Thriving Queensland Communities Grants
We created the Thriving Queensland Communities Grants to help neighbourhood and community centres continue to be vital places where people come together, and where people go when they need support.
Due to delays resulting from COVID-19, some funded projects from Round 3 are still active.
Whilst the Queensland Government continues to support neighbourhood and community centres through a number of initiatives, no future rounds are planned at this time.
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Thriving Queensland Communities Grants recipients
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Neighbourhood and community centres in 60 Queensland communities will receive a share of $1 million to buy new equipment, upgrade their centres and host events and activities later in the year under the third round of the Thriving Queensland Communities grants.
Applicant organisation name Funded neighbourhood and community centre Project title Total grant funding Australian Red Cross Society Manoora Community Centre Walking School Bus/Staff Professional Development $24,000 Beenleigh District Community Development Association Inc. Beenleigh Neighbourhood Centre Telephone & IT Upgrade $15,398 Benarrawa Community Development Association Inc. Benarrawa Community Development Association Inc. Strengthening Neighbourly Connections $24,020 Bribie Island and District Neighbourhood Centre Inc. Bribie Island and District Neighbourhood Centre Practical Help during the Pandemic $5,694 Bundaberg and District Neighbourhood Centre Inc. Bundaberg and District Neighbourhood Centre Future proofing community response $6,235 Bundaberg Regional Council Childers Neighbourhood Centre Celebrating our Community $25,000 Bundaberg Regional Council Gin Gin Neighbourhood Centre Our Caring Community $25,000 Caloundra Community Centre Inc. Caloundra Community Centre Glasshouse Country Communications Officer $25,000 Care Balonne Association Inc. Care Balonne Community Support Service Connecting Care Balonne Assoc Inc. with the world $6,011 Care Goondiwindi Association Inc. Care Goondiwindi Association Care outdoor community space $25,000 Carpenteria Shire Council Carpentaria Social Welfare Services Carpentaria keeps it cool $25,000 Chinchilla Family Support Centre Inc. Chinchilla Community Centre Governance is Good $6,795 Co.As.It. Community Services Ltd Co.As.It. Community Services Centro Assist $5,700 Communify Queensland Ltd Bardon Neighbourhood Centre Wellbeing in 2020 $10,425 Community Gro Inc. Garbutt Community Centre Garbutt Community Centre Irrigation $4,117 Community Gro Inc. Upper Ross Community Centre Powering Community $20,000 Community Plus Queensland Inc. Yeronga Community Centre & West End Community Centre Community Plus+ Online Inclusion $19,500 Community Services Tablelands Inc. Atherton Community Centre Accessibility: Garden to Table $17,000 Community Support Centre Innisfail Inc. Community Support Centre Innisfail Inc Business Plan for Innisfail Social Enterprise $6,115 Douglas Shire Community Services Association Ltd Mossman Support Services Reception and Centre upgrade for Service Users $21,255 Eacham Community Help Organisation Inc. Eacham Community Help Organisation Local and Online: Expanding support and engagement with our communities through online resources $24,365 East Creek Community Centre Inc. East Creek Community Centre Staff/volunteer IT upgrade $5,000 Emerald and District Social Development Association Inc. Emerald Neighbourhood Centre Positive Plus: Supporting our Seniors & People experiencing mental health challenges to connect with community $25,000 Encircle Ltd Pine Rivers Neighbourhood Centre Technology Upgrade $8,647 Encircle Ltd Redcliffe Neighbourhood Centre Redcliffe Sustainability Hub $18,030 George Street Neighbourhood Centre Association Inc. The Neighbourhood Hub Connecting with the community - a community development project $17,020 Gladstone Regional Council Gladstone Neighbourhood Centre Flourishing Playground Project $22,436 Graham House Community Centre Inc. Graham House Community Centre Healthy Me, Healthy You $7,590 Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre Inc. Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre Learn Local Hub $25,000 Inala Community House Inala Community House ICH Healthy Ageing Program $20,050 Kingston East Neighbourhood Group Inc. Kingston East Community Support and Family Support Program Enhancing our KENG Community $23,722 Laidley and District Community Organisation Inc. Laidley Community Centre Green space at our place $25,000 Lockyer Information & Neighbourhood Centre Inc. Lockyer Information & Neighbourhood Centre Develop and Provide $22,262 Logan East Community Neighbourhood Association Inc. Logan East Community Neighbourhood Centre Phone System upgrade & IT equipment $20,658 Mareeba Community Centre Inc. Mareeba Community Centre Building Community via Social Media $6,198 Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre Inc. Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre - Urban Initiative The COVID-19 Therapeutic Recovery Group / The Reskill and Recover Program $25,000 Mission Australia Hambledon House Connecting Community: Hambledon House to host a series of events to unite the community, post COVID-19 $25,000 Mount Gravatt Community Centre Inc. Mount Gravatt Community Centre Building Community $9,100 Mount Isa Family Support Service and Neighbourhood Centre Inc. Mount Isa Family support Service and Neighbourhood Centre Caring for Carers $24,891 Murilla Community Centre Inc. Murilla Community Centre Digital skills for bush businesses $6,750 Neighbourhood Centre Maryborough Maryborough Neighbourhood Centre Our Centre 'A place for all in the community.' $25,000 North Burnett Community Service North Burnett Community Service Centre upgrade to be more attractive to users $23,100 North Townsville Community Hub Inc. North Townsville Community Hub Notch Family Connect $25,000 North West Queenslnd Indigenous Catholic Social Services Ltd Brilla Brilla Community Support Service - Neighbourhood Centre Brilla Brilla Community Enhancement $7,310 North-East Community Support Group Inc. Zillmere Community Centre Future proofing our community garden $4,024 NPA Family and Community Services Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation NPA Family Resource Centre Marketing Strategy $21,600 Nundah Community Support Group Inc. The Nundah Neighbourhood Centre Trauma Informed Practice Training $10,100 Picabeen Community Association Inc. Picabeen Community Centre Community Food Security Project $21,200 Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Welfare Association PCYC Crestmead Building our capacity for growth to support our community $7,739 Safer Toowoomba Partnership Inc. Wilsonton Heights Community Centre Advancing Community Online Training and Upskilling $4,436 Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre Inc. Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre SNC Resources and training $20,285 St David's Neighbourhood Centre St David's Neighbourhood Centre Community Re-engagement Project $5,387 Tara and District Family Support Committee Inc. Tara Neighbourhood Centre Giving COVID-19 the flick $16,000 The Community Place Inc. The Community Place Connecting with the Community $22,480 Village Community Services Inc. Studio Village Community Centre Studio Village Community Carols Event $5,750 Weipa Community Care Association Inc. Weipa Community Care Safety and inclusion focused upgrades to resources and facility $24,656 Wesley Mission Brisbane Eagleby Neighbourhood Centre The Eagleby Neighbourhood Centre All Stars—sports program for disadvantaged children in Logan $19,950 West Moreton Migrant Resource Service Inc. Goodna Neighbourhood House Installing Digital Sign $21,300 Whitsunday Community Services Inc. Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre Connections $15,200 Winton Shire Council Winton Neighbourhood Centre Thriving and Surviving in the Outback $20,499 -
Seventy-two neighbourhood and community centres across Queensland are sharing in over $800,000 under the Thriving Queensland Communities Grants program - Round Two 2019. Successful recipients of the one-off grants will run events, deliver projects or purchase equipment to help Queensland communities thrive.
