CS Energy’s community sponsorships program has supported more than 100 community groups and not-for-profit organisations in the regions surrounding Callide and Kogan Creek power stations.

And we have recently created community benefit funds in the regions where we are building new energy assets.

Below are profiles of some of the recent recipients, along with a full list of recipients for the programs.

Friends of Illoura Village

CS Energy supported Friends of Illoura in Chinchilla to purchase two pieces of exercise equipment in Round 12 of our Community Sponsorships Program. This equipment helps residents taking part in the Staying Healthy in Aged Care Student-Led Exercise Program run in partnership with SQRH - Southern Queensland Rural Health.  

 

banana shire and western downs 

Rounds 1 - 5

Round 1

Total funding awarded in round: $110,000.

• 84th Annual Callide Valley Show 2019
• Biloela Christmas Festival 2018
• Biloela Panthers Rugby League Club - construction of a shade shelter
• Banana Shire Art Gallery’s Brigalow Arts Festival 2019
• Callide Dawson Machinery Club and Queensland Heritage Park capacity building project
• Downs Industry Schools Co-Cooperative (DISCO) - facilities upgrade in Dalby
• Chinchilla Community Commerce and Industry Inc. - One Long Table event 2018
• Brigalow Bush Carnival 2018
• Lapunyah Art Gallery’s Digital Arts Project - Lapunyah will purchase equipment to offer free photography and digital art workshops to the local community.
• Kogan State School Beautification Project - support for Kogan State School to revitalise their outdoor learning spaces and install a garden that the students will care for.
• The STEM Hub at Chinchilla State School - contributing to building a dedicated STEM classroom at the primary school.
• Dalby Lions Club Health Awareness Program to work with local primary schools to install vegepod kits and teach children about healthy eating and health awareness.
• Chinchilla Melon Festival 2019
• Esk Garden and Lifestyle Fair 2019
• Donation to purchase supplies for the Lowood Community Pantry and Book Exchange

Round 2

Total funding awarded in round: $51,103. 

• Biloela Enterprise -  Biloela Christmas Festival 2019
• Queensland PCYC  - Biloela All Abilities Dance and Exercise Program
• Taroom & District Historical Society - Restoration of 1870s buggy and sulky/trap
• The Creche and Kindergarten Association Biloela - Updating the Biloela C&K Coo-Inda outdoor environment
• Callide United Football Club - Portable shade structures
• CQ Rural Health - Materials within a suicide prevention resource kit
• Scripture Union Queensland - New fridge for school breakfasts and emergency lunches at Biloela State School
• Boonarga Country Music Sessions - Defribillator purchase
• Chinchilla State School  - P&C Chinchilla Trail Ride 2019
• Chinchilla Branch Sporting Shooters Association - Safety boundary fence near the nature reserve
• Dalby Kart Club - BBQ area shade structure
• Jabaljarri Social Golf Club - NAIDOC Week golf event

Round 3

Total funding awarded in round: $158,000.

• Biloela State High School - NAIDOC Day of Celebration in Biloela (Jul 2019)
• Black Dog Ball Inc. - Major Central Qld event held during Qld Mental Health Week to raise funds and awareness (Oct 2019)
• Callide Valley Show Society - 85th Annual Callide Valley Show (May 2020) 
• Biloela Valleys Football Club - Upgrade to FFA goal posts
• Biloela State School STEM technology project – laptop and equipment purchase 
• Biloela Netball Association - Hydration station at Magavalis Oval
• Thangool State School - Kids art and play shed 
• Zonta Club of Biloela New Zonta Club - Funds to purchase marquee and marketing collateral 
• Brigalow Recreation Grounds - Brigalow Bush Carnival (Sep 2019) 
• Queensland Music Festival - Bronze sponsor of QMF 2019. Key sponsor of the Opera at Jimbour on the Western Downs
• Big Skies Festival - Annual sponsorship of the Big Skies Festival, run by Western Downs Regional Council (May 2020) 
• Dalby & District Show Society - 150th Annual Dalby Show (April 2020) 
• Jandowae Pony Club  - Safety boundary fence 
• Chinchilla Rugby League FC - Canteen upgrade, which will benefit many local sporting codes who use the venue
• Lions Club of Chinchilla - Inaugural Lions Chinchilla Christmas Lights Show 2019 (Dec 2019) 
• Kup of Kindness - Food trailer to support homeless people and run a breakfast club at local primary school
• St Joseph’s Primary Chinchilla St Joseph’s Technology Plan – laptop purchase 
• Foodbank Golf Day - Support for the annual Foodbank Queensland fundraising event

