Proudly supporting 17 local groups to help build strong, inclusive and thriving neighbourhoods across Sydney
and the Illawarra.
Program Focus Areas
Community Grant Projects have delivered positive outcomes across a range of
focus areas:
Social Welfare
Supporting those in need who face hardship due to age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
Arts & Culture
Promoting or protecting diverse arts activities or those of heritage, which form part of a country's local or national history.
Environment
Advancing environmental protection or conservation efforts.
Health
Preventing or relieving ill-health, as well as promoting good health and healthy lifestyles.
Emergency Relief
Contributing to disaster relief efforts or actions that help build emergency resilience.
2025 Grant Recipients
| United Nations Sustainable Development Goal | Community Grantees | Website |
|---|---|---|
 | BaptistCare To develop an outdoor courtyard at their HopeStreet facility at Port Kembla, transforming it into a kitchen garden and a non-commercial café with seating and recreation areas. | Website |
 | Botany Bay Network of Schools: (La Perouse PS, Matraville Soldiers Settlement PS, Pagewood PS, Gardeners Rd PS, Mascot PS, Malabar PS, Daceyville PS, JJ Cahill HS, South Sydney HS) To deliver an educational initiative designed to empower young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women aged 10-15. | - |
| Chalmers Road School To create a new entrance artwork to promote diversity at the school which provides tailored learning programs for students with intellectual disabilities. | Website |
| Diva Charity To install a permanent storage for donated items and non perishables from the local community. | Website |
 | Eastern Suburbs PCYC To support the Fit-for-Life program, a fitness/breakfast program using boxing/fitness session, life-skills workshops and consistent mentoring to encourage and engage youth at-risk to connect with PCYC and attend school. | |
 | Escabags Ltd To provide free Escape Bags for individuals and families fleeing domestic and family abuse within the Illawarra region. | Website |
 | FoodLab Sydney To fund a program to support food entrepreneurs from minority groups with a focus on regulatory compliance, business management, marketing, and food safety. | Website |
| Goats Creek Longboard Club To purchase competition rash shirts for the club’s surfing competitions. | Website |
| Heartbeat of Football Foundation Limited To install two defibrillators at local sports clubs and deliver heart health checks and CPR awareness programs. | Website |
 | Illawarra Women's Health Centre To purchase outdoor equipment to extend the children's physical skills at Warilla Education and Care Service. | Website |
| Maroubra Neighbourhood Children's Centre To extend on their community garden to include local bush tucker plants and other produce for the community | Website |
| Port Kembla Junior Football Club To construct a secure outdoor enclosure to store playing goals and other equipment. | |
 | Primbee Public School To build an outdoor learning space that includes an outdoor kitchen, a sensory and sustainable garden and classroom. | |
| Purple Hearts (Randwick City Football Club) To purchase equipment for the Purple Hearts soccer program for children with a disability. | |
| Sydney Adaptive Boardriders Club Inc To support the Salt-Water-People program a collaborative project between Sydney Adaptive Boardriders Club and First Nations Lifeguards to enable the accreditation of adaptive surf instructors and of First Nations lifeguards. | |
| The Illawarra Community Housing Trust Ltd. To support the Tylah West Education Scholarship (TWES) to help social and affordable housing tenants in the Illawarra to achieve their education, training, and employment goals. | |
| Wollongong West Public School P&C To purchase equipment for the English as an Additional Language (EALD) classroom and students. |
Since its inception in 2021, the NSW Ports Community Program has supported more than 50 local groups in Sydney and Wollongong doing beneficial and sustainable work for their streets, parks,
sports clubs and schools.
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