Applicant organisation name Funded centre Project Title Total grant funding Australian Red Cross Society Manoora Community Centre Mobilising our Community $10,000 Australian Red Cross Society Manoora Community Centre—Mooroobool Hub In Search of Kindness $19,183 Bay Islands Community Services Inc Bay Islands Community Services CAN DO for Communities $12,240 Benarrawa Community Development Association Inc. Benarrawa Community Development Association Young People Moving Forward $20,000 Blackall - Tambo Regional Council Blackall-Tambo Regional Council Neighbourhood Centre Movie World in Blackall! $9,556 Bowen Community Council Inc. Bowen Community Council Neighbourhood Centre Connect our Community $15,400 Bribie Island and District Neighbourhood Centre Association Inc. Bribie Island Neighbourhood Centre Upgrading the main meeting spaces for service users $8,225 Bundaberg and District Neighbourhood Centre Inc. Bundaberg and District Neighbourhood Centre Calling all Neighbours $10,487 Bundaberg Regional Council Gin Gin Neighbourhood Centre Growing Our Vibrant Community $16,000 Bundaberg Regional Council Childers Neighbourhood Centre Making Connections, Empowering Community $16,000 Burdekin Neighbourhood Centre Association Inc. Burdekin Neighbourhood Centre Association Professional Development $8,000 Caloundra Community Centre Inc. Caloundra Community Centre Toy Library $9,000 Care Balonne Association Inc. Care Balonne Community Support Service Move into the 20th century - computers $4,097 Carpentaria Shire Council Carpentaria Social Welfare Services Carpentaria Shire Community Engagement activities 2019 $5,000 Centacare North Queensland Cloncurry Neighbourhood Centre Support Local Vouchers $20,000 Co.As.It. Community Services Ltd Co.As.It. Community Services Inc. Age-friendly conneXions $10,800 Collinsville Community Association Inc. Collinsville Community Association Phone System Upgrade $5,101 Communify Queensland Ltd Communify (Bardon) Sweet Freedom Sings! $6,000 Communify Queensland Ltd New Farm Neighbourhood Centre Building Knowledge to Foster Resilience $10,629 Community Development Services Inc. Granite Belt Community Support Service Stanthorpe - Thriving Community $20,000 Community Plus Queensland Inc. West End Community House On Song $12,500 Community Services Tablelands Inc. Community Support Service (Atherton) Building A Vibrant Community Centre for All $11,860 Community Plus Queensland Inc. Yeronga Community Centre Thriving Rocklea $10,000 Cooktown District Community Centre Ltd Cooktown District Community Centre Foreshore Fitness for Seniors $7,200 East Creek Community Centre Incorporated East Creek Community Centre IT Upgrade $4,720 Encircle Ltd Encircle Pine Rivers Neighbourhood Centre Creating Space for a Connected future $11,078 George Street Neighbourhood Centre Association Inc. George Street Neighbourhood Centre Association Inc. Connecting the community through storytelling $18,250 Gympie and District Community Centre Place Inc. Gympie Community Centre Place Twenty19 $13,000 Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre Incorporated Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre Fraser Coast Social Plan $10,000 Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre Inc. Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre (Community Support) Branding to Improve Service Delivery $11,098 Hub Community Projects Inc. Hub Neighbourhood Centre Community Capacity $20,000 Kingston East neighbourhood Group Inc. Kingston East Community Support and Family Support Program Link up $2,000 Kuranda Information and Support Centre Association Inc. Kuranda Neighbourhood Centre Kuranda Digital Technology Access Project $6,368 Kyabra Community Association Inc. Kyabra Community Centre Building Community Capacity and Connection $10,000 Laidley Community Centre Laidley Community Centre service Increasing reach to address need $15,000 Leichhardt Community Group Inc. Leichhardt One Mile Community Centre V.I.C.T.O.R.Y. - Video-Information-Community-Technology-Original-Relate-YouTube $7,620 Livingstone Shire Council Livingstone Shire Council - Community Support Service Community Centre Yarning Circle $10,000 Lockyer Information and Neighbourhood Centre Inc. Lockyer Information and