Ballarat Connected Communities (BCC) is an independent, philanthropic body overseeing charitable grants derived from the three Bendigo Bank branches across Ballarat. It is a not for profit company, providing a platform for community groups and organisations to apply for funding across a number of different sectors, located in the Ballarat area. What does BCC do? In partnership with the Bendigo Bank, BCC distributes grants to a variety of members in our community to benefit the broader community as a whole. All over Australia, the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank have established more than 200 Community Companies, some as ‘Community Banks’ and others as ‘Connected Communities’, whose contributions to local communities has recently exceeded $165 million and growing every year.