Category: Lighthouse News

On October 20, Lighthouse celebrated the first birthday of our partnership with Orange Sky Australia, offering free community laundry services from our Family Haven in Mooroopna. In just 12 months, our amazing Orange Sky volunteers have supported 562 loads of washing and shared more than 626 hours of non-judgemental conversation with locals doing it tough […]

Greater Shepparton Lighthouse Project is proud to announce it has successfully secured funding to establish two Food Ladder greenhouses at Gowrie Street Primary School and Mooroopna Park Primary School. Food Ladder, a national not-for-profit, supports school communities by installing innovative greenhouses that enable students to grow fresh produce year-round. Both schools already operate highly successful […]

Feedback from a number of scholarship providers indicates that students from our region aren’t making the most of the scholarship opportunities available. To encourage students to explore these opportunities, the Greater Shepparton Lighthouse Project has compiled a one-page flyer with links to scholarships suited for Primary, Secondary, and beyond Click here to download our scholarship […]

Greater Shepparton Lighthouse Project is proud to partner with 123Read2Me, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to delivering free, high-quality second-hand books to children. Over the past few years, 123Read2Me has supplied more than 10,000 books to schools across Greater Shepparton, helping foster a lifelong love of reading. Recently, Gowrie Street Primary School celebrated Book Week with […]

Lighthouse is incredibly grateful to the APCO Foundation for their recent generous donation of $5,000 in fuel vouchers to support our Family Haven program in Mooroopna. This support means we can fuel our community buses, providing essential transport for our families, many of whom would otherwise be isolated due to limited public transport. Thanks to […]

Throughout May, staff from Tatura Milk, part of the Bega Group of companies, collected and donated pantry staples to support families connected to the Greater Shepparton Lighthouse Project’s Family Haven in Mooroopna. The Haven provides a safe and welcoming space where families can share a meal, access support, and build connections with others in the […]

Lighthouse has been awarded a multi-year funding grant from the Brian M. Davis Charitable Foundation to strengthen the social infrastructure that underpins its community-led efforts to support children and young people across the region. The three-year funding will enable Lighthouse to strengthen its volunteer and partnership capacity, ensuring a coordinated approach to community-led initiatives. It […]

A new series of “Be Kind” pavement stickers has been unveiled across Greater Shepparton. The initiative, led by the Greater Shepparton Lighthouse Project in collaboration with Greater Shepparton City Council and Berry Street School, honours colleague, youth mentor and friend Bella Ainsworth, who passed away from cancer in July 2024 at the age of 30. […]

The Greater Shepparton Lighthouse Project has received a major boost, thanks to a generous three-year funding commitment from the CMV Group Foundation in support of its cornerstone program, Pit Stop. Pit Stop provides hands-on learning opportunities for young people, many of whom attend alternative educational settings or are at risk of disengagement. Participants gain practical […]

Greater Shepparton local Marnie Owen is stepping confidently into a new role that will see her facilitate group mentoring in schools for young people across the region. Recently appointed as a Rural Engagement Coordinator with Youthrive Victoria, Marnie will provide information to help guide students through the critical transition beyond high school while continuing her […]