Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate

ACT Regional Building and Construction Industry Training Council (CITC)

Sponsorship of the CITC Graduating Apprentice.

$6,000

Trades and Labour Council of ACT Inc.

Workers Memorial Day Safety Awareness Sponsorship.

$2,727

MBA Group Training Ltd

Sponsorship of Group Training Apprentice Awards.

$1,000

Housing Industry Association Ltd

AECHAW1701/Sponsor Housing Awards.

$5,000

National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) ACT

Electrical Industry, Excellence and Apprentice Awards Evening.

$4,990

Master Plumbers Association of the ACT

Sponsorship of the 2018 Master Plumbers Industry Dinner and Awards Night.

$5,000

Belconnen Community Council Inc.

Annual grant to assist local community council.

$12,821

Gungahlin Community Council Inc.

Annual grant to assist local community council.

$12,821

Inner South Canberra Community Council Inc.

Annual grant to assist local community council.

$12,821

North Canberra Community Council Inc.

Annual grant to assist local community council.

$12,821

Tuggeranong Community Council Inc.

Annual grant to assist local community council.

$12,821

Weston Creek Citizens Council Inc.

Annual grant to assist local community council.

$12,821

Woden Valley Community Council Inc.

Annual grant to assist local community council.

$12,821

ACT Veterans Rugby Union

To purchase a barbeque trailer.

$5,000

Aids Action Council of the ACT

To support CBR Fair Day 2018.

$10,000

Australian Red Cross

Donation to the 2018 Red Cross Calling campaign.

$5,000

Barnardos Australia

To support the 2018 Mother of the Year ACT award.

$3,500

Belconnen Netball Association

To install a drinking fountain.

$2,738

Belconnen Senior Citizen Club

To purchase lawn bowls mat and advertise services.

$7,000

Canberra Muslim Community Inc.

To establish community projects.

$1,000

Canberra Royals Junior Rugby Union Football Club

To purchase rugby post covers.

$2,400

Canberra Special Children's Christmas Party

Sponsorship of the 2017 Mix 106.3 Special Children's Christmas Party.

$1,091

Canberra Yacht Club

Sponsorship of the 2018 Chief Minister's Australia Day Regatta.

$1,000

CAT Awards

To support the 2017 CAT Awards Gala.

$6,000

Cerebral Palsy ACT

Donation to the 2018 Krazy Kosci Klimb.

$3,000

Duong Photography

To support the Queer ACT photography project book.

$6,000

Friends of the Grasslands

To develop input into the planning of the grasslands site.

$1,000

Give Me Five for Kids

Donation to 2018 fundraiser.

$3,500

Gungahlin Jets Australian Football Club

To install benches.

$1,500

Heart Foundation

Donation to the 2017 Big Heart appeal.

$5,000

Lanyon Litter Control

To purchase equipment and assist with other expenses.

$500

Legs Performing Arts Studio

To support a performance at 2018 Tianjin International Children's Cultural and Arts Festival.

$2,000

Majura Junior Football Club

To pay the fee for a direct land sale to renew lease.

$2,868

Miracle Babies Foundation

To support the neonatal hotline service.

$5,000

Order of Australia Association ACT Branch

To assist with costs of receptions for local recipients.

$2,000

Pigeonhole Theatre

To support Playhouse Creatures national tour.

$15,000

Pint of Science – Canberra Chapter

To support 2018 Pint of Science.

$1,000

Queanbeyan Art Society

To support the 10th Annual Charity Art Exhibition and associated infrastructure.

$2,500

Questacon

Sponsorship of the 2018 Science Circus Tour Japan.

$9,091

Reconciliation Australia

Support to fly flags and banners for Reconciliation Week.

$14,000

Royal National Capital Agricultural Society

To support the 2018 Canberra Poultry Show.

$1,500

St Vincent de Paul Society

Donation to the 2018 Vinnie's Winter Appeal.

$12,000

The Fearless Initiative

Donation to the 2018 Fearless Comedy Gala.

$3,000

The Healing Foundation

Support to fly flags and banners for the 10th Anniversary of Apology.

$4,000

The Legacy Club of Canberra

To support the 2018 ANZAC Concert.

$2,000

The Official Mayoral Appeal fund

Donation to the Tathra Fire Emergency appeal.

$10,000

The Salvation Army

Donation to the 2018 Red Shield Appeal.

$12,000

The Smith Family

Donation to the 2017 Christmas Appeal.

$10,000

Trash Mob

To purchase equipment and assist with other expenses.

$500

Weston Creek Wildcats AFL Club

To purchase a line marking machine and shelving.

$2,100

Woden Valley Soccer Club

To purchase soccer nets.

$2,440

YWCA Canberra

Sponsorship of 50 young people to attend the YWCA LGBTIQ+ & Allies Prom.

$1,000

AIDS Action Council

Sponsorship of CBR Fair Day.

$10,000

ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ Network

Support for two National Reconciliation Week events hosted by the Network.

$6,500

GovHack

GovHack is an open data hackathon, run annually by volunteers, focussed on unlocking the value in open data published by government.

The ACT Government was a Premier Sponsor of GovHack 2017, awarding seven local and two national prizes.

$20,000

iAwards

The iAwards are held annually and honours organisations at the cutting edge of technology innovation.