Round 4

Total funding awarded in this round: $91,150

• Bioela Community Kindgergarten Grandfriends project - bringing preschoolers and senior citizens together
• Biloela Bowls Club - New mower
• Banana Shire Historical Society -Significant assessment at Greycliffe Homestead
• Prospect Creek State School - Poultry agriculture project
• Mount Murchison State School - New sporting equipment
• Biloela Junior Rugby League Club - New ice machine for clubhouse
• Callide United Football Club - Junior goal boxes
• Chinchilla Historical Society - Fire tower interpretive centre
• Goondir Health Services - Power upgrade for Mobile Medical Clinic
• Dalby South State School - Garden program
• Pioneer Park Museum Dalby - New mower
• Chinchilla Creative Centre - Verandah extension

Round 5

Total funding awarded in round: $95,399

• Banana Shire Art Gallery Association - Brigalow Arts Festival 2020
• Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service - Run your Region fundraising event 2021.
• Little Market Co. - Equipment for the volunteer run artisan space.
• Goovigen Pony Club - Equipment upgrade.
• Biloela Rugby Union Club - Upgrade to the change and shower room to enable female players to use this facility.
• Jambin State School - Purchase STEM resources.
• Callide Valley Tennis Association - Shade structure.
• Callide Valley Touch Football Club - Install a PA system
• Dalby and District Silver Band - Purchase new instruments.
• Lions Club of Chinchilla - Chinchilla Christmas Festival 2020.
• Chinchilla Concert Band - New trailer.
• Chinchilla Polocrosse Club Inc. - Clubhouse shade awnings.
• Variety Queensland - Partial funding of an all abilities playground at Miles State School.
• Chinchilla Lawn Bowls Club - New seating. 

Rounds 6 - 10 

Round 6

Total funding awarded in round: $113,000.

• Biloela State School Early - Childhood Development Program play storage facility
• Biloela Golf Club - Practice nets
• Banana Shire Community Arts Association - Biloela Community Garden
• Taroom Tennis Club - Safety fence
• Banana Shire Emergency Accommodation and Support Centre - Office refurbishment
• Callide Valley Agricultural and Pastoral Society -Fridge replacement
• Greycliffe Social Club - Purchase playgroup equipment
• Helping Hands Outreach Project - Purchase volunteer equipment
• Miles & District Historical Society - Submersible solar pump for display bore
• Queensland Music Festival - Opera at Jimbour
• Drillham Primary P&C Association - School instrumental music program
• Goondir Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Association - Big Buddy Program to engage Indigenous youth
• St Joseph's Parents and Friends Association Chinchilla - Outdoor tables and chairs for children
• Qld Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association - Boxing bag upgrade and engineering certification at PCYC Dalby
• Chinchilla Family Support Centre - Shade cloth
• It's A Bloke Thing Foundation - Prostate cancer awareness

Round 7

More than $123,000 in funding was awarded in this round.

• Theodore Early Childhood Centre Association - Play equipment shed upgrade
• Callide Valley Agricultural and Pastoral Society - 86th Annual Callide Valley Show (13-14 May 2022)
• Callide Dawson Machinery Preservation Club - Safety upgrade of walkway
• St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School - School speaker system
• Prospect Creek State School - Nature play and bush tucker playground
• Biloela Amateur Swimming Club - Purchase of backstroke ledge to comply with safety rules
• Black Dog Ball - 2021 Black Dog Ball
• Chinchilla State School - Electronic noticeboard
• Jandowae Kindergarten Association - Shade in the play area
• Warra Tennis Club - Facilities upgrade
• Dalby PCYC - Youth chillout room at Dalby PCYC
• Chinchilla Community Commerce & Industry - 2021 Town Christmas Party and 2021 One Long Table Multicultural Event
• Brigalow Recreation Ground - 2021 Brigalow Bush Carnival

Round 8

$76,000 in funding was awarded in this round.

