Community Grants
Strathfield Council is committed to supporting and empowering our local community to deliver programs and activities that meet the needs of residents. Council’s Community Strategic Plan, Strathfield 2035, strives for community well-being, connectivity, the development of liveable neighbourhoods, prosperity and opportunity.
Council’s Community Grants program provides annual funding for organisations or groups to develop community or cultural programs that support the community of Strathfield in accordance with the Community Strategic Plan – Strathfield 2035.
The award of a grant will be based solely on the information and supporting documents provided in your application.
Strathfield Council’s Community grant round opens on 1 June and closes 31 July 2024.
For further information, contact Strathfield Council’s Community Services team on 9748 9999 or via email communityservices@strathfield.nsw.gov.au
Community Grants Guidelines 2024-2025(PDF, 1MB)
Community Grants Application Form 2024-2025(PDF, 129KB)
Community Grants Application Form 2024-2025 - Word Option(DOCX, 36KB)
Community Grant Acquittal Form 2024-2025 - editable.pdf(PDF, 191KB)
Community Grant Stories
6 art classes with the ACU for seniors and kids
ANTaR (Australians for Native Titles and Reconciliation) film, Backtrack Boys.
MoodActive’s program helps all of the community establish and maintain healthy living through exercise and overcoming barriers.
Cultural Diversity Network (2020-21 recipient) youth workshops focused on ‘connection’.
Australian International Sports Organisation ran a program supporting multicultural and migrant communities to learn about Australian culture through sport.
Past Recipients of Community Grants
2024
Community Development Grants
| Organisation |
Project Name |
| Sydney United Sports Club Inc |
Multicultural Awareness Training & Club Equipment |
| FoodLab Sydney |
Expand Community Garden and participants |
| Homebush Public School P&C Association |
Sensory/Relaxation Garden Installation |
| Holy Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church |
Repair of Church Hall |
| Inner West Neighbour Aid Inc |
"I Made IT!" |
| Homebush Probus Club Inc |
2x Wheelchairs for transport the frails and disabilities |
| Strathfield Cricket Club |
Flatbed covers trolley |
| Strathfield Football Club |
Increasing and retaining female participation in football |
| Australian Chingyun Cultural Exchange Association Incorporated |
Empowering Elders Through Art and Technology |
| CASS Care Ltd |
Gingerbread wishes; Merry Strath-mas!! |
| Strathfield Nepalese Community Inc |
Nepalese language school for 15+ learners |
| Differently Abled People Association Incorporated |
Updating and maintaining MMLink App Treasure Hunt selecting event which stores five locations in Strathfield |
| St Sava Serbian Orthodox Church |
Repair of the Church Bell Tower |
| Strathfield Australians of Indian Subcontinental Heritage (SAISH) |
SAISH Cultural and Community |
| MRP FC |
Add a 4th team |
| St Anthony's Family Care Ltd |
4x Sensory Dark tents |
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| Community Cultural Grants |
| Organisation |
Project Name |
| Marie Bashir Public School P&C Association |
Musical Instruments for Orchestra |
| K-Cultural Education N Training Centre Incorporated |
Year-End Dance Festival |
| The Stage Theatre Production and Education Incorporated |
A musical Gala : Harmony Across Generation |
| Australian Catholic University ACU (McGlade Gallery) |
6x Recirculate art-making workshops |
| Korean Australian Traditional Art and Culture Association Incorporated |
Video project Completion |
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| SmallGrants 2024 July |
| Organisation |
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| Rebecca Gordon |
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| Bollyfit Dance Studio |
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| Strathfield West Seniors Club |
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2023
2023
| Canterbury Bankstown Chamber of Commerce |
CEO For a Day |
| CASS Care Ltd |
Healthy Living Seminars for Seniors |
| Climate Action Burwood-Canada Bay Group |
CALD Renewable Energy Flyers |
| Foodlab |
Community Garden |
| Football Canterbury |
Female Coach Mentor Program |
| Good Neighbours Australia Inc |
Creative Kids Crafternoon |
| Holy Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church Homebush |
Church Repair |
| Homebush Probus Club |
Purchase of Technological Equipment |
| Homebush Public School |
Installing Protective Sporting Pads |
| SAISH (Strathfield Australians of Indian Sub-continental Heritage) |
Indian Sub-continental festivals |
| St Anthony’s Family Care |
Equipment for Accessible Learning |
| St Merkorious Charity |
Mobile Ice-Cream and Coffee Truck |
| Strathfield Committee of Children’s Medical Research Institute |
Stage Hire for Fundraising Event |
| Strathfield Football Club |
Female Football Festival |
| Strathfield Rotary Club |
Peter Smith Scholarship |
| Strathfield School for Seniors |
Table Tennis for Seniors |
| Strathfield West Seniors Club |
Physical Fitness and Social Wellbeing for Seniors |
| Sydney the Lord’s Church |
Intergenerational Social Inclusion Program |
| The Shepherd Centre |
Early Intervention Program |
Cultural Grants:
| Australian Culture and Commerce Association |
Tai Chi Recording |
| Australian Malaysian Singaporean Association |
Malaysian Singaporean Market Festival |
| Burwood Strathfield Lions Club |
Dance Concert Fundraising Event |
| Friends of Symphonia Jubilate |
10-Year Anniversary Special Concert |
| K-Cultural Education n Training Centre |
Year-End Dance Festival in Strathfield |
| Korea Australia Traditional Art and Culture Association Incorporated |
Craft Hanbok-wearing Workshop |
| Korean Community Welfare |
Leather Art Class for Seniors |
| Special Children Services Centre |
Music therapy & instrument classes for children with special needs |
| Telugu Association Inc. |
Telugu Cultural resources |
| Trisula Arts |
Thandavam – Indian Classic Dance Performance |
| Vanni Hope |
Cultural and Fundraising Event |
2022
| 2022 |
Program |
| Australian Korean Association & Sydney NSW Inc |
Intergenerational Korean Program |
| Chalmers Road School P&C Association |
Enclose School Pool |
| Differently Abled People Association Incorporated |
Chinese Painting Classes for People with Disabilities and Carers |
| Friends of Symphonia Jubilate |
Local Concert |
| Gelling Avenue Christmas Committee |
Christmas Lights |
| Hindu Council of Australia |
Deepavali Festival |
| Holy Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church |
Renovate and upgrade community hall facility |
| Homebush Public School P&C Association |
Update Community Collaboration Centre |
| Multicultural Seniors Association Inc |
Traditional Asian Dance Workshops |
| Rotary Club of Strathfield |
Peter Smith Scholarship |
| St Anne’s Anglican Church Hall Strathfield |
Hall Storage |
| St Merkorious Charity Association Inc. |
Community meals and event |
| St Paul’s Anglican Church |
Storage Shed for Food Pantry |
| Strathfield Australians of Indian Subcontinental Heritage Inc |
Indian Sub-continental Festivals |
| Strathfield Committee of Children’s Medical Research Institute |
Purchase of iPad and Square EFTPOS terminal for fundraising events |
| Strathfield Cricket Club |
Installation of Electronic Scoreboard |
| Strathfield Football Club |
Strathfield FC Female Football Festival |
| Strathfield Girls High School P&C Association |
Indigenous Garden Beds |
| Strathfield School for Seniors |
Promotion of Strathfield School for Seniors |
| Strathfield South Public School Parents and Citizens Association |
Musical Resources |
| Strathfield West Senior Citizen |
Physical and Mental Fitness |
| Sydney Korean Uniting Church |
Korean Playgroup |
| Telugu Association Incorporated |
Telugu Cultural Performing Arts for Telugu Language School Students |
| The Shepherd Centre – for deaf children |
Kidscape – Group Education and Social Inclusion Program for Children with hearing loss and their families in Strathfield |
2021
2021
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Program
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| Australian International Sports Organisation |
Multicultural Learning of Australian Cultural through Sport. |
| Birdlife Southern NSW |
Juvenile Mangroves Regrowth. |
| Frog and Tadpole Study Group of New South Wales Inc. (FATS) |
Conservation Management and Community Education of an Endangered Frog Species in Strathfield LGA. |
| Good Neighbours Australia |
Intergenerational and Inclusive Art Project for monthly activities. |
| MoodActive |
4-Week Wellbeing Workout for healthy, active lifestyles. |
| St Pauls Anglican Church |
Food Pantry |
| Strathfield Cricket Club |
Cricket Clubhouse renovation for greater participation at Airey Park. |
| Strathfield Football Club |
Strathfield FC Female Football Festival. |
| Strathfield Junior Soccer Club |
Storage Container for equipment for sporting events. |
| Strathfield Girls High School P&C Association |
Cultural Roots and Connected Communities through school materials. |
| Rotary Club of Strathfield |
School Community Gardens. |
| Australian Traditional Asian Culture Group |
Art Workshops and Art Exhibition. |
| Burwood Strathfield Lions Club |
Dance Concert with Shivam School of Dance. |
| Homebush Probus Club |
Older residents social community – technical equipment. |
| Homebush Public School P&C Association |
STEM Equipment – Modern Teaching Aids. |
| Telugu Association Incorporated |
Telugu Language digitised resources, and Telugu performing arts. |
| Trisula Arts |
Yatra’ performance of Indian classical dance and music. |
2020
2020
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Program
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| Cultural Diversity Network Incorporated |
Creative Youth – youth art workshops. |
| Friends of Symphonia Jubilate |
Collaboration with Strathfield Symphony Orchestra for an Outdoor Community Concert. |
| Homebush West Public School P&C Association |
Musical Extravaganza |
| Integricare Preschool Strathfield |
Outdoor musical instruments |
| St Merkorious Charity |
Art class for homelessness |
| Vanni Hope |
Shivam School of Dance performance |
| ANTaR (Australians for Native Titles and Reconciliation) |
Aboriginal Film Presentations |
| Australian International Sports Organisation |
International students and multicultural communities learning about Australian culture through sport |
| Chalmers Road Public School |
International Day of Disabilities fun day for students |
| Homebush Public School P&C Association |
Purchase of STEM learning equipment |
| St John Ambulance |
Bushfire thank you event |
| St Pauls Anglican Church Burwood |
St Pauls Burwood Outreach Program |
| Strathfield Girls High School P&C Inc |
Install LED flood lighting within the school grounds |
| Strathfield Junior Soccer Club Inc |
Purchase of storage space |
| Strathfield School for Seniors |
Upgrade to Strathfield School for Seniors environment |
| Strathfield West Seniors |
Tai-Chi an sit-down yoga classes |
| Tamil Seniors Association |
Physical exercise program increased to once a week, and increased from one to two magazine distributions a year |
| The Shepherd Centre – for deaf children |
Kidscape group education and social inclusion program for children with hearing loss and families in the Strathfield area |
| West Sydney Wolves Sports Association |
Increasing sport program participation for disadvantaged young people aged 5-21 |