$30,000

Royal National Capital Agricultural Society (RNCAS)

National Wine Show of Australia

Junior Judging Education Day

Canberra Regional Wine Show

Provision of indoor and outdoor facilities for the staging of agricultural and community events. Exhibition Park Corporation’s ongoing support to the RNCAS helps promote the agriculture industry in Canberra and the region and provides a range of community, educational and family events. Exhibition Park receives national media exposure from events run by the RNCAS.

The Royal Canberra Show attracts close to 100,000 people each year.

$135,190

Veteran Vintage Motorcycle Club ACT Inc.

Provision of indoor and outdoor facilities for the staging of the Club’s Annual Swap Meet. The swap meet is a primary event for this special interest club with activities aimed at showcasing and raising the club’s profile to the wider community. Exhibition Park was able to demonstrate its support to special interest community groups.

$4,400

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Canberra

Provision of discounted indoor facilities for specialty club’s dog show. Exhibition Park was able to demonstrate its support to special interest community groups.

$2,200

Lifeline Canberra

Provision of indoor facilities for the staging of Lifeline’s Book Fairs. The Book Fairs are Lifeline’s primary fundraising events aimed at generating income to support its 24 hour telephone counselling service and other services. Each fair attracts approximately 13,000 people and raises close to $500,000. Exhibition Park was able to demonstrate its commitment to not-for profit organisations working within the Canberra community.

$95,150

Canberra Lapidary Club Inc.

Provision of discounted indoor facilities for the staging of the Spring Gemcraft and Mineral Shows. These events are the clubs’ main activities aimed at showcasing and raising the club’s profile to the wider community. Exhibition Park was able to demonstrate its commitment to special interest groups.

$1,400

Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students

Provision of discounted indoor facilities, catering and camping for the staging of the National Training Event. The event brings approximately 1,500 students from around Australia to Canberra for five nights increasing bed nights in local accommodation. Exhibition Park was able to demonstrate its commitment to youth engagement programs and driving domestic tourism to the region.

$63,750

Great Southern Supreme Merino Committee

Provision of discounted facilities for the staging of the Great Southern Merino Show and Sale. The event provides an opportunity for merino studs to show and sell their sheep and allows Exhibition Park to show its support for agricultural groups.

$4,800

National Folk Festival

Provision of discounted Exhibition Park facilities for the staging of an annual folk festival. The event attracts approximately 50,000 people across the five day festival and increases bed nights in local accommodation across the long weekend.

$91,500

Canberra Muslim Community Inc.

Provision of discounted indoor facilities for daily prayer gatherings during the month of Ramadan.

$8,000

Convoy for Cancer

Provision of discounted Exhibition Park facilities for the completion of the annual Convoy for Cancer event.  Exhibition Park was able to demonstrate its commitment to not-for-profit organisations working within the Canberra community.

$7,500

The Great Southland Unity Ride

Provision of discounted Exhibition Park facilities for the staging of the Great Southland Unity Ride fundraising event. Exhibition Park was able to demonstrate its commitment to not-for-profit organisations working within the Canberra community.

$2,000

Canberra Netball Association

Provision of discounted facilities at Exhibition Park for netball training sessions for junior and senior players.

$1,650

Starlight Foundation Ball

Fundraising dinner on 13 October, 2017 at the National Arboretum Canberra.

$939

ACT Writers Centre

To assist with annual program operating costs for literature.

$164,946

Ainslie and Gorman Arts Centre

To assist with annual program operating costs in managing the Ainslie and Gorman House Arts Centres.

$288,456

Belconnen Arts Centre

To assist with costs of employing a community arts officer.

$75,577

Canberra Contemporary Art Space

To assist with annual program operating costs of contemporary visual arts and to manage the Canberra Contemporary Arts Space.

$189,544

Canberra Potter's Society

To assist with annual program operating costs for ceramics, and to manage the Watson Arts Centre.

$108,234

Canberra Symphony Orchestra

To assist with annual program operating costs for orchestral concerts.

$337,000

Canberra Youth Theatre Company

To assist with annual program operating costs for youth theatre programs.

$244,138

Craft ACT

To assist with annual program operating costs for craft and design programs.

$205,766

Music for Canberra

To assist with annual program operating costs for music programs.

$270,428

Megalo Print Studio + Gallery

To assist with annual program operating costs for print media programs.

$278,526

PhotoAccess

To assist with annual program operating costs for photomedia, and to manage the Manuka Arts Centre.

$195,592

QL2 Dance Inc.

To assist with annual program operating costs for youth dance.

$324,706

The Stagemaster Inc.

To assist with annual program operating costs for theatre, and to manage The Street Theatre.

$816,064

Strathnairn Arts Association

To support the annual program and operating costs for visual arts, and to manage the Strathnairn Arts Centre.

$146,076

Tuggeranong Community Arts Association

To assist with annual program operating costs for community programs, and to manage the Tuggeranong Arts Centre.

$438,896

Warehouse Circus

To assist with annual program operating costs for youth circus.

$95,036

ArtSound Inc.

To assist with costs of delivering arts programs at the station.

$72,114

Ausdance ACT Inc.

To assist with annual program operating costs for dance.

$129,900

Australian National Capital Artists Inc.

To assist with costs of delivering the annual exhibition program.

$44,298

M16 Artspace Inc.

To assist with costs of delivering the annual exhibition program.

$44,298

Pro Musica Inc.

To assist with costs of delivering the Canberra International Music Festival.

$85,901

Screen Canberra

To assist with costs of delivering its annual program for screen/film.

$107,325

You are Here Inc.

To assist with costs of reviewing and evaluating the You Are Here festival.

