Council backs local initiatives through new grants funding

Published on 29 October 2025

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Community groups across the Gympie Region are set to benefit from Council’s latest round of support, with funding awarded to nineteen organisations through Council’s Community Grants Program.

A total of $121,811 was distributed across a range of categories as part of the first competitive round of the 2025/26 program, including community development, facilities, environmental and creative projects, as well as minor and major community events.

Gympie Regional Council Mayor, Glen Hartwig said the grants program continued to recognise and empower the efforts of local organisations that made a real difference in the community.

“The Gympie Region thrives because of our community groups, and the passionate and hardworking volunteers who support them,” Cr. Hartwig said.

“This funding will help turn great ideas into reality, whether it’s improving facilities, hosting events, supporting our ecosystem or local creative initiatives. Council is proud to help these groups continue the fantastic work they do for the people of the Gympie Region.”

The successful applicants were formally endorsed at Council’s Ordinary Meeting on Wednesday, 29 October 2025. Council offers two competitive funding rounds each year, along with a rolling grant round that remains open until 30 June 2026.

For more information about Council’s Community Grants Program, visit www.gympie.qld.gov.au/community-grants-program

2025/26 Round 1 Community Grants Program Recipients:

Community Development Category

  • Blackall Range Care Group Ltd – Cooloola Cove Aged Care Expo – $5,000
  • Gympie Community Garden – Ride on Mower – $3,000
  • Kilkivan & District Community Care Assn Inc – Connecting & Empowering Division 6 Seniors – $5,000

Community Facilities Category

  • Chatsworth Hall Committee Inc – Kitchen upgrade: additional stainless steel shelving and storage – $4,640
  • Mary Valley Artslink Inc – Mary Valley Arts & Cultural Hub Finalisation Project – $10,000
  • Glastonbury Hall & Recreation Association – Enhancing safety, accessibility and community use of Glastonbury Hall – $2,599
  • Woolooga Recreation & Hall Welfare Association Inc – Function tables and storage trolleys for Woolooga Hall – $6,005
  • Gympie Snooker Club Inc – Outdoor BBQ/seating area and rainwater tank – $3,740
  • Gympie Queens Park Tennis Club Inc – Amenities refurbishment at Queens Park Tennis Centre – $5,000
  • Cooloola Coast Kart Club Inc – Post-flooding track upgrades: new ripple strips – $7,000

Environment Project Category

  • Koala Action Gympie Region Inc – Protecting and extending koala habitat through school plantings and landowner engagement – $8,348

Creative Projects Category (RADF)

  • Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra – Building creativity in Gympie through workshops, concerts and engagement – $8,000
  • Lorelle Murray – Somewhere In Between Exhibition – $5,080
  • Ian Gunn – Looking Back, Looking Forward Exhibition – $7,050

Event –Minor Event Category

  • Act for Kids – Doing it Tough – $5,000
  • Community Information and Resource Service Association Inc (Rainbow Beach) – 25th Anniversary Celebration – $3,034

Event – Major Category

  • Hervey Bay RSL & Services Memorial Club Inc – Rainbow Beach Sports Club – This Is Livin' Fest – Rainbow Beach – $10,000
  • Tansey Polocrosse Club Inc – Tansey Polocrosse Carnival 2026 – $7,500
  • Gympie Speedway Drivers Association – Race Meetings – $15,815

 

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