Benalla has won two awards in Keep Victoria Beautiful’s 2020 Sustainable Communities – Tidy Town Awards. The awards recognise, celebrate and share grassroots initiatives and positive actions taken by community groups, educational institutions, businesses and councils in rural and regional areas in Victoria. At a virtual awards ceremony on Saturday 10 October,…
Learning to read is one of the biggest challenges, and greatest opportunities, in a child’s early life. Local parents Ashley and Caroll Bolitho believe that Tomorrow Today’s PEEP program played a vital role in developing early literacy skills for their son, Owen. “We were delighted to hear from Owen’s parents…
‘Benalla Works’, a website to boost local youth employment opportunities, is now live thanks to nine months of hard work by a group of Benalla students The students, aged 11 to 16, were involved in an after-school project run by Tomorrow Today to help develop their critical thinking, communication and…
Getting children back to school is a costly exercise and can be particularly stressful for families struggling financially. However many Benalla children started the year on a positive note with Tomorrow Today once again distributing a significant number of FRRR Back To School Vouchers. The $50 vouchers are given to…
Churchill Reserve was buzzing with activity at the recent ‘Come and Try’ Day’. Nearly 200 young people and their families came to try out the many sports and activities available in Benalla. Fun ‘Come and Try’ activities were provided by over twenty local clubs and recreation groups including airforce and…
Investing time, effort and resources in children’s early years – when their brains are developing rapidly – brings lifelong benefits to them and to the whole community. Results from a national survey of childhood development shows a dramatic improvement in the school readiness of Benalla’s children following a concerted community…
Enthusiastic volunteers are needed to help nurture the development of Benalla’s young people through Connect9, Tomorrow Today’s ten-week community-based mentoring program. In the program, students at Year 9 level of schooling are supported by a well-connected local mentor to try hobby and leisure opportunities they might otherwise not have access…
An extraordinary process has been unfolding over the past six months in Benalla, culminating in the creation of a new digital response to boost youth employment. A core group of twenty-two local students aged between 11 and 16, supported by Tomorrow Today Foundation, explored local issues that were pertinent to…
Would you like to have fun working with other community-minded people while raising money for a fantastic local organisation? If so, you’d be warmly welcomed at the inaugural meeting of the Friends of Tomorrow Today being held at 3pm on Monday 25th February 2019 at Tomorrow Today’s offices in Cecily…
Tomorrow Today recently held it’s annual celebration at Benalla’s Lakeside Community Centre with delighted organisers exclaiming that “Everyone left with a smile on their face”. More than 90 people attended the event, which showcased the great work being done by the foundation to build strength and resilience in the Benalla…