$50,000

Adair, Sally

To assist with creating an immersive installation piece for exhibition.

$2,990

Art Monthly Australia Ltd

Publish and promote ACT writers and artists.

$14,000

Australian Dance Party Ltd

To create and present a new dance work Energeia.

$39,689

Barnes, Matt

To attend an international music mixing seminar in France.

$5,200

Blake, Sally

To research and develop artworks based on local eucalypts.

$15,927

Canberra Dance Theatre Inc.

To choreograph a work for 40th Birthday performance.

$25,260

Clay, Jo

To write articles and a manuscript for The Carbon Diet.

$8,250

Conflux Inc.

To support a guest speaker at Conflux 14 Science Fiction conference.

$3,480

Cross, Dean

To research a group of paintings Ghost River

$5,000

Delatovic, Nicholas

To develop an experimental live touring show on freestyle wrestling.

$17,644

Delcastillo, Mariana

To create and install new sculptures.

$5,109

Endrey, Chris

To record and release an album of original works.

$13,189

Fearnside, Karyn

To create an exhibition with a workshop.

$3,369

Fuller, Lisa

To develop skills and mentoring workshops.

$19,570

Galan, Andrew

To develop a new collection of poetry.

$7,494

Goldwin, Chella

To research and write a book in Torres Strait Meriam Mir and English.

$22,124

Gorman, Ginger

To research and write the first draft of a manuscript.

$23,965

Grapple Publishing

To produce an anthology of prose, poetry, comics and art Literature.

$4,600

Grassia, Chiara

To support Girls Rock! Canberra: a mentorship program for girls through music.

$24,341

GW Bot

To produce a series of glassworks.

$10,000

Handel in the Theatre

To support the production of performances of Handel’s Athalia.

$32,500

Hark the Heart

To attend residencies and instrumental training in Italy.

$9,004

Harper, Sophie

To write and edit a literary memoir.

$11,000

Harris Hobbs Landscapes

To support local artists to present at Contour 556.

$30,000

Hay, Paul

To develop new work at a residency in Georgia, USA.

$5,065

Hughes, Meredith

To create an artist book set.

$12,596

Latham, Christopher

To perform and record The Diggers' Requiem.

$29,400

Lea, Liz

To produce and present a new dance work.

$18,990

Luminescence Chamber Singers

To commission four choral works and perform with Frank Martin's Mass.

$20,000

McCartney, Tania

To write and illustrate a fiction series for children.

$9,000

McGrath, Jim

For the creative development workshop for a theatre script.

$9,813

McMahon, Ann

To undertake a residency in New Zealand.

$2,000

McManus, Emma

To develop and present new theatre work.

$16,532

McQuire, Hayley

To deliver Blak Writes Indigenous Youth Writing workshops.

$15,026

Mettes, Marianne

For the development of an environmental puppet theatre production.

$23,634

Newton, Catherine

To attend the Glass Art Society Conference in Murano, Italy.

$5,349

Noted

To support the development of Noted - Canberra's emerging writers festival.

$2,250

Rebus Theatre

For the creative development of a multidisciplinary performance about climate change.

$21,854

Seccombe, Erica

To attend a photopolymer printing residency in Victoria.

$3,251

Screen Canberra

To provide support for self-initiated film/screen projects by Canberra artists.

$90,000

Smith, Melinda

To research and complete a new poetry manuscript.

$29,300

SoundOut

To assist with costs of presenting SoundOut festival of improvised and experimental music.

$23,048

Strapps, Emma

For the creative development of a dance performance Flight/less.

$9,103

Studio Auntara

To exhibit six Canberra artists responding to vintage slides of South East Asia.

$10,663

The Dionysus Movement

To develop and tour ACT performers to the New Zealand Fringe.

$39,887

The Griffyn Ensemble

To create an all-ages musical playground.

$33,988

Vincent, Sam

To develop first draft of a memoir, Peasant Dreaming.

$12,000

Withers, Matt

To tour and record new Australian music with The Acacia Quartet.

$14,909

Lea, Elizabeth

To perform in the Kampoeng Nusantara Festival, Indonesia.

$1,650

Hearn, Nicola

To attend an artist residency program in Belarus and Poland.

$2,000

Jackson, Clare

To attend a printmaking residency in Vermont, USA.

$2,000

Best, Jordan

To attend the Australian Theatre Forum, Adelaide.

$1,100

Bemrose, Donald

To attend the Australian Theatre Forum, Adelaide.

$1,100

Petocz, Catherine

To attend the Australian Theatre Forum, Adelaide.

$1,100

McManus, Emma

To attend the Australian Theatre Forum, Adelaide.

$1,100

Owen, L.J.M.

To attend the Bouchercon 2017, World Mystery Convention, Toronto, Canada, as a panellist.

$2,000

Lefebvre, Heidi

To attend the installation and opening of the National Self Portrait Prize at the University of Queensland Museum and Gallery.

$1,100

Batchelor, James

To present DEEPSPACE at APAM, Brisbane.

$1,750

Fuller, Lisa

To undertake the 2018 Varuna Eleanor Dark Flagship Fellowship.

$1,315

Bastianon, Elliot

To exhibit a collection of sculptural furniture at the Milan Furniture Fair.

$2,000

Ryder, Julie

To attend an arts residency at Cill Rialaig, Ireland.

$2,000

O'Callaghan, Sally

To participate in the Other Art Fair, Sydney.

$2,000

Grant, Lee

To attend a ScreenLab workshop in Melbourne.

$1,000

McDowell, Marissa

To travel to Palm Island to conduct research and interview First Nations Elder.

$2,000

Cottrell, Simon

To undertake an artist residency at the Museum Ceskeho Raje, Czech Republic.

$2,000

Cross, Dean

To participate in the Hatched exhibition and professional development forum in Perth.

$1,890

Hoogstad Hay, Marcel

To undertake a class at Penland School of Craft in the USA.

$1,834

Palmer, Lucy

To attend the opening of Emerge 2018, an international emerging glass artist exhibition.

$2,000

Benson, Tracey

To participate in Made of Walking workshops in Cyprus.

$2,000

Mathews, Nyx

To attend a class at Corning Museum of Glass, New York.

$1,678

Ilschner, Susanne

To exhibit at the FENS18 conference in Berlin, Germany.

$635

Canberra Glassworks Ltd

To assist with the costs of an artist residency at the Canberra Glassworks for artists with a disability.

$15,000

Canberra Arboretum

To assist with costs of an artist residency for bonsai artist Ofer Grunwald.

$9,000

Australian National University

To deliver a range of music and visual arts community access programs through the School of Music and School of Art and Design.

$572,935

Australian National Eisteddfod Society Inc.

To support the hire of Llewellyn Hall for the bands and orchestras Eisteddfod sections.

$15,000

Belconnen Arts Centre Inc.

To assist with costs of delivering the community arts and cultural development program.

$181,972

Belconnen Arts Centre Inc.

To assist with costs of transitioning to Stage 2 of the arts centre.

$75,000

Canberra Symphony Orchestra Inc.

To assist with costs of hiring Llewellyn Hall and for a range of community outreach activities.

$216,444

Music for Canberra Inc.

To support the hire of Llewellyn Hall for three Canberra Youth Orchestra concert performances.

$15,000

National Capital Orchestra

To support the costs of hiring of Llewellyn Hall for the presentation of two concerts.

$12,000

Tuggeranong Community Arts Association Inc.

To assist with costs of delivering the community arts and cultural development program.

$181,972

Griffiths, Tom

Winner of the 2017 ACT Book of the Year Award for The Art of Time Travel.

$10,000

Mahood, Kim

Highly commended book for Position Doubtful.

$2,000

Dawes, Laura

Shortlisted book for Fighting Fit.

$1,000

Erwin, Russell

Shortlisted book for Maps of Small Countries.

$1,000

Heath, Jack

Shortlisted book for The Fail Safe.

$1,000

Rayner, Jennifer

Shortlisted book for Generation Less.

$1,000

Asia Link

International Residencies and an Exchange Residency.

$24,000

Arts Law

To assist with costs of providing legal services to the ACT arts sector.

$15,500

Art, Not Apart

To assist with costs of staging the Art Not Apart Festival.

$130,000

Belconnen Arts Centre Inc.

To assist with annual program operating costs, and to manage the Belconnen Arts Centre.

$340,942

Belconnen Arts Centre Inc.

To assist with costs of delivering community projects as part of the Regional Arts Fund.

$16,897

Canberra Contemporary Art Space

To assist with costs of delivering the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy.

$46,920

Canberra Glassworks

To assist with costs of delivering the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy.

$10,200

Canberra Glassworks

To assist with annual program operating costs for glass art, and to manage the Canberra Glassworks.

$727,158

Craft ACT

To assist with costs of delivering the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy.

$46,920

Design Canberra

To assist with the costs of delivering the Design Canberra Festival.

$100,000

Kulture Break

To assist with costs of delivering its Elevate Academy program.

$35,000

Megalo Print Studio + Gallery

To assist with costs of delivering the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy.

$30,600

PhotoAccess Inc.

To assist with costs of delivering the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy.

$18,360

Tuggeranong Community Arts Association Inc.

To assist with costs of delivering community projects as part of the Regional Arts Fund.

$16,897

National Folk Festival Ltd

2018 National Folk Festival.

$29,500

Canberra Comedy Festival Ltd

Canberra Comedy Festival 2018.

$35,250

Canberra Glassworks

Winter Glass Market 2018.

$19,913

Canberra District Wine Industry Association Inc.

Canberra Wine Week.

$10,338

Southern Harvest Association

The ACT Permaculture Festival 2018.

$10,000

Ms Belinda Neame

The Forage.

$13,500

Harris Hobbs Landscapes

Contour 556.

$30,000

The Truffle Festival – Canberra Region

Truffle Festival – Canberra Region.

$15,000

Elite Energy Pty Ltd

Canberra Triathlon Festival.

$15,000

Canberra College of Piping and Drumming

Canberra Highland Gathering.

$12,000

Pedal Power ACT

The Big Canberra Bike Ride.

$15,000

Canberra Short Film Festival

Canberra Short Film Festival.

$15,000

The GAMMA.CON Society

GAMMA.CON 2018.

$15,000

Tennis ACT

East Hotel Canberra Challenger and ACT Clay Court International.

$35,000

Brindabella Motor Sport Club Inc.

National Capital Rally.

$19,000

FASHFEST Inc.

FASHFEST.

$20,000

Pialligo Estate

Pialligo Estate – Farm Gate Tales.

$10,000

Conflux Incorporated

Conflux 14.

$2,400

Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG)

ActewAGL Royal Canberra Ladies Classic.

$30,000

Yoga Events Australia New Zealand Ltd

Wanderlust 108 Canberra.

$10,000

ProMusica

Canberra International Music Festival.

$28,000

Fairfax Events

Australian Running Festival 2018.

$20,000

BMX Australia

BMX Australia National Series Round.

$10,000

Canberra FM

Skyfire 2018.

$25,000

Jo Flynn, Joga Yoga

Fit It In initiative to address the time barrier.

$8,000

Cingulan Pty Ltd

Build a low-cost satellite tracking solution.

$30,000

Emudent Technologies Pty Ltd

A cutting edge technology that will automate dental treatment.

$30,000

Energy Storage Rights

Build a demonstration pilot of energy storage.

$30,000

Fillearth Pty Ltd

To develop an efficient solar cooker.

$10,000

Flex-G Pty Ltd

To develop a prototype nanofluid coolant for electrified systems.

$30,000

GC Precision Development Pty Ltd

To produce a highly refined firearms sound suppressor.

$30,000

Mr Dennis Levy - Bushfire Detection

To develop an early detection for bush fires and electrical power line faults.

$30,000

Re:Start Charging Services Pty Ltd

Create an on demand electric vehicle charging service.

$27,000

Safrican Pty Ltd

A VR based therapy for the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in children.

$20,000

Serious Futures

A 3D climate science serious game prototype.

$30,000

Smart Blox Pty Ltd

Develop a portable energy prototype.

$20,000

This is Plumbing

To develop a working siphon toilet flush valve to save water.

$5,000

ACT Screen Industry Association Ltd

Delivery of Screen Canberra.

$350,000

Matchbox Pictures

Production of season 2 of the television drama Secret City.

$150,000

Cogito Group

New Zealand Mission November 2017.

$739

SignOnSite Pty Ltd

New Zealand Mission November 2017.

$1,000

Stir

New Zealand Mission November 2017.

$1,000

Australian National University (ANU)

Study Canberra partnered with the ANU to deliver up to ten $10,000 scholarships to new international students from India and Indonesia undertaking an undergraduate, postgraduate or research program at the ANU.

$50,000

University of Canberra (UC)

Study Canberra partnered with UC to deliver up to ten $10,000 scholarships to international students studying an ICT undergraduate or postgraduate program. This scholarship aligns with economic development goals and skills needs identified for Canberra’s ICT sector.

$50,000

Australian National University (ANU)

ANU – Enabling Industry Access to Australian National Space Test Facilities was awarded $250,000 funding support. The ANU sought co-funding from the ACT Government for a project to provide industry access to the National Space Test Facility, which comprises state of the art infrastructure to serve national needs and currently operates as a pay per use facility. This support will showcase the potential of this ACT based facility to grow the nation’s space industry and solidify a case for federal funding as a national facility for industry and the research communities from 2019-20 onwards.

$250,000

Australian National University (ANU)

ANU – ACT Centre for Entrepreneurial Agri-technology was awarded $500,000 funding support. The anticipated benefit to Canberra is the creation of a unique Agri-tech and Environmental Sciences hub that is one of a kind in the Asia-Pacific region. Such a hub will drive Territory, regional, national and international industry innovation, competiveness and productivity in agriculture. It will also provide benefit to the local economy through job creation, attraction of high quality investment from national and international companies as well as high quality researchers, academics and students.

$500,000

Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) Conference

The conference brought together distinguished international and Australian experts for two days of debate on Australia’s long-term strategic plan to grow the space industry.

$15,000

Australian American Fulbright Commission

Scholarship open to Australian citizens who are Australian Capital Territory residents to undertake 3‑10 month research projects in the United States. It is open to people from all professional and academic fields, within the Fulbright Scholarship categories.

$59,800

Australian National University

Sponsorship of InnovationACT – an entrepreneurship program open to students, staff and graduates of Canberra’s major tertiary institutions, comprising workshops, seminars and mentoring with participants forming teams to develop innovative business ventures.

$5,000

Australian Trade and Investment Commission – Australian Cyber Security Mission to the USA

Sponsorship of the Team Australia Mission to the RSA Conference in San Francisco. Objectives of the mission were to:

• showcase Australian cyber security capability and introduce Australian cyber security firms to potential customers and partners in the United States
• showcase Australia as a location for foreign cyber security firms to establish Asia‑Pacific headquarters and partner with Australian entities on research and innovation.

$10,000

Australian Youth Aerospace Forum

The Australian Youth Aerospace Forum (AYAF) is a five‑day live‑in conference which provides students in Years 11 and 12 the opportunity to investigate careers and pathways in the aerospace industry. The forum is designed to showcase the various university and industry opportunities available to students upon completion of secondary school.

$20,000

Canberra and District NAIDOC Aboriginal Corporation

Sponsorship of the 2018 Canberra NAIDOC Awards – NAIDOC Week celebrations and activities that support the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

$3,700

Canberra International Riesling Challenge

Sponsorship for a period of one year for the 2017 Canberra International Riesling Challenge.

$20,000

Canberra International Riesling Challenge

Sponsorship for a period of one year for the 2018 Canberra International Riesling Challenge.

$20,000

Informa Australia Pty Ltd

Sponsorship for the Australia Defence Magazine Congress (ADM attracting more than 350 senior-level delegates each year, including Ministers, Defence chiefs, the leadership of the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, prime contractors and SMEs.

$59,801

Laser Ranging Workshop

Sponsorship of the 21st annual workshop on laser ranging. Attendees included space researchers and thought leaders from international space research institutes, space laser tracking observatories and space agencies.

$5,000

OK RDY Pty Ltd

OK RDY is a platform that matches mentors and mentees (students/graduates in the main) based on professional goals and personal interests. The platform also connects users to skilled volunteering social impact initiatives in areas including women in leadership, diversity, STEM education, Indigenous skills capacity building, cultural support and accessibility equality.

$3,000

The Pearcey Foundation Inc.

Sponsorship of the 2017 ACT Chief Minister's Pearcey Entrepreneur Award. In collaboration with the ACT Branch of the Australian Computer Society, the Chief Minister's Pearcey Award is one of the seven Pearcey State awards aimed at encouraging and rewarding fresh and innovative talent in the ICT profession. It is awarded to an individual during his or her career who has demonstrated innovative and pioneering achievement and contribution to technological development in ACT.

$5,000

UN Youth Australia

UN Youth Australia are one of Australia's largest youth-led organisations, educating and empowering young Australians to build the peoples' movement for the United Nations.

$2,000

Belconnen Arts Centre Inc.

IGNITE: Connect FUTURES: This project targets people living with disability. It focuses on expanding participants' repertoire of skills and proficiency in professional arts practice and support their transition into formalised arts studies at a tertiary level.

$20,000

Belconnen Community Services Inc.

Youth Employment Pathways Hub: The Youth Employment Pathways Hub works with young people aged 17-25 years who are facing barriers to education and employment. The project provides case management, job-ready workshops, outreach visits, mentoring, job application guidance, and supported referral to education and training opportunities.

$20,000

Council on the Ageing (ACT)

This project will provide a support for mature-aged job-seekers. It includes a mentoring program and job club. The focus will be on mature women seeking to return to work after extended caring or parenting duties, as well as people living with disability, with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds.

$18,525

Key 2 Learning

Capacity Building for Carers: This project provides skills and knowledge to those who are performing the role of Carer for a family member or loved one in the community. The educational content includes manual handling, wound care, brain structure and behaviours, stress, pain and medication management, First Aid and CPR and food safety.

$20,000

Multicultural Employment Services

Multicultural Employment Pathways: This project provides education and training for migrant and refugee job seekers to build confidence to enter or re‑enter the workforce, increase their employment prospects, engage in mentored work experience, and be successful and encourage others in their communities to engage with the job market.

$20,000

PhotoAccess Inc.

The project provides basic skills in storytelling, media production and public presenting. Each participant will make a digital story on a personal or traditional cultural theme.

$19,813

Support Asian Women's Friendship Association Inc.

Stepping-up Learning: Workplace computer and English skills for adults of CALD background: This project provides skills and knowledge in designing workplace documents using personal computers and using business technology to perform a range of routine tasks to communicate with co-workers, customers and others. Participants will learn conversational English skills relating to workplace environments and assistance in written English.

$19,557

The Deaf Society

Learning new skills for my work life: This project supports deaf and hard of hearing participants, focusing on their identity development and the social and psychological aspects of transitioning from a structured school setting to the wider world of work and further education and training.

$15,040

UnitingCare Kippax

Kippax Connections (CALD): This project targets people from South Sudanese and other culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. It offers personalised pathways for each participant to reach education, training or employment goals. Assistance may include child care, transport, financial assistance, mentoring, tutoring, linkage with volunteering, work experience or referral to on-site case management.

$20,000

UnitingCare Kippax

Kippax Connections (General Community): This project provides customised support for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability and women with a history of domestic violence. Participants' barriers to enrolling in/completing vocational education and training and/or finding work is assessed and assistance is tailored to their specific needs.

$20,000

National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) Training

The project’s underlying objective is employment within the ACT’s electrical or broader construction industry. The project integrates off‑job training, on‑job training, professional and personal development, mentoring and employer training and support. The program consists of the following components:

Promotion for two cohorts of participants (15 each) for 2018 and 2019 and recruitment through utilising existing networks of electrical contractors, secondary schools, Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), Apprentice Support Network (ASN) providers and community youth support and sporting organisations

Community education for parents/influential others through information nights, hardcopy and web-based materials and/or contacting NECA directly

Nationally Accredited Training for participants within the Certificate II, Certificate III and Certificate IV qualifications in the UEE11 and UET12 training packages

Personal and professional development for participants in skill sets such as strategies to maximise employment opportunities, interview preparation, work health and safety (WHS), teamwork etc.

Mentoring support during the program, through the Apprenticeship recruitment process and during the initial period of the Apprenticeship

Employer Training and Support

Assistance to access Post Program Employment in the electrical or broader construction industry.

$68,900

Australian Training Company  (ATC)

The program comprises two components

ATC will recruit and employ thirty female ASBAs (Australian School‑Based Apprentices), over a three year period in the Certificate II Resources and Infrastructure Work Preparation (RIWP) traineeship. The project includes the recruitment (under Group Training arrangements) of two cohorts of trainees each for an 18 month period. Formal training will be delivered through a combination of on‑and off‑the‑job

ATC will run a series of Aspirational Workshops during the funding period. These Workshops will be aimed at addressing issues around females entering the construction industry and target a broad range of stakeholders. They will include Workplace Harassment and Bullying Workshop, Mentor Seminar, Employer Breakfast-How do you as employers recruit females into your Workforce, and Finance Workshop – Managing your money as an Apprentice.

