Queensland celebrates Gambling Community Benefit Fund grants in record-breaking round

• Community groups, sporting clubs and facilities across Queensland are among big winners with more than $16 million awarded state-wide.  
• This round set a record with more than 2000 applicants.
• The Gambling Community Benefit Fund is Queensland’s largest stand-alone grants programs, backing communities since 1994.  

The Crisafulli Government has announced the successful recipients of just over $16 million in grants as part of a record-setting round of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF). 

Across Queensland, almost 630 community groups have been awarded grants of up to $35,000, to support a wide range of projects and initiatives. 

The latest round delivers a welcome boost to Queensland non-for-profit organisations and clubs, with funding helping strengthen local facilities, support grassroots sport, and upgrade life-saving services. 

More than 2000 applications were received across the State, which was the largest number in the program’s 31-year history. 

Recipients from Round 122 include: 

• Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Queensland Section) Limited: $28,291 to purchase an additional vehicle for the Bundaberg Base of the Royal Flying Doctor Service that will assist with critical 24/7 emergency aeromedical retrieval and inter-hospital patient transfer services to the furthest corners of Queensland.
• The Lions Club of Bundaberg (Hinkler Inc): $34,835 for the purchase of new equipment, appliances, and truck.
• The Queensland Country Women's Association: $32,190 to renovate a shed and purchase an air conditioning unit.
• The Salvation Army (Queensland) Property Trust: $34,144 for the purchase of mattresses and fridges.
• The Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Association Inc: $20,073 for the purchase of a rescue boat trailer.
• Childhood Cancer Support Inc: $35,000 to upgrade the facility and purchase new equipment for children. 

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity Deb Frecklington said the record-breaking interest in the latest round of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund demonstrated its importance in local communities.  

“These grants are a huge benefit across Queensland’s towns, rural centres and cities, and they can be a lifeline for organisations that are doing it tough,” the Attorney-General said. 

“You only need to look at the list of recipients in Round 122 to see the difference these grants make to the people and places that make our State strong. 

“Whether it’s a shade sail over a kitchen garden, installing a solar power system, upgrading a building or providing equipment that will help save lives, I am very proud to be sharing the good news with successful applicants across Queensland and I congratulate each of them on their success.” 

An independent panel of experts reviews all GCBF applications to ensure funding goes to projects that will have the greatest positive impact to Queensland communities. 

A new round of the GCBF will open shortly. 

Following the impacts of recent natural disasters, the upcoming GCBF Super Round (Round 124) has been rescheduled to ensure impacted organisations have the time and capacity to apply for funding. 

Round 124 of the GCBF, offering grants of up to $100,000, will now open 9 June and close 18 July 2025. 

For more details and a full list of recipients from Round 122 of the GCBF, visit: www.justice.qld.gov.au/grants