The Charity Waste Fund aims to assist charitable organisations that accept pre-loved household belongings from the burden of having to process and dispose of general waste deposited at their facilities.

Allocated Budget for 2025/26 - $15,000

Applications Open July 2025 - closing 1 June 2026 (or until budget expended, whichever occurs first).

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for Charity Waste Fund, the organisation must:

• Be an Australian registered charity
• Based in or servicing the Gladstone Regional Council area
• Offer a publicly available "donations bin" or equivalent that allows public gifting of pre-loved clothing and other household items
• Undertake some form of recycling or goods donations
• Be responsible for costs associated with collection and transportation of the waste material to the waste disposal facility
• Have been issued with an exemption code from the Department of Environmental Science (www.qld.gov.au /environment / pollution /management /waste /recovery disposal levy /business /charities)
• Have an Australian Business Number (ABN) or complete and attach a "Statement by a supplier" form, and
• Be financially solvent

However, the following will not be considered eligible:

• Commercial business
• Educational Institution
• Sporting Club
• Political Organisation or Political Parties
• Organisations with access to funds generated from gaming machines
• Local, State, Federal government agency
• Organisations that have failed to adequately acquit previous Council funding
• Organisations that have a overdue debt to Council (excluding interest free loans) or any outstanding matters/concerns with Council.

• Phone: 07 4976 6300
• Email: communityinvestmentprogram@gladstone.qld.gov.au