2025 Community Grant Recipients
Round 8: April - September 2025
| Organisation Name | Community Grant Project Title | Grant Amount |
| Beaker Street | Hobartica, part of Beaker Street Festival 2025 | $5,000 + In-kind support |
| Circular Head Tourism Association | Stanley Street Feast | $5,000 |
| Devonport City Council | Music by the Waterfront | $5,000 |
| Festival of Voices | Festival of Voices Big Sing | In-kind support |
| Geilston Bay Boat Club | Jetty renewal | $5,000 |
| George Town Yacht Club | Pontoon refurbishment | $5,000 |
| King Island Council | The Call of the Strait Collaborative Exhibition | $5,000 |
| Kingston Beach Surf Life Saving Club | Upgrading lifesaving equipment for enhanced water safety | $5,000 |
| Sailability Tasmania | New crane lifter for participant boarding | $4,831 |
| Sandy Bay Sailing Club | Safety equipment and rescue training | $5,000 |
| University of Tasmania | Festival of Bright Ideas | In-kind support |
| Variety Tasmania | Variety School Breakfast Club - King and Flinders Island | $5,000 |
2024 Community Grant Recipients
Round 7: October 2024 - March 2025
| Organisation Name | Community Grant Project Title | Grant Amount |
| Australian Maritime College | Marine safety for regional school students of Tasmania | $5,000 |
| East Devonport Neighbourhood House | LOVEastDevonport | $3,500 |
| Flinders Island Show | 89th Flinders Island Annual Show | In-kind support |
| Friends of Maatsuyker Island | Maatsuyker lightstation restoration | $5,000 |
| Great Southern Reef Foundation | Educational resource kit for Tasmanian schools | $5,000 |
| Living Boat Trust | On-the-water program for primary school children | $5,000 |
| Making Waves Foundation | Making Waves Foundation - Hobart Campaign | $5,000 |
| Marine Rescue Ulverstone | Safety equipment for new rescue vessel | $3,095 |
| Motor Yacht Club of Tasmania (MYCT) | Replacement and servicing of equipment on the ML Egeria | $4,000 |
| North East Bioregional Network | North East Tasmania School Shorebird Education Project | $2,560 |
| Australian Institute of Architects | Open House Hobart | In-kind support |
| Port Sorell Surf Life Saving Club | Purchase of marine marker buoys | $4,105 |
| The Royal Yact Club of Tasmania | Purchase of handheld VHF radios for race safety | $2,290 |
Round 6: April 2024 - September 2024
| Organisation Name | Community Grant Project Title | Grant Amount |
| Beaker Street Ltd | Antarctic Village at Beaker Street Festival | $5,000 + in-kind |
| Festival of Voices | The Big Sing | In-kind support |
| Freycinet Volunteer Marine Rescue | Safety Communications Upgrade | $4,798 |
| George Town Neighbourhood House | Hood on Wheels | $4,008 |
| King Island Landcare Group | Community Education Project | $5,000 |
| Mission to Seafarers, Burnie | International Day of the Seafarer Art Show | $2,000 |
| Port Dalrymple Yacht Club Inc | Upgrade of Outboard Engine for Club Rescue Vessel | $5,000 |
| The Bowerbird Collective | The Moonbird Festival 2024 | $4,000 + in-kind |
| The Mawson's Huts Foundation Ltd | Australian Antarctic Festival - Penguin Rookery Project | $5,000 + in-kind |
| Ulverstone Surf Lifesaving Club Inc | Emergency Response Team Protective Gear | $3,516 |
| University of Tasmania | National Science Week Festival of Bright Ideas | $4,000 + in-kind |
| Volunteer Marine Rescue Kingborough | Upgrade of lighting equipment | $2,500 |
2023 Community Grant Recipients
Round 5: October 2023 - March 2024
Organisation Name |
Community Grant Project Title |
Grant Amount |
Open House Hobart |
Open House Hobart 2023 |
$3,000 + in-kind |
Bass Strait Maritime Centre |
Model of Tasmanian Aboriginal Canoe by Rex Greeno |
$5,000 |
Clifton Beach SLSC |
Inclusion and Diversity Surf Rescue Board |
$2,000 |
Festival Of King Island Inc. |
Festival of King Island 2024 |
In-kind support |
First Derwent Sea Scouts |
Scout & Navy Cadet Derwent River Challenge |
