Grant recipient stories

Hear stories from past recipients on how the Community Grants Program has helped them to achieve their goals.

  • Community Development

    Community Development

    Creating a hub for people to preserve and enhance community spirit - Palmwoods Memorial Hall Association

    Community Development Grants

    [YouTube: 1 minute 38 seconds]

  • Community Events

    Community Events

    Celebrating and acknowledging the valuable contributions of older people - 17th Annual Seniors Week Amateur Walk, Australian Pensioner and Superannuants League Caloundra

    Community Events Grants

    [YouTube: 1 minute 25 seconds]

  • Community Facilities

    Community Facilities

    Finding a permanent home that connects and engages the community - Coolum Men's Shed

    Community Facilities Grants

    [YouTube: 2 minutes 34 seconds]

  • Community Partnership Funding Program

    Community Partnership Funding Program

    Contributing towards operational funding for well-established not-for-profit groups that provide key facilities or services to local communities over a three year cycle.  See the outcomes from 2018-2021.

    Community Partnership Funding Program

    [YouTube: 1 minute 47 seconds]

  • Cultural Development

    Cultural Development

    Fostering opportunities for creative industries - The Old Ambulance Station, Sunshine Coast Arts Industry Precinct

    Cultural Development grants

    [YouTube: 1 minute 49 seconds]

  • Cultural Heritage

    Cultural Heritage

    Looking forward to the future while maintaining the past - Friends of the Caloundra Lighthouses

    Cultural Heritage Grants

    [YouTube: 1 minute 12 seconds]

  • Economic Development

    Economic Development

    Bringing together business and the community of Montville and surrounds - Montville Chamber of Commerce

    Economic Development Grants

    [YouTube: 1 minute 31 seconds]

  • Sport, Recreation and Healthy Living

    Sport, Recreation and Healthy Living

    Creating active and healthy communities through sport and recreation - Maroochy Beach Gymnastics Association

    Sport and recreation grants

    [YouTube: 2 minutes 5 seconds]

  • Sports Field Maintenance Funding Program

    Sports Field Maintenance Funding Program

    Partnering with sporting organisations to maintain competition quality sports fields - Bli Bli United Football Club, Caloundra Little Athletics and Coolum Cricket Club.

    Sports Field Maintenance Funding Program

    [YouTube: 9 minutes 47 seconds]

Sunshine Coast Council acknowledges the Sunshine Coast Country, home of the Kabi Kabi peoples and the Jinibara peoples, the Traditional Custodians, whose lands and waters we all now share.
We commit to working in partnership with the Traditional Custodians and the broader First Nations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) community to support self-determination through economic and community development.
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