Council services for community groups
Caloundra City Council offers a range of resources to help community groups.
Caloundra City Council services
Caloundra City Council’s recreation and community development officers help build networks within the community by supporting and partnering with local sporting, recreation and community groups, organisations and individuals.
Some examples of projects include:
- Caloundra City Sports Summit and Hinterland Sports Summit
- The Program - Youthlinx School Holiday Program
- Sinema Film Club
- Tidy Towns
- Ride to School program
- Heart Foundation Walking (previously known as Just Walk It) and Moonwalking - Heart Foundation walking programs
- Seniors Week celebrations
- SCRUFFFY Film Festival - Sunshine Coast Regional Underground Film Festival For Young people
To speak to a recreation and community development officer, contact Council on (07) 5420 8200.
Annual Grants Program
Community organisations and individuals in Caloundra can apply for financial assistance under Caloundra City Council’s Annual Grants Program.
There is a 'Community' category within the grants program. For more details, see the Caloundra City Annual Grants Program.
Other funding programs
Other grant opportunities include:
- Gambling Community Benefit Fund
- Jupiters Casino Community Benefit Fund
- Australian Government Grants Link
- Volunteer Small Equipment Grants
- Queensland Government Grant Search
For a comprehensive list of grants, see the Finding Funding Fact Sheet.
Rainbow flags for hire
Hire Caloundra City Council's rainbow flags to display at your next outdoor community event.
There are 24 flags available for not-for-profit community, sporting, recreation groups/organisations.
View the range of rainbow flags:
Rainbow flags (PDF 230kb)
There is a $50 fully refundable flag deposit to be paid at the time of pick up.
The deposit will be refunded at the time of return only in the event of no damage, rips, dirt an/or loss of banners.
Terms and conditions apply. For further information, contact Council on (07) 5420 8200. Check the availability of the flags before completing a booking form.
Fact sheets for community groups
Caloundra City Council offers a series of fact sheets designed to help community groups with funding, writing grant submissions, sponsorship and more.
Choose from the full list to download fact sheets for community groups.
To view pdfs you can download Adobe Acrobat for free.