$2,000 |
Furneaux Museum |
Exhibition support |
$5,000 |
Geilston Bay Boat Club |
Geilston Bay Boat Club jetty deck renewal project |
$5,000 |
Invasive Seastar Clean Up - Tasmania |
Invasive Seastar Clean Up - Tasmania |
$1,400 |
Julie Burgess Inc. |
Replacement of Mizzen cloth for Julie Burgess Tall Sailing Ship |
$5,000 |
Marine Rescue Ulverstone |
Training equipment - Water Rescue Overboard Manikins |
$4,588 |
Maritime Museum of Tasmania |
Documentary film for exhibition “Life of a Port, Rex Cox maritime photographer” |
$5,000 |
Motor Yacht Club of Tasmania |
Stormy Seas Life Jackets for ML Egeria crew |
$2,800 |
North West Blues Club |
Maritime Museum Event |
$1,650 |
Port Sorell Surf Life Saving Club |
Purchase of communication equipment |
$4,870 |
Scouts Tasmania - Mt Faulkner Scout Group |
Rigging renewal project |
$2,734 |
Round 4: April - September 2023
Organisation Name |
Community Grant Project Title |
Grant Amount |
Big hART |
KELP |
$5,000 |
Dodges Ferry Volunteer Marine Rescue. |
Marine Rescue safety and training equipment |
$4,971 |
Festival of Voices |
Festival of Voices 2023 Free Waterfront Events |
$5,000 + in-kind |
King Island Child Care and Early Learning Centre Inc. |
Educational Outdoor Environment |
$5,000 |
Midway Point Yacht Club Inc |
Jetty repair and water safety equipment |
$4,163 |
Mission to Seafarers, Burnie |
Celebration of the International Day of the Seafarer 2023 |
$4,480 |
Mudlark Theatre Inc. |
Mudlark Theatre - Garden on the Moon |
$5,000 |
Narryna Heritage Museum Inc |
Publishing of the 1834-52 Journals of Captain Andrew Haig |
$5,000 |
Sailability Tasmania (South) |
Repainting of two Payne keelboats |
$5,000 |
Tamar Sea Rescue Services Inc |
Rescue Vessel Seating Upgrade |
$5,000 |
Volunteer Marine Rescue Kingborough |
Marine Rescue Training |
$1,966.55 |
2022 Community Grant Recipients
Round 1: April - June 2022
Organisation Name |
Community Grant Project Title |
Grant Allocated |
DRILL Performance Company Inc |
dissolving labels - a youth dance production |
$5,000 in-kind |
Rotary Club of Devonport North |
Devonport Motor Show |
$5,000 |
George Town Neighbourhood House |
Shed Floor Resurfacing |
$5,000 |
King Island District High School |
School Sports Shirts and Defibrillator |
$2,500 |
Low Head Pilot Station Support Group Inc. |
Old Pilot Station Jetty Repairs |
$5,000 |
Mainly Maritime St Helens |
Maritime Library Bookcases |
$5,000 |
Sprout Tasmania |
Cross-Pollinate Conference |
$2,500 |
Round 2: July - September 2022
Organisation Name |
Community Grant Project Title |
Grant Allocated |
Festival of Voices |
Choirs in the Community Pop-Up Performances |
$5,000 in-kind |
King Island Show Society |
Purchase of Two Marquees |
$4,051 |
Low Head Community Garden |
Greenhouse Construction |
$5,000 |
Mawson’s Hut Foundation |
Australian Antarctic Festival’s Painted Penguin Rookery |
$5,000 + in-kind |
Sailability Launceston |
Two Replacement Outboard Motors |
$5,000 |
Tasmanian Sail Training Association |
Lady Nelson Marine Artists Program |
$5,000 |
Round 3: October 2022 - March 2023
| Organisation Name | Community Grant Project Title | Grant Allocated |
Australian Institute of Architects |
Open House Hobart 2022 |
$5,000 + in-kind |
Festival of King Island |
Festival of King Island PA System |
$5,000 + in-kind |
Friends of One and All Sailing Ship Inc |
Set Sail to Connect |
$5,000 + in-kind |
Mersey Yacht Club |
Offshore Seamanship Safety program |
$4,800 |
Mount Lyell - Strahan Picnic Committee |
Mt Lyell Strahan Picnic 2023 & history research project |
$5,000 |
Royal Hobart Regatta |
TasPorts Come and Try Day 2023 |
$5,000 |
Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania |
Maria Island Race 2022 |
$5,000 |
Sandy Bay Sailing Club |
VHF Marine Radio Upgrade Project |
$4,960 |
Spring Bay Maritime & Discovery Centre |
Spring Bay Maritime Museum Renewal Project |
$5,000 |