Community - The Grand Hotel

Proudly Supporting our Local Warrandyte Community

The Grand is making an impact with our Friday Night Meat Tray Raffle!

Head down to The Grand on Friday nights to help us raise funds and awareness for a different charity each month.

A massive thank you to our community for their kind generosity and ongoing support.

CURRENTLY RAISING FUNDS FOR:

Pinking Up Warrandyte

2024 Fundraisers:

FEBRUARY & MARCH: The Good Friday Appeal
$3,008 raised from our February/ March Meat Tray Raffle and The Big Brekkie Parma initiative. The Grand Hotel then matched the amount raised with a further $3,008 donated. Together, we raised $6,016 for The Good Friday Appeal.

APRIL: Warrandyte Netball Club

MAY: Mothers Day Classic

JUNE: Lighthouse Foundation

JULY & AUGUST: RULE Prostate Cancer
raised from our Friday Night Meat Tray Raffle and $1 from every August Parma of The Month: Mac & Cheese Parma sold donated.

SEPTEMBER: RULE Prostate Cancer/ Pinking Up Warrandyte

OCTOBER: Pinking Up Warrandyte

NOVEMBER: Movember

Total raised so far in 2024: $13,729

Do you know of a charity or community initiative that would benefit from The Grand’s support in 2024? Let us know!

Submit here

The Grand Hotel, Victoria’s proud recipient of ‘Heart of The Community’ 2024!

We are thrilled to announce The Grand Hotel won the highly respected award of ‘Heart of The Community’ at The AHA (Vic) State Awards for Excellence for the second time in four years!

We are a proud standing community focused pub, and to win this award is a testament to not only the Grand family but the entire Warrandyte community. We love to support all organisations in and around town, the local kids through employment, to those in need when it matters most.

This award was judged via a written submission highlighting all that we do, from meat tray raffles and subsequent donations to those in need, to the volunteering of our senior management teams time to support, guide and educate groups in our community, along with providing a safe space for the many mental health organisations within our community. When Warrandyte needs help, we are there to assist.

We can’t thank our entire Grand team enough for all their efforts to support, donate, raise awareness and participate in so many community activities that led us to win this most prized award.

State Winner of The Prestigious ‘Heart of The Community 2021’ Award with The Australian Hotel Association Victoria

National Finalist of The Prestigious ‘Heart of The Community 2021’ Award with The Australian Hotel Association

State Finalist of The Prestigious ‘Heart of The Community 2022′ Award with The Australian Hotel Association Victoria

State Finalist of The Prestigious ‘Heart of The Community 2023′ Award with The Australian Hotel Association Victoria

State Winner of The Prestigious ‘Heart of The Community 2024′ Award with The Australian Hotel Association Victoria

The local organisations and charities we sponsor yearly, or support through raffles and donations:

SPORTING CLUBS

Warrandyte Football Club – Platinum Sponsor
North Ringwood Football Club – Major Sponsor
North Ringwood Vets Football Club – Major Sponsor
Warrandyte Netball Club – Major Sponsor
Warrandyte Cricket Club – Major Sponsor
Warranwood Cricket Club
Warrandyte Junior Football Club
Park Orchards Junior Football
Park Orchards North Ringwood Parish Jr. FC
Heathmont Football & Netball Club

EDUCATION

Warrandyte High School
Warrandyte Primary School
Warrandyte Kindergarten
Anderson Creek Primary School
Yarra Warra Pre-School
Kalinda Primary School
North Ringwood Primary School
Yarra Road Primary School
Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School
Park Orchards Pre-School
St Anne’s Primary School
Kangaroo Ground Primary School
Wonga Park Burch Memorial Pre-School
Chirnside Park Primary School
Aquinas College

ORGANISATIONS

Melbourne Dietary Disorders Association (MDDA) – The Grands aligned association. Our Executive Chef and General Manager volunteer a week annually to educate and demonstrate to the members of the association who require a low protein menu options due to inborn errors of Metabolism for their annual National Family Retreat
Fireball Fundraiser – Major Sponsor
Run Warrandyte – Major Sponsor
League of Gentlemen – Major Sponsor
Park Orchards Strawberry Fair (St. Anne’s Primary) – Platinum Sponsor
Warrandyte Fire Brigade
Warrandyte Historical Society
Warrandyte Diary
Warrandyte Sporting Group
Park Orchards Lion Club
STOP. One Punch Can Kill
Blackwood 8
Rotary Warrandyte
Girls Night In (Cancer Council Foundation)
World’s Greatest Shave
Black Dog Foundation
Movember
White Owl Foundation
Spectrum Journeys Inc
Park Orchards BMX Club
Pat Cronin Foundation
Ripple Kindness Foundation
Warrandyte Movie Festival
Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea
Rosanna Golf Club
Warrandyte Lions Club
Vermont Lions Club
Croydon Lions Club
Park Orchards Lions Club
Warrandyte & Donvale Rotary Club
Baxters Ball
Miles for Smiles
The Mens Table
Rotary Club
RULE Prostate Cancer
The Good Box
Tough Guy Book Club
McGrath Foundation
Garden Party for Lighthouse

BottleCyler

ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS

The Grand has successful utilised the BottleCycler machine for almost 2 years. The BottleCycler is an innovative glass-crushing machine that efficiently recycles glass and reduces land fill and waste.

Since installing the BottleCycler, The Grand has saved the greenhouse gases of more than 11 tonnes of CO2 being emitted into the atmosphere, saved 124 gigajoules of electricity, 44,359.2 litres of water, 43.63 cubic metres of landfill space saved plus more impressive statistics below. These statistics are increasing every single day.

This is a small, yet vitally important, way that we are supporting our community and acknowledging the impact that we all have on climate change.