Community & Business
1 April, 2025
Brighter Futures Grants Program opens
Coal seam gas company Arrow Energy is giving community groups in the Western Downs the opportunity to receive funding of up to $5,000 through its 2025 Brighter Futures grants program which launched earlier this month.
Kindergartens, sporting clubs, charities, and other not-for-profit organisations within Arrow’s Surat Gas Project footprint, which covers an area from Wandoan to Cecil Plains, are eligible to apply.
Now in its 14th year, the Brighter Futures program provides grants for initiatives and projects that support health and wellbeing, community connection, active lifestyles, education and learning, environmental sustainability, and First Nations people.
President of the Oakey Freshwater Fish Stocking Association Troy Bryant, one of 14 groups to receive almost $50,000 in Brighter Futures grants last year, said the funding has meant they could increase their positive impact in the Condamine River catchment.
“By releasing fingerlings annually, it helps with natural recruitment or breeding within the ecosystem, which in turn helps with sustainability of each species and the overall health of the ecosystem as a result,” he said.
“The grant has allowed us to increase the number of fingerlings we’ve released, compared to the past, and help us to get closer to our target.”
Applications will close Thursday 10 April.
For more information or to apply for a Brighter Futures grant, visit Arrow Energy’s website.
