Shell’s QGC business supports community organisations in the Western Downs and Gladstone Regions, and the township of Taroom, to deliver community projects through Shell’s QGC Communities Fund and Community Events Program.

Shell’s QGC Communities Fund provides grants between $20,000 -$50,000 to single organisations and $100,000 to eligible collaborative projects by community organisations in the Gladstone and Western Downs Local Government Areas and the township of Taroom. Traditional Owner groups with agreements with Shell’s QGC business are also able to apply for projects covering these regions.

The fund focuses on activities that contribute to one or more of the following areas:

• Supporting the elderly, mental health, youth and families
• Safety
• Environment
• Regional Connectivity
• Attract and retain people locally

Who can apply?

To apply, your organisation must satisfy one of the following requirements

• A community organisation – i.e. an incorporated, not-for-profit organisation providing services within the Western Downs or Gladstone Local Government Areas, or the township of Taroom.You may also be a council, or organisation which delivers a service to the community such as an aged care facility or kindergarten etc.  Your organisation must have had a local operational presence for at least one year.
• A Traditional Owner Group with whom QGC has a formal agreement, for a project that will be delivered in either the Western Downs or Gladstone Local Government Area, or the township of Taroom. The organisational structure of the group must be a legal entity, but the entity maybe legally based outside of the project delivery area.

*Unincorporated organizations can apply using a sponsor organisation that is directly associated with the project (for example, a local unincorporated cricket club, sponsored by its parent body).

Project eligibility

The nominated project must be delivered in and/or located in the Western Downs, Taroom or Gladstone regional council areas.

It is strongly encouraged that goods and services are sourced locally and/or from regional Queensland for the delivery of your project (for example, sourcing a local builder to undertake construction works). 

The project must commence within six months of receiving the funding and completed within two years. The project must not require ongoing support or funding from another source or be the primary purpose of an organisation for which they are already funded.

• Phone: 1800 030 443
• Email: qgccommunity@shell.com