Neighbourhood Centre Community Tech Support and Learning Project $10,000 Logan East Community Neighbourhood Association Inc. Logan East Community Neighbourhood Centre Technology upgrade $19,861 Mackay Regional Council Sarina Neighbourhood Centre Sarina Barbecue Challenge $3,000 Maleny Neighbourhood Centre Inc. Maleny Neighbourhood Centre MNC 25th Anniversary Mosaic Project $11,000 Mareeba Community Centre Inc. Mareeba Community Centre MCC Digital Skills $7,280 Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre Inc. Maroochy Neighbourhood Centre Diversional Therapy Workshops $2,500 Mount Gravatt Community Centre Inc. Mt Gravatt Community Centre Mount Gravatt Community Centre Inc Technology Upgrades $14,165 Mount Isa Family Support Service and Neighbourhood Centre Inc. Mt Isa Family Support Service and Neighbourhood Centre Clever Cookups $18,035 MultiLink Community Services Inc. MultiLink Community Services Neighbourhood Centre Revitalization Project $15,000 Murilla Community Centre Inc. Murilla Community Centre Keep it current and keep it safe $20,000 Neighbourhood Centre Maryborough Inc. Neighbourhood Centre Maryborough Equipment Upgrade $19,510 North Burnett Community Service Inc. North Burnett Community Development Service (Mundubbera and Eidsvold) North Burnett Thriving Committees $19,500 North East Community Support Group Inc. Zillmere Community Centre Training for Volunteers and local community leaders $5,400 North Townsville Community Hub Inc. North Townsville Community Hub Shed For Storage $20,000 NPA Family and Community Services ATSI Corporation Northern Peninsula Area Family and Child Support Service NPA Family Resource Centre Financial Counselling $17,632 Nundah Community Support Group Inc. Nundah Neighbourhood Centre Equipment upgrade $10,980 Palm Beach Neighbourhood Centre Inc. Palm Beach Neighbourhood Centre IT upgrade and Professional Development $17,440 Picabeen Community Association Picabeen Community Centre Project Worker $10,000 Pomona and District Community House Inc. Pomona and District Community House Inc. Youth Enrichment Program $2,800 Ravenshoe Community Centre Inc. Ravenshoe Community Centre Incorporated Website Upgrade $10,000 Redland Community Centre Inc. Redland Community Centre Inc. Stack and Store $19,874 Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville as the operator of a PBI Boulia Community Support Service Boulia Enhancement Program $5,086 Safer Toowoomba Partnership Inc. Wilsonton Heights Community Centre Cultivating Community Conversations $7,400 Sandgate And Bracken Ridge Action Group Incorporated Sandgate Community Centre Re-roofing Sandgate Community Centre $20,000 Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre Inc. Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre Community Engagement $12,500 Somerset Regional Council Somerset Region Neighbourhood Centre Service Youth Mental Health and Wellness in Lowood Project $10,000 Tara and District Family Support Committee Inc. Tara Neighbourhood Centre Our Community Matters $5,167 The Baptist Union of Queensland—Carinity Carinity Fassifern Community Centre Engaging and Educating Community $15,000 Vietnamese Community in Australia (Queensland Chapter) Inc. Vietnamese Community in Australia (Qld) Community Care $7,500 Village Community Services Inc. Village Community Services Inc. IT Update $4,500 Weipa Community Care Association Inc. Weipa Community Centre Professional Development $9,000 Wesley Mission Queensland Eagleby Family Centre Building thriving community connections and belonging through local events $9,000 Wesley Mission Queensland Elorac Place Elorac Place Community Centre: Building a Healthy, Thriving Community $8,500 West Moreton Migrant Resource Service Inc. Goodna Neighbourhood House Replace Laminated and vinyl Floors and broken dishwasher $15,341 Whitsunday Community Services Inc. Whitsunday Community Services - Cannonvale Neighbourhood Centre Shed Upgrade $19,775 -
Seventy-three neighbourhood centres across Queensland are sharing in more than $600,000 under the Thriving Queensland Communities Grants program - Round One 2018. Successful recipients of the one-off grants will run events, deliver projects, or purchase equipment to help make Queensland communities thrive.
