Community Drought Support grants
The Community Drought Support program aims to strengthen the resilience of drought-affected Queenslanders by building on existing community support mechanisms to increase access and participation in the community.
Across Queensland, organisations shared in up to $5 million of funding, with successful recipients of the one-off grants utilising the funding to provide:
- flexible financial hardship funding that alleviates cost of living pressures and hardship for individuals, households and communities and
- community events or activities, in drought-affected local government areas, that increase community participation and improve access to support and social connectedness.
Recipients of past funding rounds
In 2020, the Queensland Government provided $5 million in funding to 61 organisations, 71 organisations in 2021 and 55 in 2022.
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Organisation Funded activity Total grant funding Alpha Show Society Inc. Beef Dinner Celebrity $15,000 Ballyneety Rodeo Club Inc. Ballyneety Rodeo and Campdraft $1,000 Barcaldine Primary P&C Association Community Drought Support $16,027 Betoota Race Club Inc. Betoota Races $18,999 Biggenden Primary P&C Association Community Drought Support $7,933 Biloela Community Pre-school and Kindergarten Association Inc. That Dam Run - 2022 $19,500 Blackall-Tambo Regional Council Blackall-Tambo Circus Carnivale $46,000 Boulia Shire Council Social Wellbeing in the Community $20,000 Boulia Shire Council Community Drought Support $161,230 Bowen Community Council Inc. Community Drought Support $95,200 Bowen Community Council Inc. Family Fun Day $23,800 Bulloo Shire Council Community Drought Support $97,650 Capricornia Catchments Inc. Nurture and Nature � Drought Support for CQ Communities � Banana $5,200 Capricornia Catchments Inc. Nurture and Nature � Drought Support for CQ Communities � Highlands $7,993 Capricornia Catchments Inc. Nurture and Nature � Drought Support for CQ Communities � Gladstone $7,791 Capricornia Catchments Inc. Nurture and Nature � Drought Support for CQ Communities � Livingstone $5,198 Capricornia Catchments Inc. Nurture and Nature � Drought Support for CQ Communities � Rockhampton $6,411 Capricornia Catchments Inc. Nurture and Nature � Drought Support for CQ Communities � Woorabinda $8,000 Charleville & District Community Support Association Inc. Community Drought Support $175,548 Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council Community Drought Support $94,840 Dalby Welcoming Community Inc. Dalby�s Delicious and DeLIGHTful Festival $19,000 Diamantina Rodeo & Campdraft Association Inc. Come & Try family horse clinic Winton Community $11,120 Diamantina Shire Council Diamantina Boots the Dusty Days Away $46,000 Diamantina Shire Council Community Drought Support $170,085 Eumamurrin Recreation Association Inc. Campdraft Entertainment $1,000 Flinders Shire Council Hughenden Outback Arts Project $46,000 Gindie Primary P&C Association School and community � One in Togetherness $3,000 Isaac Regional Council Gentlemen�s Day � Clermont $1,000 Isaac Regional Council Moranbah Men�s Breakfast $1,000 Isisford Barcoo Recreational Fishing Association Inc. Triple Crown 2022 $1,800 Jundah Community Bronco Branding and Team Penning Association Jundah Community Bronco Branding & Team Penning $14,000 Jundah Race Club Inc. Barcoo Spring Fling $29,000 Leading in the Central West Inc. Leading in the Central West 2022 $4,000 Lifeline Darling Downs and South West Queensland Ltd. Community Drought Support $280,471 Livebetter Services Ltd. Community Drought Support $53,947 Longreach Home & Community Care Inc. Longreach HACC Christmas in July 2022 $3,450 Longreach Jockey Club Inc. 2022 Longreach Cup $15,000 Longreach Show Society Inc. 2023 Longreach Annual Show $8,750 Maranoa Regional Council Multiple Community Events $37,200 McKinlay Shire Council McKinlay Shire Community Events & Activities Support $37,400 Murilla Community Centre Inc. Community Drought Support $107,774 Muttaburra Golf Club Inc. Muttaburra Golf Open $2,200 Muttaburra Stock Show Society Muttaburra Stock Show $8,000 New Life Centre Mundubbera Ltd. Community Drought Support $33,320 Outback Barrel Horse Circuit Inc. �Get Back in the Saddle� Community Event $10,000 Paroo Shire Council Paroo Community Event Support $46,000 Paroo Shire Council Community Drought Support $25,300 Pollynesian/African Cross Cultural Advisory Inc. Community Drought Support $26,400 Red Ridge (Interior Queensland) Ltd. Red Ridge the Label � Canvas to Catwalk $14,900 Richmond Shire Council Community Drought Support $54,084 Richmond Shire Council Community Event Support $42,400 Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Rockhampton as auspice for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Parents and Friends Association Community Drought Support $1,522 Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Queensland Section) Limited Wellbeing Check in and First Aid Training - Barcaldine $2,930 Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Queensland Section) Limited Wellbeing Check in and First Aid Training - Barcoo $5,860 Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Queensland Section) Limited Wellbeing Check in and First Aid Training - Longreach $2,930 Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Queensland Section) Limited Wellbeing Check in and First Aid Training - McKinlay $2,930 Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Queensland Section) Limited Wellbeing Check in and First Aid Training - Murweh $5,860 Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Queensland Section) Limited Wellbeing Check in and First Aid Training - Quilpie $2,930 Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Queensland Section) Limited Wellbeing Check in and First Aid Training - Richmond $2,930 Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Queensland Section) Limited Wellbeing Check in and First Aid Training - Winton $2,930 Somerset Regional Council Focus on Farmers $19,200 Southern Downs Regional Council Community Drought Event $12,000 St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland Community Drought Support $1,264,464 Tara & District Family Support Committee Inc. Priority One � Men�s Health $5,000 The 4275 Collective 4275 Artcursions $921 The Creche and Kindergarten Association Ltd. C&K Jellybeans� Colour Run and Fun Day $2,800 The Trustee for the Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust Community Drought Support $26,400 Tree of Knowledge Development Committee Inc. Free Admission for Locals $9,500 Western Queensland Drought Committee Inc. Community Drought Support $1,259,463 Western Queensland Drought Committee Inc. Christmas Street Party 2022 $20,000 Windorah State School P&C Association Windorah Yellowbelly Hunt $5,000 Winton Shire Council Community Resilience Events $46,000 Withcott Primary P&C Association Community Drought Support $5,582 Yaraka Campdraft & Rodeo Association Inc. Yaraka End of Line Draft $4,000 -
Organisation Funded activity Total grant funding Apex Club Or Moura Inc Moura Apex Colour Run and Family Fun Day $4,200 Aramac Racing Club Incorporated Aramac Community Races $2,800 Arlie Gibson Woodwork Group for People with Disabilities $880 Balonne Shire Council Inspire and Lead Balonne $23,500 Barcaldine Primary P&C Association Barcaldine Prep - 12 State School Support $15,800 Biggenden Primary P & C Association Biggenden - Big on Resilience $4,000 Biggenden Primary P & C Association Biggenden - Big on Helping $5,000 Biloela Community Pre-School And Kindergarten Association Inc. That Dam Run $16,000 Boulia Shire Council Fun and Games $14,029 Boulia Shire Council A Helping Hand $140,200 Bowen Community Council Inc Community Drought Support $122,050 Bulloo Shire Council Flexible Financial Hardship Bulloo $57,750 Bundaberg Regional Council Support the Girls $2,500 Capricorn Film Festival Inc SHARKO. Inspire, Connect, Assist. Gladstone $5,000 Capricorn Film Festival Inc SHARKO. Inspire, Connect, Assist. Livingstone $5,000 Capricorn Film Festival Inc SHARKO. Inspire, Connect, Assist. Rockhampton $5,000 Care Balonne Association Inc. Community Garden $9,000 Charleville & District Community Support Association Incorporated Drought Support Assistance $143,450 Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council Community Drought Support $104,000 Creative Regions Limited Rock Paper Scissors $2,500 Dalby Welcoming Community Inc. Dalby's Delicious and DeLIGHTful Festival $7,500 Denison Primary P&C Association Denison State School Breakfast Club Program $3,000 Diamantina Shire Council Diamantina Desert Sands, Golf and Bushman's Classics $40,000 Diamantina Shire Council Revitalisation of the Dry and Dusty Diamantina $147,900 Drought Angels Ltd. Country Cares Arena Tour $7,500 Emerald Show Society Inc Monster Mayhem in the Outback $12,000 Fernvale Campdraft Assoc Inc Fernvale Campdraft 2022 $5,500 Flagstone Creek Primary P&C Association Under 8's Day at Flagstone Creek State School $1,500 Forest Hill Christmas Festivities Association Inc Forest Hill Christmas Festivities 2021 $6,000 Friends Of Rm Inc. Bush Spirit Festival $4,500 Gatton Show Society Incorporated 2021 Gatton Show/Night Entertainment $7,500 Gold Coast Polocrosse Club Inc Gold Coast Polocross Carnival $1,400 Goomeri Pumpkin Festival Inc Refresh and Restore - the Goomeri Pumpkin Festival $3,500 Goondiwindi Pastoral And Agricultural Society Supporting our Community through the Annual Show $12,740 Kandanga Country Club Inc. Rookie Rollers Program $620 Lifeline Darling Downs And South West Queensland Ltd Financial Relief and Recovery Program $223,639 Livebetter Services Limited Financial Relief for North Burnett $18,000 Longreach Jockey Club Inc Longreach Cup 2021 - The Cup Day for the Community $8,000 Lowood Show Society Inc The Lowood Show $15,000 McKinlay Shire Council McKinlay Shire Community Events and Activities $36,000 Millmerran Landcare Group Inc Bounce Back from Drought $8,200 Mulgildie Primary P&C Association Students Stationery Requirements for 2021 $2,280 Mundubbera Enterprise Associationincorporated Mundubbera Bluesberry Festival $4,500 Murilla Community Centre Inc Collaboration to Connect Western Downs Communities $72,000 Muttaburra Golf Club Inc. Muttaburra Golf Club Open $2,000 New Life Centre Mundubbera Ltd 2021 Christmas in the Park $2,000 New Life Centre Mundubbera Ltd New Life Centre Hand Up Hampers and Vouchers $5,000 Obbo Women Community Development Agency Inc Life Back on Track $9,600 Opera In The Gardens Inc. Opera in the Gardens 2021 $17,460 Outback Festival Inc Outback Festival $40,000 Paroo Shire Council Paroo Shire Council Community Assistance $12,800 Pollynesian/African Cross Cultural Advisory Inc Ipswich Community Emergency Funding Support $12,500 Quilpie & District Show Society Inc Quilpie and District Annual Show $17,000 Quilpie Cultural Society Inc Story Telling Through Photography, Basic Silversmithing and Decorative Silver Engraving $12,000 Rathdowney And District Memorial Grounds Association Incorporated Happy Holidays Community Gathering $2,200 Red Ridge (Interior Queensland) Limited Strong Community Wellbeing in the Hands of Creative Care $33,610 Redland Community Centre Inc Homeless Hand Up $9,600 Richmond Shire Council Buy Local Vouchers $57,400 Roma Campdraft Association Inc Roma Golden Hobbles Campdraft 2021 $5,000 Roma Pony Club Incorporated Zone 20 Official Show Jumping Competition $4,400 Royal Life Saving Society Queensland Inc Swim West $25,971 Rural Solutions Queensland Inc. Blow the Drought - Bush Dance with Fireworks and Twilight Markets with Family Night $33,000 Rural Solutions Queensland Inc. Magic in the Maranoa at Mitchell and Surat $23,600 Rural Solutions Queensland Inc. Food Festival - Allora $7,500 Rural Solutions Queensland Inc. Community Drought Support $752,320 Rural Solutions Queensland Inc. Whip Cracking Family Event Blackall-Tambo $26,000 Rural Solutions Queensland Inc. Whip Cracking Family Event Murweh $36,000 Rural Solutions Queensland Inc. Snaps, Snags and Sparklers - Eulo and Cunnamulla $40,000 Rural Solutions Queensland Inc. Snaps, Snags and Sparklers - Toompine and Quilpie $11,000 Rural Solutions Queensland Inc. Bring Back the Bush Dance - Toogoolawah and Scrub the Dust Off - Pamper Day Lowood $5,500 Rural Solutions Queensland Inc. Community Big Day Afternoon Out at Kingaroy and Murgon $19,650 Rural Solutions Queensland Inc. Snaps and Snags - Cecil Plains and Beef and Banter - Clifton $17,800 South Burnett Western Performance Club Incorporated Hold Your Horses with the South Burnett Western Performance Club $6,350 Southern Downs Regional Council Small Town Community Hall Events $7,500 St George & District Chamber Of Commerce St George & District 2021 Christmas Carnival and Markets $3,500 St Vincent De Paul Society Queensland Disaster Assistance $831,450 Tamborine & District Riding Club Inc. Tamborine & District Riding Club Bash $1,400 Tamgo Tourism And Business Associnc Teddy Bears' Picnic Christmas in July $10,000 Taroom Show Society Inc Taroom Show $10,000 The Creche And Kindergarten Association Limited 2022 Harmony Day at C&K Kingston $2,400 The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation For The Diocese Of Rockhampton Tuckshop Upgrade $1,500 The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation For The Diocese Of Rockhampton 125 Year Anniversary Celebrations $3,000 The Trustee For The Salvation Army (Qld) Property Trust Boyne Valley Drought Recovery and Empowerment $10,000 Tree Of Knowledge Development Committee Inc 30th Year Anniversary of the Australian Workers Heritage Centre $5,000 Western Queensland Drought Committee Inc. Still Surviving the Dust $1,023,850 Western Queensland Drought Committee Inc. Christmas Street Party and Shaping Our Future Rangelands $25,000 Whitsunday Regional Council Morning Melodies - Collinsville $7,950 Windorah Development Board Wellbeing for Seniors - Golf and Smoko $2,390 Withcott Primary P&C Association Supply of Reserve Uniforms and Stationery $4,361 -
