Shell’s QGC Community Contributions
Shell’s QGC business supports community organisations in the Western Downs and Gladstone Regions, and the township of Taroom, to deliver community projects through Shell’s QGC Communities Fund and Community Events Program.
Shell QGC Community Event Support Program
The QGC Community Event Support Program is now open to local community groups and organisations seeking to deliver community events in 2026.
Shell's QGC Communities Fund
Shell’s QGC Communities Fund provides grants between $20,000 -$50,000 to single organisations and $100,000 to eligible collaborative projects by community organisations in the Gladstone and Western Downs Local Government Areas and the townships of Taroom, Surat and Teelba. Traditional Owner groups with agreements with Shell’s QGC business are also able to apply for projects covering these regions.
The fund focuses on activities that contribute to one or more of the following areas:
- Supporting the elderly, mental health, youth and families
- Safety
- Environment
- Regional Connectivity
- Attract and retain people locally
To find out more, please download this PDF: QGC Communities Fund Guidelines (PDF, 854 kB).
Applications for funding will open in 2026.
The 2024 funding supported
Western Downs and Taroom
| Miles and District Historical Society Inc | Great Artesian Basin Interpretive Centre including restoration and engaging materials for their First Nations display, Prickly Pear story and LandCare stories in consultation with appropriate groups. |
| Westmar Sports Association Inc | Upgrading arena and infrastructure to support community events. |
| Dalby Motorcycle Sporting Club Incorporated | Improving safety at Dalby Motocross Track, with new race gates. |
| Wandoan Chamber of Community and Commerce Inc | Upgrades to the Wandoan Surf Club, including electrical work, new air conditioning and refit of old building to improve community use. |
| St Joseph’s Parents and Friends Association | Upgrading the AV system for the school hall to improve sound quality and encourage more events at the school. |
Gladstone Local Government Area
| Strong Communities Ltd | Supporting a ‘Baby Nurture and Nourish’ program, facilitated by a mid-wife and family support worker, to support families with children aged 0-12 months. The program will explore the topics of child and parent wellbeing, nourishment and nutrition, and mindfulness and self-care. |
| Collective Action Social Impact Inc | Support to deliver the evidence-based ‘Conversations for Life’ suicide early prevention program in the Gladstone community. |
| Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service Ltd | Vehicle for CapRescue WorkReady Social Enterprise, which is a Profit-For-Purpose initiative aimed at supporting the operating costs of the Rescue Helicopter Service. The vehicle will support CapRescue WorkReady with providing respiratory protective equipment and hearing protection fit testing service for the Gladstone community. |
| Gladstone Thistle Pipe Band | Air conditioning installation for Gladstone Thistle Pipe Band community hall. The air-conditioning will improve the facility for current and future users, and enable other community groups to utilise the hall for training, programs and events. |
| Calliope Hack and Pony Club Inc | Purchase of portable panels and gates to create secure yards for horses and ponies, and ensure the safety of young riders, spectators and the community. |
| QWCA Tannum Sands Branch | New outdoor storage shed and shelving units for the Community Hall to improve storage capacity and facilitate community events and activities. |
| Gladstone Kart Club Inc | Installation of a solar power system at the Gladstone Kart Club venue to reduce energy and maintenance costs. |
For more information
Watch: stories about how we are supporting local community groups
Shell's QGC Communities Fund - Brigalow Recreation Ground | Working with local communities
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SHELL’S QGC BUSINESS – COMMUNITIES FUND AT BRIGALOW RECREATION GROUND
Duration: 1:16 minutes
A video highlighting the impact that a grant from the Shell’s QGC Communities Fund has had at the Brigalow Recreation Ground.
COMMUNITIES FUND – BRIGALOW RECREATION GROUND Transcript
(Background music plays)
Fast-tempo tune, with the piano as the main audible instrument.
(Video footage)
Shows a man with a wide-brimmed hat smiling, wearing a Brigalow shirt. He stands in front of a building with ‘Brigalow’ emblazoned on it, pointing back to the building.