Applicant organisation name Funded centre Project title Total grant funding Beaucare Inc. Beaudesert Community Centre Community 'Pop-Up' hubs $10,000 Beenleigh District Community Development Association Inc. Beenleigh Neighbourhood Centre Technology Education & Support $4,499 Benarrawa Community Development Association Inc. Benarrawa Community Development Association Young People Thriving in our community $10,000 Blackall - Tambo Regional Council Blackall - Tambo Regional Council Neighbourhood Centre Capital Works Support $10,000 Bundaberg Regional Council Childers Neighbourhood Centre Engaging our community $10,000 Bundaberg Regional Council Gin Gin Neighbourhood Centre Family Focus $10,000 Burdekin Neighbourhood Centre Association Inc. Burdekin Neighbourhood Centre Association Connect our Community $6,958 Caloundra Community Centre Inc. Caloundra Community Centre (Neighbourhood Centre) Creating Third Places $10,000 Capella Tieri Middlemount Community Support Network Inc. CTM Links People change. Things go wrong. Just remember life goes on $9,581 Care Balonne Association Inc. Care Balonne Community Support Service Office Face Lift $6,884 Care Goondiwindi Association Inc. Care Goondiwindi Association Getting Connected Project $10,000 Carpentaria Shire Council Carpentaria Social Welfare Services Carpentaria Shire Movies Project $10,000 Centacare North Queensland Cloncurry Community Support Service - Neighbourhood Centre The Give It Back Bash (The GIBB) $10,000 Chinchilla Family Support Centre Inc. Chinchilla Community Support Service Parenting Suport in Chinchilla (Circle of security training) $1,900 Communify Queensland Ltd Communify Community Digital Access Project - Kelvin Grove $7,426 Communify Queensland Ltd New Farm Neighbourhood Centre Community Digital Access Project - New Farm $6,793 Community Development Services Inc. Granite Belt Neighbourhood Centre Solar Panels and Fridges $9,964 Community Gro Inc. Upper Ross Community Centre Storage shed for youth & families $10,000 Community Gro Inc. Townsville West Community Centre Thriving Communities $10,000 Community Services Tablelands Inc. Community Support Program Connect Listen Grow $9,901 Deception Bay Neighbourhood Centre Inc. DBNC - Neighbourhood Centre Building Community Bridges $9,845 Douglas Shire Community Services Assoc Ltd Mossman Community Centre Computer Upgrades $7,445 Eacham Community Help Organisation Inc. Eacham Community Help Organisation ECHO Engage $9,039 East Creek Community Centre Incorporated East Creek Community Centre East Creek Community Digital Inclusiveness & Social Improvement Project $5,700 Encircle Ltd Pine Rivers Neighbourhood Centre Circle of Security Project $8,598 Gailes Residents Committee Gailes Community House Professional Training & Development $5,753 George Street Neighbourhood Centre Association Inc. George Street Neighbourhood Centre Association Office Furniture $10,000 Gympie and District Community Centreplace Inc. Community Centreplace Conversations $9,934 Kingston East Neighbourhood Group Inc. Kingston East Community Support and Family Support Program Community Computer Lab Upgrade $9,720 Kuranda Information and Support Centre Association Inc. Kuranda Neighbourhood Centre Kuranda Groups $10,000 Laidley Community Centre Laidley Community Centre Service Increasing CommunITy CapacITy $10,000 Livingstone Shire Council Livingstone Shire Council - Community Support Service Community Centre Playground Upgrade $10,000 Lockyer Information and Neighbourhood Centre Inc. Lockyer Community Centre Growth & Development $6,706 Logan East Community Neighbourhood Association Inc. Logan East Community Neighbourhood Centre Transforming Lifes - inspiring change workshops $8,700 Mackay Regional Council Sarina Neighbourhood Centre Connecting Community Challenge $5,984 Maleny Neighbourhood Centre Association Inc. Maleny Neighbourhood Centre Cert IV Volunteer training & Christmas Breakfast $6,265 Mareeba Community Centre Inc. Mareeba