The Hazel Peat Perpetual Charitable Trust has been established for the general benefit of charity.

• Animal welfare (horses and dogs)
• Ageing Well
• Youth Development and Education
• Medical Research
• Palliative support for children & young people

Approximately $30,000 is distributed annually with individual grants of up to $10,000. 

2026 Grant Round - Open 19 January 2026 and Closes 16 February 2026

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We are pleased to have supported the following organisations through the Trust:

2023

RSPCA Victoria – Horse Welfare Expert Evenings
Prison Fellowship Australia Victoria - Extraordinary Lives – Supporting children of prisoners to thrive
Very Special Kids – Bereavement Support Program
St Kilda Police & Citizens Youth Club Inc – Boxing for Parkinson’s
The Bionics Institute - Three-dimensional analysis of the inner ear

2022

Western Chances - Scholarship Program
Very Special Kids - Lord Somers Family Camp for children and young people facing terminal illness
University of Melbourne - PupTracker: Advancing working dog welfare
Geelong Animal Welfare Society - Foster care of animals to achieve best outcomes in rehoming

2021

Hazel Peat Perpetual Charitable Trust - Capacity funding
Horses for Hope Limited - Capacity fundingShepparton Family and Financial Services Inc - Capacity funding

 

2020

Aboriginal Literacy Foundation Inc - Western Victorian Indigenous Literacy Heritage Program
Berry Street Victoria - Horses for Hope equine assisted therapy
Bionics Institute of Australia - Exploring the use of light to improve the perception of sounds conveyed by cochlear implants Caroline Chrisholm Society - Core funding St John Ambulance Australia (Victoria) - Community Transport Program Waratah Beach Surf Life Saving Club Inc - Provision of Youth Mental Health First Aid Training at Waratah Beach Surf Life Saving Club Avenue Neighbourhood House at Eley - Avenue Neighbourhood House at Eley - Establishment of a community garden Ardoch Youth Foundation - Improving educational outcomes for children in Greater Dandenong Bionics Institute - Fitzroy - Creating bionic devices to address unmet clinical needs Footscape Inc. - Children's Orthotic Project Melbourne Recital Centre - Music Always Aged Care Program Old Colonists Assoc Of Vic - Outdoor retreat for young and old Reading out of Poverty Inc - My First Book Campaign Bendigo Animal Welfare & Community Services - Canine Environmental Enrichment and Training Facility project Reading out of Poverty Inc - Let's Read Broadmeadows Very Special Kids - Improved technology in the hospice