THE state government will help fund tours of breweries in the Kingston area.
A grant of $43,000 has been handed to the Kingston Collective group for a project called the Bayside Beer Belt, a planned tour across 10 local craft breweries.
The state government announced the funding at the Stomping Ground Brewery in Moorabbin. The brewery’s co-founder Justin Joiner said “the Bayside Beer Belt is set to showcase the amazing group of producers in our local area.”
“Community is at the core of everything we do so the opportunity to join the beer belt initiative was very exciting for us,” he said.
Kingston Collective founder Natalie Wilson said that her organisation is “extremely excited to receive the [grant funding] which will enable us to develop the Bayside Beer Belt in collaboration with the exceptional local Bayside craft breweries and distilleries. Bayside is the perfect location for a Beercation for both beer enthusiasts and casual drinkers alike.”
The grant was awarded through the Small-Scale and Craft Program. So far $6.6 million in grants have been handed out to more than 300 businesses that have applied. Bentleigh MP Nick Staikos said “the benefits of this program flow to our hardworking and resilient small-scale and craft producers, helping them attract more visitors to the area.”
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 4 May 2022