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Councillor Discretionary Funds

Availability Statement

The Mayor and Councillors of Rockhampton Regional Council have been allocated the following Discretionary Funds for use in assisting eligible community organisations across the Region during the 2024/2025 Financial Year;

Mayor $ 5,000.00
Councillors $ 5,000.00

Councillors are allocated discretionary funds to use in assisting eligible community organisations across the Region. These funds are used at a Councillor's discretion to provide one-off donations in any of the following ways:

To spend for a community purpose;
To allocate for capital works of Council that are for a community purpose, but only with the approval of -
- If the Councillor is the Mayor - the Deputy Mayor and the Chief Executive Officer; or
- Otherwise - the Mayor and the Chief Executive Officer; or
To allocate to a community organisation for a community purpose

Councillors have the discretion of allocating those funds in accordance with the Community Assistance Program Policy(PDF, 246KB) and the criteria as set out in the Councillor's Discretionary Funds Policy(PDF, 200KB).

Community organisations wishing to apply for funds should complete a Councillor Discretionary Fund Online Form or print and complete a Councillor Discretionary Fund Application Form(PDF, 234KB) and submit to the Councillor or email to enquiries@rrc.qld.gov.au.

Applications for funds from the Councillor's Discretionary Funds for this current financial year close on 30 June 2025.