Ku-ring-gai Community Grants
2025 community grants awarded
At its August meeting Council approved the distribution of $93,700 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 2026.
2025 successful grants recipients
Arts & Cultural
| Organisation |
Grant Amount |
Project Outline / Achievements |
| AASHA Australia Foundation |
$3,000 |
Kuring-Gai Diwali 2025
|
| St Ives High School Parents & Citizens Association Incorporated |
$3,000 |
Evening Multicultural Food Market
|
| The Cathedral Singers Incorporated |
$1,275 |
Sheet Music and Folders to enhance singers’ performance
|
| CASS Care Ltd |
$3,000 |
Creative art workshops and cultural performances
|
| Edmund Rice Flexible Schools Ltd Trading as St Edmund's College Wahroonga |
$978 |
Increase Performance Ensemble public profile |
| Chabad North Shore |
$3,000 |
Chanukah on the Green - Jewish Festival 2025
|
| Kuringai Youth Orchestra Incorporated |
$1,400 |
Strengthening Community Engagement to Increase Visibility and Participation |
| Marian St Theatre for Young People
|
$1,500 |
Showcasing performances and workshops through strategic promotion
|
| Dae Hahn Culture School |
$2,500 |
Hangul Day Celebration |
| Streetwork Australia Limited |
$3,000 |
Urban Art Program |
| Multicultural Integration Community Support Inc |
$3,000 |
Freedom & Sustainability: Multicultural Photography exhibition |
Community Development
| Organisation |
Grant Amount |
Project Outline / Achievement |
| Lifestart Disability Services Ltd |
$2,700 |
Turramurra Inclusive Playgroup |
| Empowering Parents In Crisis (EPIC) |
$3,500 |
EPIC LEAD (Lived Experience Advocacy Development)
|
| AASHA Australia Foundation |
$2,500 |
Harmony Across Cultures - Ku-ring-gai Seniors Project
|
| Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women's Shelter |
$3,000 |
Empowerment and confidence workshop
|
| Early Education (EarlyEd) Inc |
$2,930 |
Nature explorers: School holiday event for children with a disability
|
| Sydney Upper North Shore Special Olympics |
$3,500 |
Safe Social Media workshop for People with Intellectual Disabilities
|
| Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Community College |
$3,500 |
Future Ready Workshops: Digital Pathways for Youth
|
| Pitch Club Pty Limited |
$2,000 |
Establish Pitch Club Ku-ring-gai |
| St Lucy's School |
$3,136 |
Software to enhance learning and educational opportunities |
| Gordon FC |
$2,643 |
Kick & Connect: Mums, Grandmums & Bubs Football Sessions
|
| Dae Hahn Culture School |
$1,400 |
Go game competition |
| CASS Care Ltd |
$2,900 |
Neighbours United in Ku-ring-gai |
| Ku-ring-gai Chamber of Commerce Incorporated |
$2,500 |
Ku-ring-gai Business Ideas Hub
|
| Streetwork Australia Limited |
$2,600 |
Changing Course Program |
Small Equipment
| Organisation |
Grant Amount |
Project Outline / Achievements |
| Lifestart Disability Services Ltd |
$1,550 |
Sensory Regulation resources for quiet spaces at community events |
| Lindfield Bowling Club |
$1,550 |
Lawn Bowls Accessories
|
| Ku-ring-gai Community Workshop "The Shed" Inc. |
$1,550 |
The Shed Coffee Club equipment
|
| The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) on behalf of UCA Gordon-Pymble Uniting Church |
$1,550 |
Community Centre Cafe Chairs and Tables
|
| Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Community Transport |
$1,550 |
Enhancing Transport Safety and Accessibility |
| Probus Club of Barra Brui Inc |
$1,550 |
Laptop upgrade to stay aligned with evolving digital requirements and safeguard information
|
| Gordon East Public School P&C |
$450 |
Supporting k-6 Gardening Club |
| Chinese Early Childhood Educators Association |
$1,550 |
Training and Meeting Audio Visual Equipment |
| Christ Church St Ives |
$1,400 |
Videography equipment and Tripod for creating content for programs
|
| Sydney United Sports Club Incorporated |
$1,550 |
Cricket coaching equipment
|
| Ku-ring-gai Male Choir Inc |
$759 |
Conductor Platform
|
| Ku-ring-gai Netball Association |
$1,550 |
Wet weather Super Sopper
|
| Lindfield Football Club |
$1,280 |
Heat Press |
| Chabad North Shore |
$1,550 |
Laptop for Adult and Youth Education Programs |
| West Pymble Scout Group |
$1,550 |
BBQ and Branded Pop-up Gazebo for Fundraising activities |
| Pymble Turramurra Pre-School Inc |
$1,550 |
Tablet to meet National Model Code to enable safe document for children with additional needs |
| Probus Club of Warrawee Inc. |
$1,550 |
Projector to enhance visual presentations at meetings |
| Dance of Love Incorporated |
$549 |
Sound equipment to enhance dance classes |
| Ku-ring-gai Little Athletics Inc |
$1,550 |
Laptops for efficient result tracking during weekend athletic events |
| The North Shore Synagogue |
$1,550 |
Community Garden |
| 2nd/3rd Lindfield Scout Group |
$1,550 |
Tents for camping activities |
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, 2MB)
Arts and Cultural Grant guidelines(PDF, 2MB)
Community Development Grant guidelines(PDF, 3MB)
Small Equipment Grant guidelines(PDF, 3MB)
Statement by Supplier form - organisations that do not have an ABN must submit this form, refer to "Contact details, ABN question" on each electronic application.
View Council's Grants, Sponsorships, Donations and Environmental Rebates Policy(PDF, 343KB) for further details about Council's processes for the administration of grants, sponsorships, donations and environmental rebates.
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: