Australia Post Grants

Albany Pride used the People of Post grant to host a friendship event that built social connections across and beyond its local community.

The Illawarra Thai School was awarded an Australia Post People of Post Grant this year. It’s using the grant money to run bicycle safety classes for children in the region’s local Thai-Australian community. 

The People of Post Grant is being used to support a Networking Night for the Mentor Program’s community.

Australia Post’s People of Post Grant is helping Momentum Mental Health strengthen connection within communities by hosting a morning tea.

There are many Indigenous not-for-profits doing amazing work in their communities. Like Red Dust Role Models, who used their Community Grant to run wellbeing programs for Indigenous youth across the Northern Territory.

Helping Hands is a community-based, peer-support program for young Muslim people. Here's how an Australia Post Community Grant is helping their mission.

The Charleville and District Cultural Association received an Australia Post People of Post Grant to fund a Digital Art Workshops project that was helping people connect and strengthen their mental health.

Wondering how your community group could maximise all the benefits of an Australia Post Community Grant? Here are 10 inspiring ideas to celebrate a decade of our Community Grants program.

Walking is a powerful way to boost mental wellbeing and get to know other people in your community. We found out how walking groups have been using their Australia Post Community Grants to create meaningful connections.

From natural disasters to a global pandemic, it has been a tough and extraordinary year for many local communities. Here’s how Australia Post helped our communities and customers survive and thrive through it.

When applying for a Community Grant, it’s tempting to think your project should be huge. But sometimes the simple ideas are best. We look at how simply enjoying a cup of tea together can help a community connect.

Over time, the importance of intergenerational connections has fallen away from many communities. But many communities still believe in the value of bonds between different age groups – and they’re putting this inspiring story into action with the help of an Australia Post Community Grant.

Caregivers so often put others’ needs ahead of their own. That’s why there are community groups dedicated to helping carers to look after their own mental wellbeing. Read more about how a Community Grant can support this goal.

Communities have a vital role to play in helping kids and teens, and Australia Post Community Grants can support those roles. We speak to a community group that’s boosting the mental wellbeing of vulnerable kids in a powerful, but unusual, way.

Regional community groups are encouraging their community members to not only have regular social time together, but to actively seek mental health support, with funding from a Community Grant.

After receiving an Australia Post Community Grant, some local not-for-profits help people to go from being lonely and disconnected to belonging within a community.

Gardening groups do more than look after beds of flowers and food – they grow friendships, confidence and connections. Here’s how your local green thumbs can apply for an Australia Post Community Grant to boost community mental wellbeing.

Previous Australia Post Community Grant recipients have used sport to help people in need connect with others in their communities. We explore how they’re helping communities build social connections and stay mentally and physically healthy.

Learn how Australia Post Community Grant recipients can use their funding to create safe and empowering spaces for Australia’s LGBTIQA+ youth community and help young people thrive.

For the rural township of Katamatite, the Post Office is the heart of their community. With a little help from an Australia Post grant, grassroots organisation Katamatite Community Action Group has turned the Post Office into a drop off point for local produce.

With a little help from an Australia Post grant, local organisation Hairdressers With Hearts is providing hairdressers and barbers with resources to support clients in domestic and family violence and elder abuse situations.

With a little help from an Australia Post grant, the Mitcham Charity Knitters are busy making blankets, beanies and clothing for people in need. Here are four ways they’re making a difference, one stitch at a time.

Youth in this Tasmanian community are meeting new people and receiving a mental health boost at the same time, with the support of the Australia Post Community Grants program.