Community Giving

Aurizon Community

At Aurizon, we are always looking for new opportunities to make a difference in the communities we live and work in.

Since 2011, we have been delivering more than products and commodities, giving back to our local communities, supporting hundreds of community groups in the areas of health and wellbeing, community safety, environment and education.

Applications now open for our Community Giving Fund

$20,000 could transform lives in your community

Are you a charity or community group in the areas of health and wellbeing, community safety, environment or education? If you are in need of funding, we can help. Twice a year, we offer cash grants up to $20,000 to eligible organisations in communities we work and live in. In almost 200 locations across Australia, we support hundreds of charities and not-for-profits.

You could be eligible to apply for a cash grant if you are a DGR (Deductible Gift Recipient) organisation registered with the ATO. It doesn’t matter how big or how small your organisation is, if it benefits our communities, we want to help it succeed.

Your community is our community.

The latest round of the Aurizon Community Giving Fund is now open, closing 27 April 2018 at 5pm AEST. Apply now.

View a complete list of all recipients who have been assisted by the Aurizon Community Giving Fund here.

Giving Fund Eligibility

Please view our Guidelines and Terms & Conditions, and list of Frequently Asked Questions. Our Tips on Writing Grant Applications may also be helpful when writing your application.

Who is eligible for a grant:

Non-profit organisations that hold an approved deductible gift recipient (DGR) status charity (Item 1) from the Australian Tax Office. If you are unsure of your organisation’s tax status, check with your financial advisor and the Australian Government’s ABN Lookup website.
The Aurizon Community Giving Fund is focused on the broad areas of health and wellbeing, community safety, the environment and education. All applications for an Aurizon Community Giving Fund grant must fit within at least one of these funding categories to be eligible for consideration.
Cash grants are only available for projects that affect the immediate areas in which Aurizon operates. View our areas of operation on the map.

Community Giving Fund Documents

Community stories

Over the past six years, the Aurizon Community Giving Fund has helped a diverse range of organisations across Australia deliver projects that make our local communities better places to live in.

Together, we make a difference where it matters most, supporting over 300 projects through charities and community groups.

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Grant stories

“We are so grateful to Aurizon Community Giving Fund for their wonderful support of our new program ‘Rise Up and Thrive’. This program aims to help women who have escaped domestic violence gain the confidence, support and skills they need to obtain employment and thrive.”
– Got Your Back Sista, Rise Up and Thrive Program

“The grant will be used to educate medical professionals across Queensland on ExtraCorporeal Life Support (ECLS) – a type of life support that involves using a machine to replace the work of heart and/or lungs of a patient with heart/breathing failure.”
– Children’s Hospital Foundation, ExtraCorporeal Life Support (ECLS) Training Course

“Thanks to Aurizon Community Giving Fund grant we can purchase a new stretcher and mule tyre, which will allow the stretcher to be rolled rather than carried. The new stretcher will allow our volunteers to perform rescues quicker, safer and with less human resources."
- Gracemere State Emergency Service, Basket Stretcher and Mule

“This grant enabled us to take our Camp Quality puppet show to 15 schools and day care centres across Central and North Queensland, providing an interactive and engaging program. The program helps to reduce the likelihood of bullying, confusion, exclusion and anxiety associated with making the transition from hospital back to school for children who are living with cancer or have a parent or sibling diagnosed with cancer.”
– Camp Quality, Touring Primary School Education Project

“The school provides essential support to enable students with autism to learn to self-regulate, with 30% of students moving onto a local school within the Hunter Region each year. The funding was used to purchase two large shade sails, which has enabled our students to have access to our outdoor learning space where they use nature to inspire their thoughts and feelings.”

– Aspect Hunter School, Playground Shade Sails

“Fifteen students from the Sarina State High School Conservation Club have participated in weekly land care activities, gaining knowledge and hands-on experience on the threats to biodiversity in our region and local initiatives to combat these threats.”
– Sarina Landcare Catchment Association, Environmental Support for Local Schools Project

Our Freight Partners

Aurizon has a proud and long history of supporting the communities in which it operates, offering freight assistance to Queensland charities for many years.
The program provides in-kind support by distributing goods including food, clothing and books to struggling families.
Our current freight assistance partners include: