Waste Donation Fund - 2025/26

Submissions are now being accepted. Submissions close at midnight 1 June 2026 (AEST).

IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.

Applications Open 1 September 2025 – closing 1 June 2025 (or when budget expended, whichever occurs first).

Total Allocated Budget 2025/26 - $5,000

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The Waste Donation fund aims to assist organisations and First Nations groups that coordinate non-commercial litter clean up from foreshores and land owned, managed, leased, or under the control of Council, or as approved otherwise by Council.

  • This is a donation; no acquittal process is required following approved applications.
  • There is no maximum amount.
  • Funds are credited to a debtor account to be used at Council Waste facilities.

Please read the Waste Fund guideline and ensure all information/supporting documentation can be provided to successfully complete this application.

To be eligible to apply for Waste Donation Fund, the organisation must be:-

  • Australian registered charity
  • For profit and not-for-profit First Nations Groups
  • Commercial business
  • Educational Institution
  • Sporting Club
  • Must be based in or servicing the Gladstone Regional Council area
  • Must be responsible for costs associated with collection and transportation of the waste material to the waste disposal facility
  • Have an Australian Business Number (ABN) or complete and attach a “Statement by a supplier” form

The following will not be considered eligible:

  • Political Organisation or Political Parties.
  • Organisations with access to funds generated from gaming machines.
  • Local, State, Federal government agency.
  • Organisations that have failed to adequately acquit previous Council funding.
  • Organisations that have a delinquent debt to Council (excluding interest free loans) or any outstanding matters/concerns with Council.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Before completing this application form, read the Gladstone Regional Council Waste Donation Fund Guidelines and check your eligibility to apply under the funding.

If you have any questions in regards to the eligibility criteria, guidelines or the application, please contact Gladstone Regional Council's Community Partnership team on 4976 6300 or communityinvestmentprogram@gladstone.qld.gov.au

Incomplete applications and/or applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

NAVIGATING (MOVING THROUGH) THE APPLICATION FORM

On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.

You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.

SAVING YOUR DRAFT APPLICATION

If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.

You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.

Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.

Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.

When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.

If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.

Hint: also check the email hasn't landed in your spam or junk email folder.

ATTACHMENTS AND SUPPORT DOCUMENTS

You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple, but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.

You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.

COMPLETING AN APPLICATION IN A GROUP/TEAM

A number of people can work on an application using the same log in details as long as only one person is working at a time. Ensure you save as you go.

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