Community Benefit Fund

The Queensland Airports Limited (QAL) Community Benefit Fund gives local community groups and grassroots organisations the chance to share in more than $50,000 in grants each year. The fund focuses broadly on the categories of environment and sustainability, accessibility and inclusion, and indigenous affairs. The initiative is run by the QAL group on behalf of Townsville Airport. 

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2025 Community Benefit Fund

Applications for 2025 Community Benefit Fund are now closed.

Successful applicants will be informed by 30 August

Past Recipients

Oonoonba State School

With support from Townsville Airport’s Community Benefit Fund, Oonoonba State School brought their vision of a calming sensory garden to life for their prep students. The dedicated space was designed to engage all five senses, featuring scented and edible plants, gentle water features, tactile play sculptures, mirrors and shaded seating. The garden now provides a peaceful environment for learning and play, helping young students better regulate their emotions and explore the natural world.


 

North Queensland Wildlife Care – Supporting Vulnerable Wildlife

Funding from our Community Benefit Fund helped North Queensland Wildlife Care purchase two specialised incubators and ten Snugglesafe heat disks - vital tools for supporting the recovery of sick, injured and orphaned wildlife. These resources allow volunteer carers to maintain the precise temperatures and humidity levels needed to give vulnerable animals the best chance of survival. The equipment has already made a meaningful impact, improving outcomes for countless native species on their journey to rehabilitation and release back into the wild. 

aboriginal-flag Acknowledgement of Country

Townsville Airport acknowledges the Wulgurukaba people as Traditional Custodians of the land on which we operate. We also acknowledge the neighbouring Bindal, Manbarra, Gudjal, Gugu Badhun, Nywaigi and Warrgamay peoples.

We pay respect to their Elders past, present and future and value the traditions, cultures and aspirations of First Australians. We recognise their continued connection to the lands, seas and skies upon which Townsville Airport operates.