Fairfield in Feb 2027 - Expression of Interest

Submissions are now being accepted. Submissions close at midnight (end of day) 11 November 2026 (AEDT).

Welcome to the City of Yarra's online grant application portal.

Before you begin

It is important that you are aware of the application requirements. Please read through the EOI guidelines to ensure eligibility criteria are met.

For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, or questions in the form, please call Christel Starkey (03) 9426 1561 during business hours or email christel.starkey@yarracity.vic.gov.au and quote your submission number.

If you need help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant FAQ's.

Submitting your application

For the best viewing experience we recommend that you use the 'Download Preview Form' to preview the application form. 

If this is the first time you are applying using SmartyGrants, click ‘Start a Submission’, then ‘Register here’.

You can also click 'Next Page' or 'Previous Page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the form.

Please ensure you save your form as you go.

Saving a draft

Your form will save each time you click ‘Next Page’, ‘Previous Page’, or any page name on the Form Navigation panel.

If you wish to leave a partially completed form, click 'Save and Close' and log out.

You can reopen your draft form and continue where you left off.

When you log back in and click on the My Submissions link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any submissions you have started or submitted. Click the submission number or the arrow icon to expand the list of associated forms, and click on the form name to continue filling it out.

You can also download any form, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. You can find this an the ‘My Submissions’ area of your account.

Submitting your form

You will find a Review and Submit page listed at the bottom of the Form Navigation panel. You need to review your form before you can submit it. You will not be able to submit your form until all the required fields are completed and there are no validation errors.

Once you have reviewed your form and corrected any errors you can submit it by clicking on the Submit button at the top or bottom of the screen.

Once you have submitted your form no further editing or uploading of supporting documents is possible.

When you have successfully submitted your form you will see a confirmation page, and you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted form attached. This will be sent to the email address you use to login, or the owner of the submission if you are collaborating on the form.

If you don't see a confirmation page or receive a confirmation email then you should presume that your form has NOT been submitted. Hint: also check the email hasn't landed in your spam or junk email folder.

You can return to the My Submissions page of your account to view the submission status of the form.

Attachments

You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.

You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.

Collaborating on your submission

A number of people can collaborate on a submission - you can do this by:

  1. Created a SmartyFile Organisation and;

  2. Only one person is working on the form at a time.

Session time-out warning

For security reasons, your login session will expire after 20 minutes of inactivity. Saving your form or navigating to another page resets the timer.

You’ll be prompted 90 seconds before your session expires, with the option to extend your session or log out. If you don’t respond to the prompt in time, your form will be automatically saved before your session ends.

We recommend saving your form regularly – especially when working on longer responses – to avoid losing any work.