COMMUNITY FUTURES FUND
At CleanCo, our aim is to create a better energy future for our customers, communities and Queensland. The Community Futures Fund supports initiatives that contribute to the wellbeing of the communities where we live and work.
About the fund
CleanCo’s Community Futures Fund supports not-for-profit organisations, community services, First Nations initiatives, educational institutions and environmental associations, with sponsorships of up to $5,000 per round available. Applicants should be located within one of the following local government areas:
- Cairns
- Tablelands
- Ipswich
- Mareeba Shire
- Cassowary Coast
- Somerset
Assessment criteria
The CleanCo Community Futures Fund aligns with our Thriving Communities Strategy. Applications will be assessed on how the proposal contributes to community wellbeing. This can be in one or more of the categories below:
- Community identity and belonging: Proposals that strengthen community identify and belonging and celebrates shared values and customs and connection to Country.
- Fair processes and equitable outcomes: Proposals that promote inclusion and equality across cultures, generations, abilities and backgrounds .
- Local prosperity: Proposals that support the growth and success of social enterprises.
- Infrastructure and services: Proposals that improve the quality of community assets and services.
- Environment and surroundings: Proposals that protect and enhance the local environment.
We preference proposals that are socially sustainable (provide ongoing benefit to the local community and environment) and support communities to thrive in a net zero future.
Organisations/initiatives which have received financial support (in any form) from CleanCo in the previous 12 months are eligible to apply. However, CleanCo retains the rights to preference organisations/initiatives which have not received financial support from CleanCo in the previous 12 months.
Practical support for rural communities
CleanCo’s Chief Operating Officer, Terry Jobling, dropped into the Royal Flying Doctor Service’s Cairns depot to see how the service has benefited from a Community Futures Fund grant.
Through the Community Futures Fund, CleanCo sponsored the purchase of a new vaccine fridge for the service – an initiative that is making a positive, practical difference in the delivery of health services to people in the most remote parts of Queensland.
Case study: backing the future of cricket in Cairns
CleanCo is proud to be supporting Mulgrave Combined Cricket Club through our Community Futures Fund, helping a growing community club bring cricket to more locals in the Cairns region.
Mulgrave Combined Cricket is one of the largest and most inclusive clubs in Far North Queensland.
With over 500 members across junior, senior and veteran teams—as well as social formats for all ages—it’s a club that brings people together around a shared love of sport.
For many families, sport is more than just a weekend activity. It’s a place to belong, to be active, and to feel part of something.
That’s why CleanCo’s Community Futures Fund backed the club’s efforts to provide new gear for its Indigenous and multicultural cricket programs.
The funding is already helping reduce costs for junior players and boost participation—especially for families who might otherwise struggle to cover equipment or registration fees.
Thanks to the extra support, the club has already added two new junior teams this season and is expecting even more growth next year.
If you’re in the Cairns area and thinking about giving cricket a go, Mulgrave Combined trains on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5pm. Or you can sign up online here.
Past recipients
Far North Queensland recipients
- Balaclava State School – support for a whole-of-school recycling program
- Kuranda Conservation Community Nursery Inc – construction of a concrete slab to install a storytelling Cassowary statue and information sign
- Cairns Meals on Wheels Inc – support to establish a herb garden
- Daradgee Environmental Education Centre – funding to enhance an existing outdoor learning space
- Youth Link Kuranda – upgrading kitchen equipment, storage systems and sensory lights for a community space
- She Shed Cairns – installation of a battery energy storage system
- LifeFlight Foundation – funding to deliver two Five Minutes Matter workshops
- Rotary Club of Cairns West Inc – funding to support the Breakfast Club at the Manoora Neighbourhood Centre and purchase fridge/freezers
- Atherton Tableland Agricultural Society Inc – livestock precinct energy efficiency and safety upgrade
- Tully State High School – support for students to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Program and upgrading camping and hiking equipment
- Stray to Stay Ltd – funding to deliver subsidised dog and cat desexing services in the Cassowary Coast region
- Grace Community Hub – funding to purchase resources for a new playgroup for Herberton children
- Tully and District Men’s Shed – safety and accessibility improvements to an outdoor area and resources for a new garden
- Dingo Culture Aboriginal Corporation – funding towards equipment to help build Dingo Culture’s digital capacity.
Southeast Queensland recipients
- Hymba Yumba Community Hub Foundation – funding to purchase a hydroponics system
- Fernvale Rural Fire Brigade – upgrading the air conditioning at the Brigade’s training facility
- The West Moreton Landcare Group Inc – gardening and maintenance equipment for volunteers on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail
- Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Welfare Association Ipswich – support for Breaking the Cycle Program
- Somerset Regional Council – support for the Somerset Rail Trail Classic
- Riverview State School – rejuvenating the Bush Tucker Garden
- Guides Queensland – Goodna Redbank Plains Girl Guides – funding for a new footpath to support accessibility
- St Francis Xavier Primary School Goodna – funding for a First Nations Yarning Circle and cultural wellbeing space.
- Atherton Performing Arts Inc – communication equipment and safety ladder
- Community Support Centre Innisfail Inc – support for Community Harvest Box program
- Dalby Day Nursery and Preschool Association Inc – soft-fall surfacing for playground and swing area
- Esk State School P&C Association – sandstone blocks for seating on school oval
- Far North Queensland Wildlife Rescue Association Inc – fauna care products for wildlife carers
- Frog Safe Inc – computer equipment to support frog research
- West Moreton Health Foundation – Ipswich Hospital Foundation – care packs and turbans for Wig Lounge
- Kalapa Hall and Sports Committee – 45,000 litre rainwater tank
- Leyburn and Districts Progress Association – support for Leyburn Seniors Day
- Marlin Coast Neighbourhood Centre Inc – solar panels and inverter for the centre
- North Ipswich Bowls Club Inc – bench seating for the bowling greens
- North Rockhampton State High School P&C Association – support for Queensland State Schools Cup seniors rugby team
- Stanwell State School – wellbeing and educational initiatives
- Tully Branch Little Athletics – 12 volt solar electrical system for the club house
- Mission Beach Sailing Club – marker buoy upgrades
- Tully Nursing Home – in-house sound system
- The Agile Project Wildlife Rescue – solar bore water pump
- Dimbulah Community Kindergarten – eco playground
- Brothers Australian Rules Football Club – upgrade of female toilets and change rooms
- Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service – Colour Me Capricorn event
- Walk n Talk Collective – men’s mental health event
- Capricornia Chamber of Commerce – business mental health and wellbeing workshop
- Ipswich Youth Service – flooring upgrade at Ipswich Trades Hall
- Linville Progress Association – community gardens project
- Sudanese-Australian Lost Boys and Girls of South Sudan Inc – Supporting School Success program
- Ipswich Knights Soccer Club – equipment upgrade
- Ipswich Hospital Foundation – Park2Park Fun Run
- Blackstone Football Club – storage shed at Blackstone Fields
- Spectacled Flying Fox – soft release facility upgrade
- Parramatta State School- rugby league engagement program
- Tully Netball Association – player development program
- Tinaroo Sailing Club Inc – equipment overhaul
- Babinda Community Kindergarten- solar panel installation
- Lowood & District Memorial Bowls Club Inc.- 75th anniversary celebration