The Mount Isa and Cloncurry Community Grants Program runs twice per year. Community groups and other organisations located in the Mount Isa and Cloncurry Local Government Areas are encouraged to apply for funding to support community-led initiatives.

Applications for this round of the Mount Isa and Cloncurry Community Grants Program are now closed.

All applications for this round will be assessed based on the eligibility criteria outlined in the Community Grants Guidelines.

Read the Community Grants Guidelines and Community Grants Terms and Conditions.

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Phone: 07 4749 8900

Mount Isa and Cloncurry Community Grants for award Round 4, 2024

Name of organisation

Project name

Funding category

Funding amount

Country University Centre (CUC) Mount Isa 

CUC Mount Isa - Spinifex Senior Student Art Gallery 

Regional and Remote Communities 

$5,000 

City Country Junior Rugby League (JRL) 

On Country Program Mental Health and Youth Support 

First Nations Peoples 

 
Regional and Remote Communities 

$5,000 

Mount Isa Neighbourhood Centre  

Welcome to the I.S.A. 

Regional and Remote Communities 

$2,000 

Cloncurry Community Bowls Club 

Training for Growth 

Regional and Remote Communities 

$4,800 

Mount Isa and Cloncurry Community Grants for award Round 3, 2024

Name of organisation

Project name

Funding category

Funding amount

Isa Rodeo Limited

Artist payments for 2024 Mount Isa Mines Indigenous Rodeo Championships

First Nations Peoples

Regional and Remote Communities

$5,000

St James and St Luke's Anglican Church Mount Isa

Community Hall Upgrade

Regional and Remote Communities

$5,000

Novaria Kindercare Pty Ltd

Childcare playground Upgrade

Regional and Remote Communities

$5,000

City Country JRL

On Country Program

First Nations Peoples
Regional and Remote Communities

$5,000

Good Shepherd Parish Mount Isa

Community Cooking Spaces Upgrade

Regional and Remote Communities

$5,000

Mount Isa and Cloncurry Community Grants for award Round 2, 2023

Congratulations to the following successful community organisations:

Name of organisation

Project name

Funding category

Funding amount

The Salvation Army Property Trust (Queensland)

Life Matters Program for isolated women

Regional and Remote Communities

$4,800

BUSHkids

Reading tree and bench seat

Regional and Remote Communities

$4,523

Cloncurry & District Historical & Museum Society

Storage for archives

 

Regional and Remote Communities

$5,000

St Kieran's Catholic School

Reading in Nature space

Natural Environment

Regional and Remote Communities

$3,694

Mount Isa and Cloncurry Community Grants for award Round 1, 2023

Congratulations to the following successful community organisations:

Name of organisation

Project name

Project Summary

Funding category

Subcategory

Amount awarded($)  

Cloncurry Stockman’s Challenge and Campdraft Association Inc

Replacement of communication Equipment

Replacement of the communication equipment used in the 6 day event that incorporates stockman's challenge events, camp draft events, a rode & live music.

Regional & Remote Communities

Impacted community needs and aspirations

4,000

Injilinji Community Pre School and Kindergarten Association Inc

Riverbed outdoor play pump

Purchase a pump for a riverbed project for outdoor play environment to teach children about sustainability of river systems

Regional & Remote Communities
First Nations People
Natural Environment

Building human capability
Diversity and inclusion
Impacted community needs and aspirations

5,000

Isa Rodeo Limited

 Indigenous Rodeo Performer Payment and Engagement

Funding to be used towards the payment and engagement of the indigenous performers during the cultural celebration during the Indigenous Rodeo Championship.

First Nations People


Diversity and inclusion
Impacted community needs and aspirations

5,000

LifeFlight Foundation

LifeFlight 'First Minutes Matter' program

Provide 2 critical safety training and education workshops in Mount Isa on how to respond when an
emergency happens. The types of medical emergencies that require immediate attention include cardiac
arrest, cuts and burns, overdose, traumatic injury due to a fall or motor vehicle accident, or exposure to an
allergen

Regional & Remote Communities

Building human capability
People in vulnerable circumstance
Impacted community needs and aspirations

5,000

Mount Isa Folk Club

Stage Roof Replacement

Replace the old beams, rusting roof and spouting to protect stage and equipment from the elements.

Regional & Remote Communities

Impacted community needs and aspirations

4,982

Mount Isa - Townsville Economic Development Zone Inc

Mount Isa's 100th Anniversary Gala Dinner Auction

Purchase of Local Indigenous Art to be auctioned at the Mt Isa 100th anniversary Gala Dinner with proceeds going to Mount Isa Underground Hospital and Museum.

Regional & Remote Communities
First Nations People


Diversity and inclusion
Impacted community needs and aspirations

3,000

The Drovers Camp Ass Inc

Naidoc Celebration; "For our Elders"

Funding to be used for bus hire and catering by the Myuma Group at the workshops with the community children.

Regional & Remote Communities
First Nations People
Natural Environment


Diversity and inclusion
Impacted community needs and aspirations

4,000

Sunset State School

Security Upgrade

Supply security cameras and lighting for school grounds to keep staff and students safe as well has prevent vandalism.

Regional & Remote Communities
First Nations People

People in vulnerable circumstance
Impacted community needs and aspirations

5,000

PCYC Cloncurry

PCYC Netball and Basketball programs

Funding to be used for equipment required to run the netball and basketball programs including whistles, training aids, bibs, hoops, equipment bags and uniforms.

Regional & Remote Communities

Impacted community needs and aspirations

3,871

Mount Isa Underground Hospital and Museum Inc Association

Indigenous Medical Garden

Funding to be used to create a garden hosting medical indigenous plants, signage with the stories of these plants.

Regional & Remote Communities
First Nations People


Diversity and inclusion
Impacted community needs and aspirations

4,369

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