Community Fund grant recipients!
Congratulations to our 2024 Community Fund grant recipients!
See the list of successful recipients and read more about the projects they're delivering.
2024 recipients
| Organisation | Area | Brief description of the project | Funding Granted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Bunya Community Centre Association Inc. | Bell | Provide new energy efficient water pumps to access rainwater tanks that support the gardens and community centre. | $ 2,300 |
| Brisbane South Toy Library | Forest Lake | Purchase of STEM and play resources that encourage children’s play and development. Resources will be made available through a loans system. | $ 1,100 |
| Burdekin Football Club Inc | Ayr | Funds will enable renovation of the women’s change rooms to provide a safer, more inclusive, and accessible space for players to feel comfortable and confident in their environment and increase participation. | $ 10,000 |
| Burleigh Heads Community Kindergarten | Burleigh Heads | Upgrade emergency and safety lighting and install mains connected LED exit signs in the kindergarten. And upgrade flood lights and sensor in the playground area. | $ 2,215 |
| Burrum District Community Centre Assn Inc | Howard | Installation of solar panels to community centre, which is widely used for community events and is the evacuation centre for Howard and Pacific Haven. | $ 10,000 |
| Capricornia Catchments Inc. | Rockhampton | This project involves setting up a shade house to accommodate hydroponic and aquaponic growing systems. Plus a conventional planting system to allow seed propagation, planting and growing plants for educational purposes and holding workshops for various community groups. | $ 10,000 |
| Cardwell and District Pickleball Club Inc | Cardwell | Purchase of St John Ambulance G5 defibrillator bundle for club users. | $ 3,000 |
| Community Gro Inc | Rasmussen | Host Disaster Preparedness days at Upper Ross and Garbutt Community centres. This project will bring together local and emergency services to deliver disaster awareness presentations and kits to families. | $ 9,655 |
| Foodbank Queensland | Morningside | Foodbank’s School Breakfast Program supports 28,000 kids weekly. Many children go hungry over the school holidays when this service is unavailable. The Food for Kids program will address this need by providing 400 take home food packs to vulnerable children prior to the school holidays. | $ 10,000 |
| Goodna Street Life Inc | Goodna | Purchase solar panels for pods. Pods are used as emergency sleeping accommodation for individuals who find themselves on the streets. Each pod has a solar panel which allows for the pod to be ventilated and to offer a charging point for users. | $ 10,000 |
| Lions Club of Longreach | Longreach | Installation of solar PV on the Lions Den. This will help offset power costs and offer facilities to the community for a lesser fee. The project will allow for air conditioning, refrigeration for catering, and electricity to the toilet block. | $ 10,000 |
| Lowood & District Community Kindergarten Association Inc. | Lowood | Replace current florescent lighting in the Kindy building to energy efficient lighting and replace the oven to a more energy efficient appliance. | $ 4,500 |
| Mabuygiw Garkaziw Kupay Torres Strait Islander Corporation | Mabuiag Island | Dabangay (Dabangai) Restoration Project - Stage 2. Sustainably manage the cultural and natural resources of Mabuiag Island with the installation of solar lights/bollards, and solar pump. | $ 10,000 |
| Mary Valley Show Society Inc | Imbil | Installation of solar hot water system at Imbil Showgrounds. This will assist the commercial kitchen, and when the facilities are used as an emergency centre. | $ 9,490 |
| Nanango RSL Sub-branch Inc. | Nanango | Run a first aid training course for Sub-Branch Auxiliary volunteers who provide regular welfare to veterans and the community. | $ 2,800 |
| Queensland Koala Society Inc | Chandler | Install fencing to enclose an already planted fodder farm / eucalyptus plantation for koala joeys second stage of development and rehabilitation after being milk bottle fed. | $ 9,530 |
| RSPCA Queensland | Wacol | Funds will provide portable enclosures to enable safe animal holding practices in emergencies and increase evacuations from the community who no longer need to be concerned for their pet’s wellbeing. | $ 8,785 |
| South Cairns Gymnastics | Bentley Park | To provide seating and landscaping outdoor space for young members and their families to use and enjoy. | $ 7,819 |
| Whitsunday Foodbank | Proserpine | Purchase of freezer to store donated food items for pensioners and those of lower incomes. | $ 4,500 |