Grant recipients across WA and the NT are keeping their communities connected.
We’ve been offering $1,000 grants to community groups, not-for-profits, and grassroots initiatives in regional WA and across the NT since 2020.
The grants span five categories of eligibility; Connected Communities, Inspiring Bright Minds, Health and Wellbeing, A Healthy Planet, and Cultural Diversity.
Learn about some of our past recipients below.
Grant recipients from our August-September 2022 round.
Who: Playgroup Association of the Northern Territory
Grant category: Connected Communities
What does it do?: Playgroup NT is a not-for-profit organisation that provides support for volunteer-led playgroups. Its community playgroups operate throughout the Northern Territory. Playgroups offer parents and carers of children five years and under the opportunity to come together to learn through play.
How the organisation spent its grant: The $1,000 grant helped the organisation to update resources at its playgroup centre in Alice Springs, which is run solely by volunteers. This included two gazebos, painting and craft equipment, wooden climbing equipment and an outdoor playmat.
Where is it based? Darwin and Alice Springs, NT
Who: Saving Animals From Euthanasia Incorporated (SAFE Inc.)
Grant category: Connected Communities
What does it do? SAFE Inc. is WA’s largest animal rescue group using the foster care model, and relies on the dedication of over 2,100 volunteers across WA. The SAFE teams work together to find positive outcomes for people and pets. With 11 branches across the state, SAFE helps people find companionship by connecting them with pets who need them.
How the organisation spent its grant: The team ordered branded vests for its volunteers, so they can build more awareness when engaging with community members.
Where is it based? Across WA; Avon Valley, Bunbury, Busselton, Broome, Carnarvon, Esperance, Goldfields, Hedland, Karratha, Metro and Newman.
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Who: Remote and Isolated Support in Education Ltd (RaisEducation)
Grant category: Connected Communities
What does it do? RAISEducation provides individualised literacy and numeracy learning support programs and early intervention for children living in geographically-isolated locations across Outback Australia. The program is available to children from infancy through to the age of 12. 
RAISEducation is based on a remote cattle station 200km north-east of Alice Springs. A large part of the program is delivered online but the team also travel thousands of kilometres to visit families in remote areas.
How the organisation spent its grant: RAISEducation used its grant to develop its early learning program in the Central Australian region.
The grant helped provide opportunities to support and connect with families through an interactive online platform and face-to-face playgroups conducted in remote areas across Central Australia.
These mobile playgroups are important for children’s development and to provide parents and families with opportunities to connect with each other. It can be a very isolating and lonely experience when raising kids in remote locations.
Where is it based? Alice Springs and across remote NT. 
Who: Reach Us Pilbara Inc
Grant category: Connected Communities
What does it do? Reach Us Pilbara Inc is a not-for-profit organisation run out of Karratha, WA. The team provides free services (paid for by fundraising and donations) for cancer patients living in the Pilbara; such as cleaning, gardening, meals, counselling, complementary therapies, travel assistance and support groups.
How the organisation spent its grant: The grant helped the organisation to buy equipment for its monthly, themed, cancer support group sessions. These informal get-togethers or workshops offer a comfortable space to introduce attendees to services available in the area.
Where is it based? Karratha, Pilbara, WA
Who: Geraldton Water Polo Association
Grant category: Health and Wellbeing
What does it do? The Geraldton Water Polo Association runs water polo games and skill sessions for people from five to 90 years old. 
How the organisation plans to spend its grant: The Association purchased goals for its junior teams which enabled it to bring waterpolo back to the Mid West.
Where is it based? Geraldton, Mid West WA
Who: Hopetoun Progress Association Inc
Grant category: Health and Wellbeing
What do they do? The Hopetoun Progress Association Inc. is a not-for-profit volunteer-driven organisation. It aims to improve local facilities to improve Hopetoun’s livability and provides a voice for community members. It manages a range of events and two groups of community housing units.
How the organisation spent its grant: The Progress Association invested in beach volleyball equipment for its local community.
Where is it based? Hopetoun, Great Southern WA
Who: Riding for Disabled South West 
Grant category: Health and Wellbeing
What do they do? Riding for Disabled South West supports people with a range of disabilities and has been operating since 1978. It is located in Gelorup, south of Bunbury.
How the organisation spent their grant: The grant money was used to buy games and equipment for the arena and BBQ lunches for volunteers.
Where are they based? Manjimup, South West WA
Who: Gnowangerup Community Resource Centre
Grant category: Health and Wellbeing
What does it do? Gnowangerup is a small town almost 400 kilometres south of Perth and 145km north of Albany. The Gnowangerup Community Resource Centre (CRC) is a non-profit organisation that manages community services including the Shire Library and Toy Library and provides the community with a Centrelink Agent, Government forms and documents, computer services, printing, scanning, and emails.
The CRC is also child friendly; the CRC facilitates a Kids Group which runs after school every Wednesday from 3.15 pm to 4.15 pm, during the school term.
How the organisation spent its grant: The grant helped the CRC purchase new outdoor play equipment for its Kids Groups sessions, including a basketball ring and soccer goals.
Where is it based? Gnowangerup, Southern Wheatbelt WA
Who: Katherine ‘Turtles’ Swimming Club 
Grant category: Health and Wellbeing
What does it do? Based at the Katherine Aquatic Centre, the Katherine ‘Turtles’ Swimming Club provides training for competition swimming to children starting from eight years old to young adult.
How the organisation spent its grant: The club used its grant to improve and upgrade training equipment to establish a competitive edge against its city counterparts.
Where is it based? Katherine, NT
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Who: Alice Springs Volunteer Bushfire Brigade
Grant category: Inspiring Bright Minds
What does it do? The NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services are supported by over 600 volunteers across the NT, including the Alice Springs Volunteer Bushfire Brigade.
How the organisation spent its grant: The Brigade used the money to buy two additional 30 metre fire hoses to give volunteers the ability to extend their attacking reach on a ground fire to 90 metres. These two new lifesaving pieces of equipment also give the volunteers the confidence to carry out multiple attack lines and to cover more ground.
Where are they based? Alice Springs, NT
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