Community Centre - Neighbourhood Centre Using Tech to build a thriving community $6,700 Marlin Coast Neighbourhood Centre Inc. Marlin Coast Neighbourhood Centre ER Food security expansion program $7,896 Mount Gravatt Community Centre Inc. Mt Gravatt Community Centre Inc. Conversations with purpose $10,000 Mount Isa Family Support Service and Neighbourhood Centre Inc. Mt Isa Family Support Service and Neighbourhood Centre Mates Men's Shed $4,422 Multilink Community Services Inc. Multilink Community Services Job Skills & Computer Hub $10,000 Mundubbera Community Development Association Inc. North Burnett Community Service (Mundubbera and Eidsvold) MCDA's Womens Health Week Project $5,500 Murilla Community Centre Inc. Murilla Community Centre Installation of Solar Panels $10,000 Nambour Community Centre Inc. Nambour Community Centre Internet Savvy Seniors $9,000 Neighbourhood Centre Caboolture Inc. NCC - Community Support Program Computers can be fun or not. But necessary $5,498 Nerang Neighbourhood Centre Inc. Nerang Neighbourhood Centre Phone set up costs $5,465 North Townsville Community Hub Inc. North Townsville Community Hub Shade Sails $4,628 North-East Community Support Group Inc. Zillmere Community Centre Growing our services $5,017 Nundah Community Support Group Inc. Nundah Neighbourhood Centre Upgrade Server for computer system $8,800 Picabeen Community Association Inc. Picabeen Community Centre Printer & Computer $8,163 Pomona and District Community House Inc. Pomona and District Community House Mentored youth group $10,000 Port Douglas Community Services Network Inc. Port Douglas Community Services Network Connecting our community - Website $2,500 Ravenshoe Community Centre Inc. Ravenshoe Community Centre Community Forum Roadshow $9,449 Redland Community Centre Inc. Redland Community Centre Homeless United 2018 $10,000 Riverview Neighbourhood House Association Inc. Riverview Community Centre Springfield Mini Show Day $9,500 Rollingstone and District Community Association Inc. Rollingstone and District Community Association Kicking Goals in Rollingstone $6,379 Rosewood and District Support Centre Inc. Rosewood Community Centre Community Hub Upgrade $10,000 Safer Toowoomba Partnership Inc. Wilsonton Heights Community Centre IT Upgrade $9,745 Sandgate And Bracken Ridge Action Group Incorporated Sandgate and Bracken Ridge Action Group Productive Painting Project $5,788 Somerset Regional Council Somerset Region Neighbourhood Centre Kilcoy Cares - Social Inclusion & Resilience $9,400 South West Brisbane Community Legal Centre Inc. Hub Neighbourhood Centre Inala Community Hub Meeting Hall $10,000 St David's Neighbourhood Centre St David's Neighbourhood Centre Table tops appeal $5,029 Tara and District Family Support Committee Inc. Tara Neighbourhood Centre Reconnecting our community through the arts & media $9,200 The Community Place Inc. The Community Place Tables & Chairs for Hall $6,670 Tully Support Centre Inc. Community Support Service IT costs $10,000 UnitingCare Community Miriam Vale Community Development Service Our Community Our Say $10,000 Varsity Lakes Community Resource Centre Inc. Varsity Lakes Community Resource Centre Youth personal development project $7,980 Vietnamese Community in Australia (Queensland Chapter) Inc. Vietnamese Community in Australia - Queensland Chapter Tai Chi for Seniors/ Homework Club for 7/8y/o $7,000 Village Community Services Inc. Village Community Development Program Server Replacement $6,582 Wesley Mission Brisbane Elorac Place Elorac Place Health & Wellbeing EXPO & Cooking School $9,906 West End Family Care Services Inc. CommunityPlus West End, Community Plus Annerley and CommunityPlus Yeronga Community Kitchen $10,000 West Moreton Migrant Resource Service Inc. Goodna Neighbourhood House Various Equipment incl. IT $8,395 Whitsunday Community Services Inc. Cannonvale Neighbourhood Centre Welcoming Community $9,363
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