Round 9

$94,000 in funding awarded in this round.

Banana Shire

• Biloela Netball Association - Representative team and coaching development
• Thangool Playgroup - Shade sails
• International Legends of League - 2023 International Legends of League Carnival, Woorabinda
• CQ University - Indigenous Girls Academy
• Redeemer Lutheran College, Biloela - Student café roof
• Callide Valley Agricultural and Pastoral Society - 87th Callide Valley Show 2023
• Biloela State Primary School - iPads

Western Downs

• Jandowae and District Show Society - 75th Annual Jandowae &District Show 2023
• Queensland Music Festival - Opera at Jimbour
• Chinchilla Melon Festival Association - 2023 Chinchilla Melon Festival
• PCYC Dalby - Television and lighting upgrades
• Warra Progress and Heritage Society - Historic Warra Railway Station roof repairs
• Drought Angels - Two-way radios

Round 10

More than $80,000 in funding awarded in this round.

• Big Skies - Chinchilla Community Commerce and Industry Chinchilla Major Events
• International Legends of League - International Legends of League Chinchilla
• Condamine State School - Miles Sports / STEAM Camp
• Hannaford State School  - Hydraponic Garden
• Chinchilla State School - P&C Chinchilla Trail Ride
• Brigalow Recreation Ground - Brigalow Bush Carnival
• Dalby Eisteddfod Association - Dalby Eisteddfod
• Goovigen Pony Club - Enclosed area for member instruction
• Callide Valley Touch Football Association - Permanent Shade Structures
• Biloela Little Athletics Centre - Transportable shade gazebos
• Theodore Touch Association - Cement slab
• Biloela Dance Festival - 2023 Biloela Dance Festival
• Biloela Junior Rugby League - Aircon and ceiling fans
• Bilo Rainbow - Pride Picnic 

Round 11

Almost $80,000 in funding awarded this round.

• C&K Biloela Community Childcare Centre - Garden project
• Callide Valley Tennis Association  - Aircon installation
• Biloela Rugby Union Club - Bilo Football Carnival
• Little Wings - To help children with illnesses and their families travel for medical treatment not available locally
• Rotary Club of Biloea - Biloela Christmas Festival
• Chinchilla Pony Club - Equipment purchase
• The Gums State School - STEAM project
• Chinchilla Clay Target Club - Environmental management of clay target range
• Chinchilla State High School P&C - Tuckshop equipment upgrade
• Condamine Gun Club - Procurement of mower

Round 12

More than $90,000 was allocated to projects in this round.

Banana shire:

• The Biloela Centenary Advisory Committee for the Biloela Centenary 2024 Gala Ball
• Biloela State School towards the iPads 4 All program
• Callide Dawson Machinery Preservation Club Inc. towards digitising and interpreting the past for future generations
• Callide Valley Show to fund the Big Bang Education at the 88th Callide Valley Show
• Dawson Valley Drovers Rugby Union Club for the purchase of a defibrillator and upgrade of first-aid kits
• WOW Australia /Of One Mind towards the Women of the World Festival Biloela
• Prospect Creek State School P&C to improve and reinvigorate the central meeting place at the school.

Western Downs

• Chinchilla Golf Club Inc to upgrade their clubhouse air-conditioning
• Columboola Environmental Education Centre for the purchase of new rainwater tanks
• Football Chinchilla for the purchase of two aluminium goals with wheels
• Friends of Illoura Village for the purchase of new exercise equipment
• Chinchilla Gymnastics Club for the purchase of new gym equipment.

Round 13

Nearly $90,000 in funding was awarded in this round.

Banana Shire:

• Rotary Club of Biloela for the Biloela Christmas Festival
• Taroom Show Society for an ambulance at the Taroom Show
• Banana Shire Council for the Brigalow Arts Festival
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Biloela to resurface the basketball/netball court
• Lutheran Services (Wahroonga) for Moving Moments - a program providing activities for the Biloela's older population to tackle social isolation, loneliness, and its impacts
• CareFlight for a Trauma Care Workshop in Moura for first responders.