Organisation Funded activity Total grant funding Barcaldine Regional Council Flexible Financial Hardship Program and Community Events $51,280 Barcoo Shire Council Various events $117,994 Betoota Race Club Inc. 2020 Annual Betoota Races $10,500 Blackall-Tambo Regional Council FFH and Community Events $131,500 Boulia Shire Council The Circus is coming to Town'; 'A year of movies' $47,000 Bulloo Shire Council Various events $11,500 Bungunya State School P & C Support - Bungunya Families impacted by drought $3,000 Capricornia Catchments Inc. Various events $20,000 Care Balonne Assn Inc. Flexible Financial Hardship $50,000 Care Balonne Assn Inc. Community Family Movie Nights $35,000 Charleville & District Community Support Association Inc. Murweh, Paroo and Quilpie Community Drought Support $100,000 Charleville SODE P&C Association School Uniforms $13,055 Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council Flexible Financial Hardship Program and Event $88,000 Clermont Community Housing and Other Services Flexible Financial Hardship Program $33,917 Clermont Dolphins Swimming Club Strong Minds; Strong Community $14,083 Coast to Country Housing Company Charters Towers and McKinlay $234,214 Diamantina Rodeo and Campdraft Association Inc. Annual Family Campdraft/ Rodeo $24,500 Diamantina Shire Council Diamantina 12 Month Fun Filled Sun Sand Spectacular $167,753 Dirranbandi Primary & Secondary P&C Association School Book Packs $15,000 Emerald District and Social Development Association Inc. FFH Drought Relief $86,000 Flinders Shire Council Flinder's Flexible Financial Hardship Program and Event $39,150 Inglewood Show Society Inc. Inglewood Show $3,400 Injune P-10 State School P&C Association Beef in the Buffel Ball 2020 $25,300 Isaac Regional Council Various events $84,000 Jaie's Journey Inc. Beach to Bush $3,600 Kioma Primary P&C Association School Stationery Resource and Uniform Supplies Assistance $3,816 Laidley Community Centre Inc. Lockyer Drought Response - Flexible Financial Hardship Program $37,600 Lifeline Darling Downs and South West Queensland Ltd. Financial Relief and Recovery Program $368,200 Lockyer Valley Regional Council Lockyer Valley Community Resilience Event Program $5,400 Longreach Show Society 125th Longreach Annual Show 2020 $15,000 Longreach Yellowbelly and Recreation Club Inc. Yellowbelly Fishing Classic 2020 $3,600 Maranoa Regional Council Community events $6,900 Monto & District Show Society Inc. Monto and District Annual Show $3,600 Murweh Shire Council Back to Murweh Event $32,360 Muttaburra Community Development Association Burra Back Up $5,000 Muttaburra Golf Club Drought Buster Fun Day $3,000 Nagoorin State School P&C Association FFH assistance package $3,750 North Burnett Community Service Inc. Co-ordinated Drought relief $14,400 North West Queensland Indigenous Catholic Social Services Boulia Drought Support $112,552 Outback Watersports Club Inc. (Thomson River Longreach) Outback Paddle Regatta Festival $3,600 Paroo Shire Council Various events $24,400 Quilpie Shire Council Various events $8,800 Red Ridge (Interior Queensland) Limited Channel Country Ladies Day $40,000 Richmond Amateur Swimming Club Park Run Series $12,000 Richmond Shire Council Community event and FFH $128,200 Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland Toowoomba Royal Show Presents Adam Harvey's Great Australian Muster $16,000 Royal Flying Doctor Service Wellbeing Program $251,900 Rural Solutions Qld. Inc. Community Drought Support Program $1,079,179 Somerset Regional Council Various events $14,400 Strong Communities Ltd. Family Fun and Wellbeing Nagoorin $3,600 Tara and District Family Support Committee Inc. Various events and FFH $128,400 Texas Lions Flexible Financial Hardship Payments $20,000 Texas Queensland Inc. Texas Country Music Roundup $10,000 The Baptist Union of Queensland - Carinity Recovery and Resilience Project $18,000 The Lighthouse Community Centre Inc. Warwick Community Aid $3,000 Tie Up the Black Dog Inc. It's all about you! $16,640 Toowoomba State High School P&C Mental Health Week $7,200 Western Queensland Drought Committee Inc. Surviving the Dust $929,697 Whitsunday Community Services Inc. Whitsunday Financial Support program $88,000 Winton Shire Council FFH and event $148,260 Yaraka Campdraft & Rodeo Association Inc. Yaraka End of the Line Draft $10,000 Yelarbon State School Parents and Citizen's Association Develop Community Connectedness $13,800
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