Grant Date
Organisation Name
Project Title
Funding Total $
Project Description
30/05/2017
JUTE Theatre Company
Changing Young Lives Through Theatre
$33,500 (over 3 months)
Delivering Indigenous theatre and residency program to 10 regional and remote communities in Far North Queensland communities to support young people and educators to create their own positive stories which are then performed back to their community.
30/05/2017
McIntyre Centre
Special Schools Riding Program
$10,000 (over 1 year)
To improve the physical, psychological and social wellbeing of young people with disabilities through the provision of an equestrian therapy program for Special Schools in the Brisbane and Ipswich regions.
Read more30/05/2017
Phunktional Limited
Two Households Performances
$55,000 (over 1 year)
'Two Households' is an unprecedented performance-making peace project that fosters tolerance and connectedness between young people and communities on Horn and Thursday Islands in Far North Queensland (FNQ).
Read more30/05/2017
Queensland Music Festival
The Power Within Theatre
$25,000 (over 6 months)
To engage youth and the broader community across the Isaac Region in a major music theatre production that celebrates their strength and diversity, particularly youth participants impacted by economic uncertainty.
Read more30/05/2017
Queensland Performing Arts Centre
Jarjums Life Museum
$49,870 (over 6 months)
A museum made by children – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Jarjums. It is a collection of original works documenting the lives of these Jarjums – they’re here and now and what life is like growing up today
Read more30/05/2017
Surf Life Saving Queensland
Indigenous Youth Education Program
$29,945 (over 1 year)
To increase community participation for Indigenous youth in the Cairns region through safe surf education and training resulting in a nationally recognised Award that leads to future employment pathways.
30/05/2017
Vanguard Laundry
Vanguard Laundry expansion project
$61,000 (over 1 year)
To purchase extra commercial laundry equipment to meet customer demand that will enable VLS to create more jobs for the long-term unemployed who have a lived experience of mental illness.
31/05/2016
Ausdance Queensland
Career Slam & Community Bounce
$45,487 (over 6months)
A program addressing the challenges of regional isolation and building creative capacity; creating access to dance participation and development in regional communities in Central Queensland.
31/05/2016
Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation Health Promotion Charitable Trust
Cervical Cancer Awareness Program for Schools
$15,000 (over 1 year)
Employment of a Community Engagement Coordinator to expand the CCAPS program to North Queensland schools, delivering free awareness and education presentations and recruiting and training skilled volunteer presenters.
31/05/2016
Australian Red Cross Society - Queensland Division
Evaluation of Community Programs
$15,000 (over 2 years)
Independent evaluation of Community Engagement Programs in Woorabinda to asses the impact of community programs and gain greater insights to respond to the needs of the community.