$70,900

The Master Builders Association of the ACT (MBA ACT)

The program comprises the following components

The Work Insight Program comprises a four‑week pre‑apprenticeship program providing exposure to the industry through training, worksite experience, engagement of industry employers, employees, life coaches and a well‑being mentor

The pre-apprenticeship program will deliver an avenue for employment of ten females who wish to undertake an apprenticeship in Carpentry, Plumbing or Civil Construction. The recruitment focus will involve a strong marketing campaign promoted via MBA networks

An information session will be conducted showcasing the MBA program and will include guest speakers from the construction industry’s leading women presenting insight on their own personal experiences

MBA is committed to increasing the uptake of women in trades by incentivising Host Employers with incremental payments for each six‑month period.

$64,485

Construction Industry Training Council (CITC)

2017 Construction Industry (CITC) Awards – 4/8/17.

$1,650

Apprentice Employment Network (AEN) ACT and NSW

2017 NSW and ACT Group Training Awards – 13/10/17.

$2,750

Apprentice Employment Network (AEN) ACT and NSW

AEN NSW & ACT 2018 Skills Conference – 14/6/18.

$2,500

Softball ACT

Emergency and Exit lighting.

$3,486

Athletics ACT

Pole Vault Bags - Woden Park.

$20,886

Canberra BMX Club

Track lighting upgrade.

$23,986

Canberra North Bowling and ACT Rugby Union Club

Lawn bowls health and safety upgrade.

$8,295

Canberra Riding Club Pony Club

Equipment and water storage facility.

$11,685

Canberra Rifle Club

Stop Butt Restoration.

$28,000

Capital Football

Female friendly change rooms at Hawker.

$8,400

Rowing ACT

Weston Park Rowing Pontoon.

$18,540

Softball ACT

Gas bottle storage.

$2,160

Tennis ACT

Tennis Hot Shots Hitting Walls.

$27,328

Tuggeranong Netball Association

TNA ablutions facilities improvement.

$23,000

Volleyball ACT

Lyneham Beach facility lighting upgrades.

$7,550

Tuggeranong Rowing Club

Lake Tuggeranong Rowing Club Facility upgrade.

$125,000

ACT Show Jumping Club

New show jump gear for ACT SJC.

$5,000

ACT Tenpin Bowling Association

Bowl Patrol - New ten pin bowing participation program.

$20,000

Calwell Little Athletics Club

Wireless Race Timing System.

$4,800

Canberra Yacht Club

Sailability new boat and life Jackets.

$7,785

Capital Lakes Rowing Club

Light weight women equipment.

$26,000

Corroboree (North Canberra) Little Athletics

Purchase of 18 hurdles

$1,187

Dickson Squash Club

Squash ball machines for use at the Northside Fitness Centre.

$1,900

SnowSports ACT

Little Shredders - Primary school skiing and snowboarding program.

$1,750

Tuggeranong Archery Club

Purchase timing equipment.

$3,330

Volleyball ACT

Volleyball ACT competition equipment upgrade.

$1,420

Bowls ACT

Comprehensive review of Bowls in the ACT.

$131,245

ACT Basketball

Women and Girls in Basketball.

$5,700

ACT Softball

Female Coaching Pathway Sustainability Project.

$4,500

Capital Football

Grass roots Female Coaches development fund.

$4,500

Capital Football

Kanga Cup Female Referee Leadership Program.

$4,700

Netball ACT

Leadership and Empowerment Program.

$10,000

Pedal Power ACT

Girls On Bikes Program.

$6,955

Pedal Power ACT

Women's Cycle Leadership Program.

$2,800

Cricket ACT

Women in Sport Program.

$50,845

Tuggeranong Netball Association

Netball Inclusion Project.

$10,000

Light Car Club

Motorsport Emergency Response Course.

$4,500

ACT Sailing

Training for Sailability participants and volunteers.

$3,516

ACT Table Tennis

Gungahlin table tennis CALD program.

$14,000

Basketball ACT

Wheelchair Basketball Competition.

$15,000

Basketball ACT

Night Hoops.

$10,000

Cerebral Palsy Alliance

Transition to community sports program.

$12,378

Royal Life Saving Society Australia ACT Branch

Swim My Way.

$6,400

Special Olympics ACT

Everyone Can Play.

$5,000

Touch Football ACT

NRL Touch Football ACT All Abilities Program.

$4,871

Woden Seniors

Training for instructors in Tai Chi for Mental Health and Cognitive Improvement.

$1,635

Woden Valley Gymnastics Club

Expansion For Inclusion.

$7,200

ACT Badminton Association

Annual assistance.

$5,000

ACT Chess Association

Annual assistance.

$2,500

ACT Equestrian Association

Annual assistance.

$10,000

ACT Fencing Association

Annual assistance.

$8,500

ACT Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association

Annual assistance.

$3,000

ACT Monaro District Golf Association Inc.

Annual assistance.

$6,000

ACT Pistol Association

Annual assistance.

$5,000

ACT Rogaining Association

Annual assistance.

$5,000

ACT Tenpin Bowling Association

Annual assistance.

$8,000

ACT Ultimate Association

Annual assistance.

$7,500

ACT Waterski Association

Annual assistance.

$5,000

ACTBMX

Annual assistance.

$5,000

Boxing ACT

Annual assistance.

$5,000

Burley Griffin Canoe Club

Annual assistance.

$6,000

Calisthenics ACT

Annual assistance.

$10,000

Canberra Dragon Boat Association

Annual assistance.

