Sports 4 All
S4A provide scholarships for women and girls where cost is a barrier and free child minding at games. Out of 33 players/coaches, Port have 11 players who identify as LGBTQIA+. Sports 4 All held a Pride Round on 20 August 2022, and the Small Grants awarded to them funded embroidery for Polo Shirts for players.
Q Co-Lab
Q Co-Lab will be a new service empowering LGBTQIA+ Australians to connect with resources and services supporting their gender. Questions can be asked anonymously in a conversational text style and receive tailored answers written by educators and experts using chatbot technology. The PFA Small Grant funded a design initiative towards this project.
Coonamble Neighbourhood Centre Inc.
Coonamble Neighbourhood Centre Inc., in partnership with Coonamble High School and Coonamble Aboriginal Health Service were chosen as recipients of this small grant round to assist funding their Wear it Purple event. Coonamble is a small town in NSW with a population of approx. 2750 people, meaning that this event provided students who are not […]
Ellie Cheeseman
Ellie Cheesman is a photographer, filmmaker and art therapist in Port Lincoln, Australia. In the past months, Ellie created a safe space for girls 11-13 years in Port Lincoln through meditation, dance & yoga, which aimed to foster conversations around gender identity and the LGBT community. The intention of this project has been to equip […]
Goldfields Library Corporation
Goldfields Library Corporation is a regional library service serving the City of Greater Bendigo, Loddon Shire, Macedon Ranges Shire, and Mount Alexander Shire. Their Small Grant was awarded to purchase LGBTQIA+ picture books for kids to add to their libraries, which will have an immensely positive impact on their communities, library spaces and staff.
Laneikka Denne
Laneikka Denne is an award-winning actor and writer from Western Sydney. She wrote her debut play DEAD SKIN at seventeen, which was awarded the State Theatre Company x Flinders University Young Playwright’s Award and premiered at Kings Cross Theatre in 2021, published by Australian Plays. Laneikka is the recipient of the Diversity Entertainment Creative Mentorship […]
Bilo Rainbow
Bilo Rainbow are a community group focused on celebrating the LGBTQI+ community of Biloela. In partnership with Central Queensland Rural Health, they are holding the first Pride event in Biloela’s history in June of 2022 with a Pride in the Park picnic. The funding from this Small Grant is going towards the event, which will deepen […]
Alphabet Soup Youth Group & Taster Property
Alphabet Soup Youth Group are a Wagga-based LGBTQI+ Youth Group [13-18], all about inclusivity, support and kindness. Together with youth community centre Taster Property, Alphabet Soup are holding a LGBTQIA+ Youth Disco for community in the Wagga Wagga and the Riverina region. The funds from this grant cover the catering for the LGBTQIA+ youth disco.
Artemis Munoz
Artemis Munoz is a multidisciplinary artist primarily known for their work in Independent Theatre and Cabaret. They are proud to be a working bi-racial, queer and neurodivergent artist and are passionate about bringing greater access and representation to the arts. This Small Grant provided funding towards the performance of Utter Mess, a cabaret about identity and […]
BLACKBOOKS®
BLACKBOOKS® is Australia’s premiere Aboriginal owned social enterprise selling books and educational resources produced by, for and about First Nations Australia. Included in this endeavour is the development of outLOUD: a First Nations LGBTQIA+ story and writing group, to increase the confidence and skills of First Nations LGBTQIA+ community members to share their stories through writing, […]
Rainbow on the Reef
Rainbow on the Reef is a group for LGBTIQA+ people and their allies, who have come together to help nurture a culture of pride in identity and diversity for Gladstone and beyond. The award of their Small Grant will be used to provide a light supper at six Rainbow on the Reef community gatherings over […]
TLLPC
The TLLPC is a collaboration in life and society between Gail Ellis and Lisette Claremont Goulet. This collaboration has come about to inform, unite and guide society in the finer arts of how to be inclusive. The funding from this grant was used towards TLLPC’s International Transgender Day Of Visibility Day celebration, of all things […]
