Community and Cultural Grants
Kitchen helpers South Head Anglican Parish - Community and Cultural Grants Recipient
1. Community projects
These include but are not limited to services/projects/activities which complement the Council’s own services and identified priorities in the areas of families, children and young people seniors, social isolation, mental health, cultural diversity, people with disability, community safety, domestic violence, and building community partnerships and networks. Projects must foster inclusion and be open to the community.
2. Cultural projects
This includes a broad range of cultural development initiatives that are in line with priorities identified by Council. Examples include but are not limited to performing and visual arts and crafts, literature, film, design, history and heritage and their expression through public debate, festivals, exhibitions, performances, creative space, competitions and public celebrations of importance to communities. Projects must foster inclusion and be open to the community.
Congratulations to our Community and Cultural Grants recipients for 2024/25
See all the successful community and cultural grants for 2024/25 here.(PDF, 41KB)
When will the Community and Cultural Grants be open again?
Our next grant round is expected to open in April 2025.
If you are interested in applying for a grant in our 2025/26 round, please fill out the Grants Expression of Interest form and we will add you to our grants promotions list.
Council's Community and Cultural Grants Program provides:
- Small grants of up to $3,000, available to non-profit community based organisations, groups or individuals, and
- Large grants of between $3,000 and $7,500, available to non-profit community based organisations or groups.
Policy and Guidelines
Read the Grants Policy(PDF, 691KB) and Grants Guidelines(PDF, 292KB) for information about the program.
Grant Recipients
View the list of previous successful grant recipients:
Grants Presentation Event – Community and Culture focus
Council hosted Grants Information Sessions on how to get your organisation grants ready!
March 2024 - See a copy of the presentation slides here(PDF, 3MB).
Grants in action
Centre 360 Youth Community Days
The Centre 360 Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) delivered 4 youth-led open days, each promoting a connected, vibrant and creative community by increasing engagement between diverse youth communities in Woollahra Municipality, representative leaders, community leaders and the general public.
The open days focused on addressing social isolation and loneliness, improving mental health, community connectivity and representation of the diversity of the local area, including those from First Nations and LGBTQIA+ communities.
This project provided vital opportunities for leadership for young people.
As one young person noted: "We had some really important people in the audience who listened to us and asked us important questions that made me think more deeply about things. It made me realise the impact I can have on people and I want to do more to have an impact on the lives of other young people".
Bludger Films
Bludger Films, one of our 2022 cultural grant recipients, used their funding to assist with the making of the short animated film ‘Tea Cups’, an exploration of Watsons Bay resident Don Ritchie’s contribution, to care for people experiencing mental health crisis. A spotlight on a valued Woollahra story, the film went on to be included in the tour with Flicker Fest: Best of Australia Shorts and became a finalist in the Aspen Short Film Festival and the Guadalajara Film Festival. The film’s win of the Best Animation category at the Sydney Film Festival, the St Kilda Short Film Festival, as well as the Yoram Gross Animation Award were well deserved accolades. Council was pleased to screen the film to the community at Double Bay Library during Mental Health Month in October 2023.
South Head Anglican Parish
South Head Anglican Parish utilised their 2023 community grant to deliver a monthly community lunch. Open to all, no matter faith the lunches resulted in friendships, social connection and a sense of belonging to a community. Sixty to sixty five people attended the lunches, enjoying conversation, entertainment, good food and company.
Days for Girls
One of our 2020 grant recipients Days for Girls at NCJWA NSW is a community ‘making project’ that we are proud to support. The project facilitates creating reusable sanitary care kits for girls and women in developing countries. Watch this short video to understand what is involved in the Days for Girls project.
Enquiries
For more information, please contact:
Telephone: 9391 7000
Email: grants@woollahra.nsw.gov.au