2019 Qantas Regional Grants Recipients

AgBiz Assist Ltd

One of 12 providers across Australia employing Rural Financial Counsellors to assist farmers, fishing enterprises, forestry growers and small rural-related businesses.

Australian Women in Agriculture

An organisation committed to ensuring women influence the agriculture agenda to enable a more innovative and inclusive industry.

Badhulgaw Ngurpay Lag (Badu Campus - Tagai State College)

A primary school located on the remote island of Badu in the Torres Strait Islands that’s bringing a Science Technology Engineering Maths (STEM) learning space to its students.

Broome Pride Inc

A social group whose goal is to achieve “One Community” through events and social media to reduce feelings of isolation for the LGBTQI+ community in the Kimberley.

Country to Canberra

Country to Canberra (C2C) is empowering young rural women to reach their leadership potential, providing advocacy and education opportunities to thousands of girls.

Enterprise Partnerships WA

Enterprise Partnerships WA (EPWA) EPWA supports grassroots micro-enterprise development in Western Australia, their aim is to support people living in remote Aboriginal communities to use enterprise as vehicle for economic and social change.

Fair Game Australia Ltd

A team that collects pre-loved sports equipment and distributes it, along with unique health education and fitness programs, to young people in some of Australia’s most remote communities.

Future Leaders of Industry (auspiced by Deakin University)

An immersive leadership and development program that aims to connect Year 11 students in southwest Victoria with potential future employers.

ifarmwell at the University of South Australia, Department of Rural Health

An interactive, farmer-driven, self-help website, designed to equip Australian farming families with practical strategies to strengthen their own mental wellbeing and better manage future challenges.

Karratha Gymnastics Club Inc

The largest gymnastics club in regional Western Australia. They provide the children of their communities with a safe environment to push the limits of their resilience and physical ability.

Kids Can Incorporated

A youth-led organisation bringing together young people in regional and remote areas of the Northern Territory, providing them with entrepreneurial learning opportunities.

Kimberley Community Legal Services

A not-for-profit organisation offering legal and family support to towns and remote Aboriginal communities, striving to deliver a service that is holistic, culturally appropriate and innovative.

Lifeline Central West

A group committed to fighting the stigma around mental health with regional call centres in Bathurst, Orange and Dubbo.

Mount Isa Community Ensembles Inc (MICE)

A community with 10 different ensembles for youths and adults to encourage connection and learning through music in a supportive environment.

Outback Futures

Outback Futures facilitate intergenerational change in suicide prevention and mental health outcomes for remote communities through face to face clinics and telehealth services.

Outback Watersports Club Inc (Outback Paddle Regatta Festival)

A club of over 100 members who have partnered with their local community to bring the Outback Paddle Regatta Festival to life again in 2020.

Red Dust Role Models

An organisation working with remote Indigenous communities to create stronger futures for youth and their families through a unique ‘community-as-family’ model of health and wellbeing programs.

Regional Development Australia Townsville and North West Queensland

An organisation inspiring students and teachers with STEM opportunities to help develop the pipeline of talent in North and North West QLD.

Ten Days on the Island Ltd

Ten Days is Tasmania’s biennial international arts festival, which presents new work from Tasmania’s leading artists alongside the work of the world’s most exciting creative practitioners.

The Footnotes

The Footnotes Careers Department is a digital and face-to-face careers service built to fill the service gap in high school careers advisory.