(Text display)
Working with local communities.
(Audio, man speaking)
I’ve been in the district my whole life and when I first come here we didn’t have these type of facilities.
(Video footage)
Shows a car driving out of shot, with a sign reading ‘Brigalow Recreation Ground – Sporting Facilities’ in the foreground.
(Text display)
To deliver local projects.
(Video footage)
The man speaks to camera, now sitting down.
(Text display)
Greg Olm – President, Brigalow Recreation Ground
(Greg Olm)
We were probably getting 150-200 people here, now we’re getting up to 700 adults plus children. We couldn’t have done any of this without support from Shell QGC. It’s just marvelous what has happened.
(Video footage)
Drone shot shows a large structure, with a large under cover area.
(Text display)
The grant helped us build this.
(Greg Olm)
We put the power on, we’ve shifted the railway station here, we’ve shifted the old school house for the tennis.
(Video footage)
Expansive shots showing the old Brigalow railway station. Scene returns to Greg Olm, speaking.
(Greg Olm)
We’ve just brought it all together as a community thing and it’s a great place for community. Before we weren’t accredited for food safety, now we are.
(Video footage)
Shows the kitchen inside the building which was largely funded by the Communities Fund. Scene shows new oven, barbecue, stainless steel bench tops, pie warmer.
(Greg Olm)
It’s just marvelous what we’ve done and how we can cope with the community as a whole.
(Video footage)
Showing Greg Olm, speaking to camera in the new building’s under cover area.
(Greg Olm)
We received in the vicinity of $75,000 from Shell QGC to get this going. There was other funding applications in it as well. It was a joint venture, I guess, but Shell QGC has been our major supporter for this.
(Text display)
Shell QGC has been our major supporter.
(Greg Olm)
Without their support this wouldn’t be here now, I can guarantee you that.
(Video footage)
Close up shot of the old Brigalow Railways station at the recreation ground – with Brigalow emblazoned on screen.
(Greg Olm)
It’s just marvelous how we can cope for the community as a whole.
(Text display)
Working with local communities.
(Video footage)
Scene then fades to white screen as the Shell QGC logos are displayed.
(Background music)
The Sound of Shell mnemonic concludes the video.
Shell's QGC Communities Fund - Miles Kindy | Working with local communities
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SHELL’S QGC BUSINESS – COMMUNITIES FUND AT BRIGALOW RECREATION GROUND
Duration: 1:15 minutes
A video highlighting the impact that a grant from the Shell’s QGC Communities Fund has had at Murilla Kindergarten.
COMMUNITIES FUND – MURILLA KINDERGARTEN Transcript
(Background music plays)
Fast-tempo tune, with the piano as the main audible instrument.
(Video footage)
Shows young kids playing on the monkey bars, smiling at the camera.
(Text display)
Working with local communities.
(Video footage)
Shows young kids playing and balancing as they walk along a ladder.
(Text display)
To deliver local projects.
(Audio, man speaking)
It was a great pleasure to find out we got the grant. The teachers, everyone was really excited.
(Video footage)
Sign showing Murilla Kindy at the top. There is also an LED part of the sign which reads – “Thank you Shell QGC”.
(Text display)
Our new sign.
(Audio, man speaking)
We wouldn’t have even got close to being able to afford this.
(Video footage)
Shows a man, sitting in front of a playground at the Murilla Kindergarten.
(Text display)
Anthony Owens – President, Murilla Kindy
(Anthony Owens)
Just everyday running costs have gone up. So to fundraise to get this much out of the grant would have taken 3-4 years easily. What has come forward out of the grant is amazing really.
(Video footage)
Shows kids playing together and reading books inside the kindy. Then pans back to the new LED sign.
(Anthony Owens)
We can advertise our own events and other non-profit organisations. They can approach us and we will let them know that they can approach us to advertise events coming up.
(Video footage)
Shows a young girl at the kindy, reading a book. Then shows two young children playing with puzzles.
