Grant Date
Organisation Name
Project Title
Funding Total $
Project Description
04/05/2015
Griffith University
Development of a novel vaccine
$24,067 (over 2 years)
Development of a novel vaccine to treat middle ear infection in Australian indigenous children
04/05/2015
James Cook University
Retractable Sail Shade for Turtle Nursery
$20,000 (over 6 months)
Extension of Turtle Nursery to include outdoor area which will provide a close replication to their natural environmental to study hatchlings as they develop as comparative data to the sick turtles currently under study in the Turtle Health Research facility.
04/05/2015
Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation
A Tractor for Lizard Island
$30,000 (over 1 year)
Transportation of research equipment, multiple lifting, carrying and maintenance tasks including cleaning up after tropical storms and cyclones providing the capacity and reliability necessary to support scientific research at the Station.
04/05/2015
McIntyre Centre
Special School Therapeutic Horse Riding Program
$20,000 (over 1 year)
Weekly therapeutic horse riding and horse care sessions improving the individuals’ ability to engage in everyday activities, which increases quality of life for both the child and their family.
04/05/2015
Mission Australia
Literacy Coaching Program
$19,120 (over 1 year)
Mobile Pop-up Trailer Literacy Coaching Program
04/05/2015
Red Ridge (Interior Qld) Ltd
The Lost Art Traditional Bush Craft & Art
$19,000 (over 1 year)
Delivering 54 workshops sharing traditional bush craft with local tutors about the lives of Outback stockmen and ringers who pioneered the history and heritage behind pastoral settlement and actively involved in traditional activities such as bronco branding and bull riding relevant to the region.
04/05/2015
Royal Flying Doctor Service
Blood warming devices for aeromedical aircraft
$10,000 (over 1 year)
Purchase of 10 fluid warming devices called Belmont ‘Buddy-Lites’ for aeromedical aircrafts in Brisbane, Townsville, Rockhampton, Cairns, Mount Isa, Charleville and Bundaberg.
04/05/2015
Save the Children Australia
Transition to School
$20,000 (over 1 month)
The Program develops school readiness for children aged four to five years old from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, humanitarian and migrant, and low socioeconomic backgrounds who are not accessing mainstream kindergarten or preparatory classes and are due to start school.
04/05/2015
Umbrella Network Rockhampton Inc
Pilot Lawn Mowing Business
$23,528 (over 1 year)
Supporting young adults with a disability seeking to gain employment by establishing a pilot lawn mowing business providing work experience skills, and the opportunity to gain a Certificate III.
04/05/2015
UMI Arts Ltd
UMI Arts Small Brother Small Sister
$20,000 (over 1 year)
Supporting the next generation of Indigenous leaders through one-day performance showcase at the Cairns Civic Theatre, through music, art, dance, performance and new media targeting participation from Far North Queensland Schools with high Indigenous students.