Western Downs:

• Dalby Nursery & Preschool Assoc for an interactive touchscreen TV/board at Stuart Street Kindergarten C&K
• Brigalow Recreation Ground for the 2024 Brigalow Bush Carnival
• Western Downs Friends of the Library Association Inc for hygiene packs and educational resources, distributed through nine libraries in the Western Downs
• Dalby Men's Shed to purchase a drum sanding machine
• Lapunyah Art Gallery, Chinchilla to purchase storage shelves
• Chinchilla State School P&C to upgrade computers in the library
• TASC Legal and Social Justice Services for the Rural Motherhood Initiative - First Nations baby shower
• Wandoan Show Society for the Dinkum Dinosaurs Entertainment experience at the next show
• Chinchilla Show Society for the Chinchilla Show and Rodeo Horse Ring
• Chinchilla Community Commerce and Industry Inc - CCCI for the Chinchilla Community Christmas Celebration
• Dalby & District Pony & Hack Club for the Dalby Pony Club Camp

Round 14

Almost $100,000 was awarded in this round.

Banana Shire:

• The Callide Valley Agricultural and Pastoral Society to sponsor the D'Aguilar Wildlife Conservation Experience at the Callide Valley Show, being held 16-17 May 2025
• Mount Murchison State School for upgrades to the canteen, including screening in the kitchen area, paneling, a door, and air conditioning
• Taroom Kindergarten to upgrade the outside play area with nature-based play equipment, landscaping, and new fencing
• Banana Shire Community Arts Association/Biloela Community Arts House towards the cost of art teachers at the Biloela Creative Capers weekend from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 June 2025
• Callide Valley Hack and Pony Club - Biloela for guest instructor clinics
• Callide Valley Touch Football for the upgrade of a display fridge.

Western Downs:

• Jandowae & District Show Society for entertainment - including live music and Dino Encounters - at the show, being held on Saturday 22 March 2025
• Columboola Environmental Education Centre for a STEM robotics program
• Dalby Kart Club Inc to upgrade the spectator area
• Official Chinchilla Melon Festival for Bike & Blend and a drone show, to be held on at MelonFest on Saturday February 15 2025
• Chinchilla & District Cricket Association towards FrogBox - a digital platform that manages live scoring, stats, and live broadcasting of cricket games.
  
  

Round 15

$100,000 was awarded in this round.

Banana Shire:

• Biloela Junior Rugby League towards the Batchfire vs CS Energy Industry Cup
• Theodore State School towards the construction of an undercover multipurpose court and outdoor learning facility
• Theodore Junior Roosters for the purchase and installation of a hydration station
• C&K Coo-Inda Community Kindergarten for the purchase of equipment for a technology project
• Callide Valley Mens Shed to upgrade the meeting/training room

Western Downs:

• Tara Polocrosse Club for the purchase of an EZ-Aerator
• Miles District Fishing & Recreation Club Inc towards the Western Downs Carp Busters event
• Rural Doctors Foundation for the purchase of ear loupes to help improve ear health for rural Australians
• Chinchilla Touch Association towards the Junior Development Clinic and Fast 4 Carnival
• Chinchilla Race Club towards events such as Ladies Day and the Christmas Races
• Miles and District Historical Society towards the musical entertainment and competition at the Back to the Bush Festival
• The Creche & Kindergarten Association Limited for robotics and literacy program
  
  

Greenbank

Round 1

• Greenbank Gators Swimming Club Inc towards a friendly, interclub swim meet of local swimming clubs
• C&K Greenbank Community Preschool & Kindergarten for a shade at the kindergarten
• Greenbank Scout Group for an energy efficient oven replacement to help Scouts learn to cook
• Flagstone Blokes towards the purchase of portable equipment to help engage with more people at events
• L&L Food Pantry for the purchase of a commercial refrigerator

Lotus Creek Wind Farm

Round 1

Seven not-for-profit organisations shared in $100,000 in funding through the first round of the Lotus Creek Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund:

• St Lawrence Recreation Group for a first aid recovery shed
• St Lawrence State School Parent and Citizens Association for iPad upgrades
• St Lawrence Public Sportsground Committee for fridge and cash registers
• St Lawrence Recreation Group for the St Lawrence Campdraft
• Clarke Creek State School Parents and Citizens Association towards a Student Enrichment Program
• Clarke Creek Branch of the Isolated Children’s Parents Association for a portable cold room
• Clarke Creek Pony Club for a community playground.