Four not-for-profit and community groups in Melbourne’s north-west will receive $4,000 in funding from retirement villages Keilor Village and The Lakes Estate, as part of Stockland’s national CARE grants program.

Keilor Life Activities Group, Keilor Gatehouse Pre-School, and Western Region Concert Band will each receive $1,000 from Keilor Village while Keilor Over 50s Recreation Club will receive $1,000 from The Lakes Estate.

Stockland CARE Grants program, now in its fifth year, has recently celebrated a key milestone with over $1 million donated to more than 1,000 community groups across Australia. It is an annual program run across Stockland’s Retail, Retirement Living and Residential portfolios to provide local organisations the opportunity to help create more cohesive, inclusive and engaging community-based programs.

The winners of this year’s grants include environmental groups, animal care and welfare groups, local charities, local primary and high schools seeking additional funds to launch special, community-based programs, as well as a host of local sporting, special interest, seniors and social clubs.