Community Grants

Build a harmonious community in your OC.

At The Knight we encourage a sense of community in the properties we manage and the best way to do this is for residents to get to know more of their neighbours.

Whilst an Owners Corporation’s primary purpose is to manage and administer common property, we believe that an Owners Corporation can also assist with building a community.

Past grant recipients >

To support this, The Knight has partnered with High Neighbour for 2024/2025.

The grant awarded to the successful applicant’s Owners Corporation will cover the following:

  • One Event: A single event will be held on-site in the common and shared areas of the property (or a nearby public space if common property not suitable).
  • Three Event Choices: The OC can choose from three different event options:
    Ice Breaker Evening: A social event designed to help residents meet and connect with one another.
    Lawn Game Champion: A fun competition featuring various games for residents to enjoy.
    Resident’s BBQ & Trivia: A combined barbecue and trivia for residents to engage in a relaxed, social atmosphere.
  • Event Management: The event will be organised and managed by a High Neighbour Community Manager, to remove the workload for committees.
  • Equipment and Supplies: All necessary equipment and supplies for the event will be provided.
  • Food & Drink: Up to $300 towards food & drink for the event (additional costs may be worn by the OC if desired)
  • Guest Capacity: The event can accommodate up to 50 guests, allowing a significant portion of the community to participate and enjoy the activities.

Who are High Neighbour?

High Neighbour has created the first social enterprise program that aims to create vibrant communities in high density residential buildings. Find out more about High Neighbour.

Benefits of a strong community include:

  • Strong social interaction makes people happier
  • Friendship
  • Increased wellbeing for occupiers
  • Increased pride in the property
  • Reduction in tenant turnover
  • Increased property security

Community Grant application

Has this plan been endorsed by the Committee of Management?(Required)
Please select your OC's preferred community event:(Required)
Please select the preferred location of the community event:
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Terms and conditions

  • Applications close on 30 September. Applicants can expect to be notified of the outcome of their application by the 15th of October.
  • New applications that have not received funding before will be prioritised.
  • Common Property or nearby public space is required
  • Up to $300 on consumables provided – OCs may agree to increase this budget with High Neighbour and cover the difference
  • Owners Corporation can only receive funding from one grant, either Community or Sustainability not both.
  • The awarded Community grant is available for implementation from 1 December 2024 and must be used by June 30 2025.
  • The application is required to be endorsed by your Owners Corporation and must be completed by a committee member.

See also:

Sustainability Grants >