$10,000

Canberra Rifle Club

Annual assistance.

$5,000

Judo Federation of Australia ACT

Annual assistance.

$5,000

Sailing ACT

Annual assistance.

$6,000

Special Olympics Australia

Annual assistance.

$10,000

Water Polo ACT

Annual assistance.

$7,500

ACT Athletics Association

Triennial assistance.

$26,000

ACT Basketball Inc.

Triennial assistance.

$70,000

ACT Cycling Federation

Triennial assistance.

$26,000

ACT Little Athletics Association

Triennial assistance.

$26,000

ACT Softball Association

Triennial assistance.

$58,000

ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union

Triennial assistance.

$70,000

ACT Squash Rackets Association

Triennial assistance.

$45,000

AFL NSW/ACT

Triennial assistance.

$70,000

Baseball Canberra

Triennial assistance.

$45,000

Bowls ACT

Triennial assistance.

$45,000

Canberra District Rugby League

Triennial assistance.

$70,000

Capital Football

Triennial assistance.

$70,000

Cricket ACT

Triennial assistance.

$70,000

Gymnastics ACT

Triennial assistance.

$70,000

Hockey ACT

Triennial assistance.

$70,000

Netball ACT

Triennial assistance.

$70,000

Orienteering ACT

Triennial assistance.

$26,000

Pedal Power ACT

Triennial assistance.

$45,000

Rowing ACT

Triennial assistance.

$45,000

Royal Life Saving Society Australia ACT Branch

Triennial assistance.

$35,000

SnowSports ACT

Triennial assistance.

$26,000

Sports Medicine Australia

Triennial assistance.

$45,000

Swimming ACT

Triennial assistance.

$26,000

Table Tennis ACT

Triennial assistance.

$26,000

Tennis ACT

Triennial assistance.

$70,000

Touch Football ACT

Triennial assistance.

$70,000

Triathlon ACT

Triennial assistance.

$70,000

Volleyball ACT

Triennial assistance.

$35,000

Canberra Mathematical Association

Maths in nature resource development.

$5,000

Gungahlin Defence Families Playgroup

Equipment and nature play kits for nature based play.

$1,875

Woden Valley Child Care Association

Construction of platform/tree house.

$5,000

Sticks and Stones Nature Playgroup

Equipment for pop-up play and International Mud Day event.

$1,108

Holy Spirit Early Learning Centre

Equipment to support open ended nature play.

$1,977

ACT Playgroups Association

Equipment to create nature play space.

$2,050

Community Services #1

Equipment to support nature play.

$1,990

Young Women's Christian Association

Equipment for nature play and garden bed construction.

$5,000

Girl Guides Association NSW ACT Region

Funding for training workshop and resource development.

$1,000

Cricket ACT

ACT Meteors.

$32,000

Cricket ACT

ACT Comets.

$32,000

Volleyball ACT

ACT Heat (Men).

$21,000

Volleyball ACT

ACT Heat (Women).

$21,000

Basketball ACT

Canberra Gunners.

$41,000

CBR Brave

CBR Brave.

$49,500

Baseball Canberra

Canberra Cavalry.

$49,500

Orienteering ACT

Canberra Cockatoo’s (Men).

$15,000

Orienteering ACT

Canberra Cockatoo’s (Women).

$15,000

Canberra Pirates

Canberra Pirates.

$15,000

ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union

ACT Brumbies.

$1,288,827

Canberra Raiders

Canberra Raiders.

$1,672,667

Greater Western Sydney Football Club

GWS Giants.

$2,392,170

University of Canberra

Canberra Capitals.

$250,000

Capital Football

Canberra United.

$125,000

Netball NSW

Giants Netball.

$130,000

Physical Activity Foundation

PE Pulse.

$80,000

HerCanberra

Online portal.

$25,000

Capital Football

Ministers Award – CBR Sport Awards.

$3,000

Canberra Region Rugby League

Ministers Award – CBR Sport Awards.

$3,000

Broulee Surf Life Saving Club

Ministers Award – CBR Sport Awards.

$3,000

Tennis ACT

Canberra Tennis Centre redevelopment.

$51,626

Hockey ACT

Development of synthetic playing surface.

$35,888

Menslink

Assistance for charity sports event.

$755

Lifeline

Assistance for charity touch football event.

$500

Table Tennis ACT

Support for Australian Para Table Tennis Championship.

$500

Canberra and District NAIDOC

Sportsperson of the Year Award.

$5,000

Confident Girls Foundation

Financial assistance to the Foundation.

$1,000

National Museum of Australia

Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters
(15 September 2017 to 28 January 2018.)

$100,000

National Gallery of Australia

Hyper Real (20 October 2017 to 18 February 2018.)
Cartier (30 March 2018 to 22 July 2018.)

$500,000

Summernats Pty Ltd

Summernats 2018 (4 January 2018 to 7 January 2018.)

$200,000

Fairfax Events

Enlighten Night Noodle Markets 2018
(2 March 2018 to 11 March 2018.)

$100,000

National Museum of Australia

Rome: Empire and City
(20 September 2018 to 3 February 2019.)

$100,000

Australian National Botanic Gardens

The National Conservatory.

$775,000 (Total)

Woodlands and Wetlands Trust

Developing a premium visitor experience at Mulligans Flat.

Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve

Encounter Tidbinbilla: A Digital and Exhibition Experience.

National Zoo and Aquarium

Safari Bistro at the National Zoo and Aquarium.