eligible your installer must be accredited by Solar Accreditation Australia and your battery listed on the Clean Energy Council’s approved product list.

Visit the Cheaper Home Batteries Program Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water website for more information.

From 25 August 2025, to help ease cost-of-living pressures, the Victorian Government has announced a new one-payment per household $100 Power Saving Bonus program.

To be eligible, households will need to have a recent residential electricity bill and hold one of the following concession cards:

• Health Care Card
• Pensioner Concession Card
• Veterans’ Affairs Pensioner Concession Card
• Veterans’ Affairs Gold Card; and

Visit the Victorian Energy Compare website for more information and to apply for the discount.

Through the Victorian Energy Upgrades Program, the Victorian Government offers discounts and special deals to homeowners and businesses on selected energy saving products and appliances, to make your property more energy efficient and affordable.

The Victorian Government has put together a list of participating businesses who are accredited to pass on the savings to you. The bigger the greenhouse gas reduction, the bigger your potential incentive. Discounts and special deals range from large items such as replacing inefficient heating and cooling systems, hot water systems and large household appliances, through to showerheads, lighting, draught proofing and energy standby eliminators.

Visit the Victorian Energy Upgrades Program website for more information.

Victorian Energy Compare is an independent Victorian Government price comparison site to help you compare electricity, gas and solar offers from all energy retailers, based on information you provide about your household or small business.

Visit the Victorian Energy Compare website to make sure you’re not paying too much for your energy bills.

Philanthropy Australia is the national peak body for philanthropy and is a not-for-profit membership organisation. Members are trusts and foundations, families and individuals who want to make a difference through their own philanthropy and to encourage others to become philanthropists.

Visit the Philanthropy.org.au website for more information.