(Anthony Owens)
We’ve got an average of 22 kids. I’ve got four, three have been through or nearly been through and I’ve got one more to go.
(Video footage)
Shows kids taking turns going down the slide in the playground, before running back to the top. Anthony is standing at the bottom, helping the kids as they slide down. Scene then returns to Anthony, sitting down and speaking to camera.
(Anthony Owens)
It’s a very tight community for us. Having the sign, we can definitely get people travelling through and if there’s an elderly couple with a caravan we can let them know there’s plenty of parks here for them to pull up. We’ll try to encourage them to stay for a bit longer.
(Video footage)
Shows kids climbing along the monkey bars in the playground. Then shows the new LED sign with the thank you to Shell QGC.
(Text display)
Working with local communities.
(Video footage)
Scene then fades to white screen as the Shell QGC logos are displayed.
(Background music)
The Sound of Shell mnemonic concludes the video.
Shell's QGC Communities Fund - Gladstone VMR | Working with local communities
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SHELL’S QGC COMMUNITIES FUND – GLADSTONE VOLUNTEER MARINE RESCUE
Duration: 1:17 minutes
A video highlighting the impact that funding from Shell’s QGC business had had on the Gladstone Volunteer Marine Rescue.
SHELL’S QGC COMMUNITIES FUND – GLADSTONE VOLUNTEER MARINE RESCUE TRANSCRIPT
(Background music plays)
Upbeat, electronic tune starts the video.
(Video footage)
Two men stand at the back of the boat, undoing a rope as they prepare to head out on the water.
(Text display)
Working with local communities.
(Video footage)
Shows more men standing at front of the boat by the steering wheel as the boat reverses out from the pier.
(Text display)
To deliver local projects)
(Video footage)
Shows a man – Mike Lutze – standing on the jetty, talking towards the camera.
(Mike Lutze)
Shell QGC has been very prominent and very active in assisting volunteer marine rescue in Gladstone and for that we are obviously eternally thankful.
(Text display)
Mike Lutze – President, Gladstone Volunteer Marine Rescue.
(Video footage)
Shows Mike at the back of a boat by the engine, steering the boat as it moves through Gladstone harbour.
(Mike Lutze)
Over 3,000 square nautical miles of area that we cover.
(Text display)
Gladstone VMR covers 3000 miles.
(Video footage)
Shows water spraying up at the side of the boat as it motors forward. Scene then changes to show a man on another VMR boat looking over the control panels and steering wheel.
(Mike Lutze)
We have roughly 85-90 active volunteers in the organisation. Those active volunteers are the ones that actually man the vessels, man the radios, and do the administration of the organisation.
(Video footage)
Shows volunteers both manning the vessels and communicating with each other using radios. Scene then cuts to show a larger vessel backing out on to clear blue waters.
(Mike Lutze)
The vessel you see was donated by Shell’s QGC business, to the value of approximately $260,000, which is a fantastic effort. It gave us another vessel to operate in close in shore waters.
(Video footage)
Shows a number of volunteers on the vessel Mike is referring to, talking to each other and looking over the controls. Footage then changes to show shots of volunteers looking at the water around Gladstone from the boat and looking over the side as other boats steer past them.
(Mike Lutze)
It gave us a lot more versatility in our operations. Shell QGC has also assisted us in training people and funded us to the tune of $1.1 million over the years.
(Video footage)
Shows a volunteer pressing buttons on a touchscreen on the boat.
(Text display)
Shell’s QGC Business has funded $1.1 million.
(Mike Lutze)
Which is a fantastic effort from Shell’s QGC community funding.
(Video footage)
Shows volunteers on the boat returning to the pier, throwing a rope out as they look to dock. Other volunteers tie the rope to help secure the boat.
(Mike Lutze)
These things we couldn’t have achieved without their valuable assistance.
(Text display)
Working with local communities.
(Video footage)
Scene then fades to white screen as the Shell QGC logos are displayed.
(Background music)
The Sound of Shell mnemonic concludes the video.
