Ku-ring-gai Community Grants

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2024 community grants awarded

At its October meeting Council approved the distribution of $93,695 in funding to various community organisations. Successful applicants have been notified.

The Community Grants are offered annually in three categories, see below for details. The next round of funding will open in 2025.

2024 successful grants recipients

Arts & Cultural

Organisation Grant Amount  Project Outline / Achievements 
The Cavalcade of History and Fashion $1,700

Publication of Cavalcade Presentation Booklets

St Ives High School Parents & Citizens Association Incorporated $2,000

Willy Wonka the Musical

Dance of Love Incorporated $2,100

The Annual Dance Showcase

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Parkinson's Association Inc. $3,040

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Parkinson's Association Inc - Chris Davis Choir

The North Shore Synagogue $920

Bridge tables and chairs

AASHA Australia Foundation $2,500

Multicultural Ku Ring Gai Diwali

SHARE SMR Inc $2,500

Diwali Dhamaka: Celebrating Light and Unity in Ku Ring Gai

Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Community College $1,500

Centennial Collage of Community Stories

Dae Hahn Culture School $2,500

Korean Art and Culture Events

CASS Care Ltd $3,000

Uphold a cultural cohesive society in Ku-ring-gai

Kuringai Youth Orchestra Incorporated $1,800 All about the lower bass
StreetWork Australia Limited $3,650 Urban Art

Community Development

Organisation Grant Amount  Project Outline / Achievement 
AASHA Australia Foundation $2,500

Multicultural Social Hub-Art of Living Healthy & Active Living

Empowering Parents In Crisis (EPIC) $3,850

EPIC Community Connect

Chabad House Of The North Shore $2,500

Chanukah on the Green - Jewish Festival 2024

Men's Kitchen Association Limited $3,000

Men's Kitchen cooking sessions

Blue Apple Art Studios, Unisson Disability $1,500

Blue Apple Art Studios short art project

St Ives Netball Club Incorporated $1,500

Strengthening Community Netball through Umpire Training

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women's Shelter $4,000

 

Stop, before it Starts (working title) Community Education and Awareness Program

Harman Foundation Limited $2,000

Care Buddies - Seniors Empowerment Project

CASS Care Ltd $3,000

ICR project in Ku-ring-gai

The Scout Association Of Australia New South Wales Branch $2,000

Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) for public use at Barra Brui Scout Activity Hall at St Ives.

Ku Ring Gai Little Athletics Inc $3,000

Participation is everything

Russian Community Group $2,500

Youth Musicians Concert

Expand Now $800 

Expand Your Confidence Workshop

Streetwork Australia Limited $2,600 Changing Course
St Lucy's School $3,600 Vocational Education Training Kitchen
North Shore District Softball Association $1,900 Junior Recruitment Program

Small Equipment

Organisation Grant Amount  Project Outline / Achievements 
East Lindfield Community Preschool $1,850

Purchase and Installation of a fully automatic Defibrillator on Preschool premises

NorthLight Anglican Church - West Lindfield $1,440

Purchase and installation of a Defibrillator for All Saints Church West Lindfield (Part of NorthLight Anglican)

UTS Football Club $755

Training and Gameday Equipment - Women's Football

1st Pymble Scout Group $600

New Camping Stoves for standing camps

West Pymble Bicentennial (Bowling) Club $1,850 Bowls Club Unification Equipment Upgrade 
Chabad North Shore $800

Lectern, Table and Chair Trolleys for Chabad North Shore

Sing Australia Gordon $730

Choir Stage Performance Microphone

Computer Pals for Seniors Turramurra (CPST) $1,850

Replace CPST existing laptop

2nd Turramurra Scout Group $1,850

Scouts Branded Commercial Grade Marquee

The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) on behalf of UCA Gordon-Pymble Uniting Church $1,750

Purchase of 15 padded, stackable chairs with arms

Christ Church St Ives $1,000

10 x Flip-Top Tables for Christ Church St Ives

Eryldene Historic House & Gardens $1,850

Garden Care and Events Equipment for Eryldene

North Shore District Softball Association $1,735 Diamond Equipment
Lindfield Football Club $1,850 LFC Uniform shop Tech refresh
West Pymble Cricket Club $1,850 Back up power pack
2nd/3rd Lindfield Scout Group $1,350 2nd/ 3rd Lindfield Scout Group Camping Marquees
West Pymble Scout Group $1,430 Equipment Upgrade for Scout Jamboree 2025
St John Ambulance Australia (NSW) $1,695 New RFA Trauma Kits for St John Ku-ring-gai

Grant categories

The Ku-ring-gai Community Grants Program has three funding categories to support community based initiatives:

  • Arts and Cultural.
  • Community Development.
  • Small Equipment.

Grant guidelines and information

General information for applicants(PDF, 789KB)

Arts and Cultural Grant guidelines(PDF, 935KB)

Community Development Grant guidelines(PDF, 1MB)

Small Equipment Grant guidelines(PDF, 1MB)

Statement by Supplier form(PDF, 145KB) - organisations that do not have an ABN must submit this form, refer to "Contact details, ABN question" on each electronic application.

Alternative sources of funding

The NSW Government has distributed a list of Funding Opportunities for Community Groups. Possible sources of funding include:

  • Government gateways to community grants.
  • Non-government gateways to community grants.
  • Grants in selected subject areas.
  • Selected private sector/non-government funding sources.
  • Selected local government funding sources.

The document provides links to many funding opportunities relevant to local community groups. Some of these are: