Supporting your community for more than 20 years
Diverse and grassroots, each of these projects address genuine need in the communities we call home. Since 1999, the IMB Bank Community Foundation is proud to have supported over 800 community groups and projects in the places we call home, donating over $11 million.
Congratulations to our 2021 Recipients
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There is no doubt the last couple of years have challenged us all. And while they have been trying times, they have allowed the beacon of incredible Australian community spirit to shine through. Now, more than ever we are looking out for one another. This is truly evident in this year’s grant recipients. This year’s IMB Bank Community Foundation project funding echoes the diversity of Australia’s people and landscape, and the challenges they face in a once in a hundred-year pandemic.
Our sincere congratulations go to all our recipients, thank you for the work you do. |
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IMB Bank Community Foundation 2021 Recipients
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Iceolation 300 Blankets Iceolation provides essential food and supplies to members of the community experiencing issues with food security, mostly those at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness. The ongoing impacts of COVID have led to increased isolation and additional requests for food assistance. This project will reduce social isolation and loneliness by connecting volunteers with homeless persons and families. |
A Helping Hand for New Mums 3Bridges Community Being a new mum can be difficult at the best of times, never mind when you are facing additional challenges. A Helping Hand for New Mums supports new mothers who are vulnerable due to isolation from family or friends, a history of domestic violence, multiple births, mental health issues or disability in the family. In-home support aims to promote maternal and infant bonding, increase mothering confidence, reduce isolation with an increased access to services and connections for mothers in their local community. |
Art Central Recovery Arts Council of Eurobodalla Art Central is committed to providing an environment designed to enhance creative expression and encourage social inclusion and innovative community participation. With over 280 members, Art Central provides weekly classes: Art, Pottery, Aboriginal Art and Art Therapy to name a few. Funding will support the purchase of a potting wheel to support the expansion of pottery classes. |
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Back-up Defibrillation Machine Bega District Volunteer Rescue Group The VRA in Bega are primary responders to road crash rescue and all other rescue operations as instructed by the NSW Police. The Bega VRA have been nominated to provide back-up support for the local ambulance service when the ambulance officers are out of town or busy. The project will ensure VRA can support people who have a cardiac arrest by providing CPR first aid as required and potentially save lives. |
Make our Shed Dust Free Bega Men’s Shed The purpose of the Men’s Shed is to provide avenues for retired men, many who have useful skills, such as carpentry, wood turning and metal work and more, to use their talents completing projects that benefit sections of the community who may struggle to have assistance provided. Purchase of a dust extraction system will improve health and safety of members involved in construction of projects utilising wood. |
Extending Working Space post-COVID Belconnen Community Men’s Shed Operating in an area that shows a higher proportion of older disadvantaged people, the Belconnen Men’s Shed has around 80 members. With COVID restrictions impacting the mental health of many, membership enquiries have increased significantly beyond the safe capacity of the shed. This project, undertaken primarily by Shed members, will extend the working space to allow another 40 members to join. |
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Upgrading Garden Belconnen Senior Citizens Club The Belconnen Senior Citizens Club provides a meeting place for older Australians to learn new activities and to socialise with a range of cultures and individuals. A garden upgrade under the supervision of a horticulturalist will engage members in replacing all existing plants with frost hardy and drought tolerant varieties. |
Flammable Goods Storage Bowral Men’s Shed The Bowral Men’s Shed supports senior men from Bowral and surrounding areas, providing equipment, materials, skills, and guidance to members and carrying out projects to support the local community and charities. Most repairs and projects require the use of flammable paints, solvents and fuels. A flammable goods storage cabinet will allow the shed to increase efficiencies by purchasing these items in economic quantities and to safely store supplies. |
Community Garden Trailer Canberra City Care Canberra City Care maintains a very productive community garden that provides a range of vegetable, fruit and herbs to support those in need. Every week Canberra Community Care supports more than 300 disadvantaged households in Canberra. A trailer for the community garden will support work and increase efficiencies across all aspects of the garden. |
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Look Good, Feel Better Cancer Patients Foundation Look Good Feel Better workshops help cancer patients manage the appearance-related side-effects caused by cancer treatment. Trained volunteers teach participants how to manage skin redness and dryness, how to draw on eyebrows and also how to give the illusions of eye lashes if they have lost them. A local wig provider also attends to showcase the many different headwear options like wigs, scarves and hats. |
CareSouth Health Hubs CareSouth CareSouth Health Hubs provide twice-yearly dental, optical and hearing checks, as well as speech and occupational therapy assessments for disadvantaged families in Nowra, Goulburn, Berkeley, Deniliquin and Sanctuary Point, making it easier for parents and carers to access a range of free health checks in one location. |
Storage Loft and Staircase Community Workshed Incorporation The Community Workshed is a non-profit, non-commercial organisation open to all men and women with the aim to provide a safe and friendly environment where people can interact and work on meaningful projects. This project will provide access to a loft to enable storage of work projects. |
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COVID Crisis Cots and Car Seats Dandelion Support Network Dandelion Support Network believes all babies and children should have access to nursery items essential for their safety, wellbeing and development. Operating from Caringbah, Dandelion provides vital support to vulnerable families throughout Greater Sydney and the Illawarra. Funding will purchase cots, car seats and essential items to support families across Sydney facing disadvantage caused by COVID. |
Deadly Young Warriors Deadly Connections Community and Justice Services Deadly Connections aims to break the cycle of disadvantage and trauma to directly address the over-representation of Aboriginal people in the child protection and justice systems. Deadly Young Warriors is designed to strengthen Aboriginal children's connection to culture, improve school engagement, provide accessible, pro-social activities, develop social and emotional skills, provide mentoring and positive role modelling as well as links to support for children and their families. |
DSA Sydney "Hands On" Days Disabled Surfers Association of Australia The Disabled Surfers Association aims to put “smiles on dials” by offering safe and fun inclusion surf access opportunities for people of all abilities. DSA Sydney “Hands-On” days allow people with a range of physical challenges and disabilities from across Sydney to safely access the surf alongside volunteers supporting them in the water. |
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Woodies Workshop Eurobodalla Woodcraft Guild The Woodies Workshop provides an opportunity for all members of the community to gather together to make timber projects. All skill levels are catered for, from beginners to advanced. As a result of the 2019 bushfires, the Woodies Workshop and its entire contents were destroyed. Funding will support the purchase of new equipment as part of the rebuilding process. |
BLC Mowing and Mateship Service Berkely Life Centre This project will provide a mowing service to the elderly, disabled and/or infirmed people in the Berkeley community as well as provide an opportunity for people on Work Development Orders to attend and work to pay off fines they have received. It will also offer an opportunity for talking, sharing and mentoring. |
Healing Communities through Play Far South Coast Family Support Service Play Therapy is the most effective mode of therapy for children who have not yet reached the developmental stage to benefit from traditional counselling (usually 2-10 years old). Play therapy aims to improve children's resilience, reduce or eliminate distress symptoms and support behaviour and wellbeing. This project will provide the first trained Play Therapist to support children in the Bega Valley who are experiencing trauma. |
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Frame Running Wollongong Frame Running Wollongong Frame Running Wollongong (FRW) is a unique community sporting service that aims to enrich the lives of children with a disability by participating in the sport Frame Running. Funding will purchase frames and equipment to support children with disabilities that affect mobility and balance to enjoy inclusive sporting games, social interaction and the freedom of movement. |
Goats Creek Longboarder Gazebos Goats Creek Longboarders Goats Creek Longboarders was formed in 2006 to enhance and maintain the camaraderie and social interaction between longboard surfers at Port Kembla beach. Members participate in low key, friendly and fun longboard surfing competition events and associated social activities. The Longboarders aim to offer interaction and physical activity to maintain health and wellbeing and act as role models for young people in Port Kembla. Two gazebos will assist the Club when running events and activities in the Illawarra. |
Skills Building in Mental Health Heaps Decent Creative engagement is an excellent catalyst for self-expression and provides a means by which young people can tackle their thoughts and feelings. Heaps Decent works to empower children and young people to express themselves through music and multi-media projects. With many participants experiencing mental health challenges, Heaps Decent will use funding to train program volunteers in Youth Mental Health First Aid. |
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Connecting Hearts In Need HeartKids Every day in Australia eight children are born with a form of childhood acquired heart disease affecting three families every hour. Connecting Hearts in Need will establish eight regional hubs in NSW and ACT to support families living with congenital heart disease to overcome disconnection and isolation due to COVID-19. |
Community Language Schools Learn Financials Hunter Parents and Teachers Association of Community Languages Schools Hunter Parents and Teachers Association of Community Languages Schools support local CALD organisations to deliver language and culture programs. 850 children access community learning in 20+ languages, through 28 not-for-profit organisations. This project will support over 300 CALD community language school committees to deliver training videos and webinars in multiple languages to teach fundamental knowledge of financial literacy. |
The Flame Tree Project Illawarra Flame Tree Project The Flame Tree Project is an annual music and cultural program for Illawarra students, providing music education and literacy in an engaging and uplifting environment. Original compositions are developed through collaboration between students and contemporary Australian composers, with the subsequent performance reflecting the beauty of the Illawarra, its rich culture and proud history. Funding will support the purchase of equipment and resources to support online delivery of the program. |
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Community Education Program Illawarra Suicide Prevention and Awareness Network (iSPAN) iSPAN links community with information about suicide prevention, education and mental health/wellbeing, ensuring Illawarra communities are well informed, supported and equipped to seek help and/or assist individuals in crisis in order to prevent suicide. Funding will cover community psychological first aid training and new online bereavement and prevention resources. |
Wigs and Turbans for Illawarra Women Illawarra Wig Library Helping people who experience hair loss due to medical conditions or treatment, the Illawarra Wig Library is an integral part of Wollongong Hospital. IMB Bank Community Foundation funding will enable the purchase of new wigs and turbans in the coming year. |
A Lions Ute Lions Club of Kiama Kiama Lions Club’s ‘Return and Earn’ project collaborates with other charities and community groups to raise money and deliver benefits throughout the Kiama community and beyond. Funding will assist with the fit out of a Ute to be used for this program as well as other fundraising and community support activities. |
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Infant View Procurement Lions Club of Penrith Penrith Lions Club are supporting families in their community with the procurement of an Infant View machine for the Neonatal ICU at Nepean Hospital. The infant view is a dedicated device for neonatal and paediatric video-intubation and can be used on premature or very small babies (generally below 1.2 Kg). |
Cows Create Careers Lions Club of Strzelecki Hands on learning at its best. Cows Create Careers is a Strzelecki Lions Club project which connects local high schools with the dairy and agricultural industry. Students learn about dairy industry careers and educational pathways while caring for dairy calves on loan from local farmers. |
Precision Glide Saw Men’s Shed Narellan Men’s Shed Narellan is a place for men to be socially active, form friendships, allow new opportunities for activity and interaction in their lives post-work and provide support for men's health and well-being The Shed undertakes many projects for the benefit of the community. A Precision Glide Saw will assist with making furniture, toyboxes, benches and many other community projects. |
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Connecting Men Mentoring Men Ensuring no man walks alone, Mentoring Men helps adult men who are experiencing distress or a sense of helplessness by providing free one-to-one life mentoring with a professionally trained volunteer mentor. Mentors help men address issues throughout their lives that impact their mental health and wellbeing. Funding will train additional volunteers to combat a significant lack of early intervention programs, particularly in migrant communities in Southwest Sydney. |
Multicultural Women Employment Sewing Enterprise NAKANGO VISION African women from CALD communities can face language barriers to employment. Not only will this project provide women with sewing skills, it will also encourage their social and economic participation by developing pathways to employment, business skills and cultural competencies, including English language proficiency, to integrate and build community resilience. Funding will purchase sewing machines and equipment. |
Table Saw Replacement Narooma Men’s Shed Narooma Men's Shed is about men's health. It is a place for members to meet, share their skills, enjoy companionship and build new friendships. In addition, the Shed provides services to the local community. A table saw is a pivotal part of the works program, used for 65% of community projects. Funding will provide a new table saw. |
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Identify our Volunteers Need A Feed Australia Need A Feed supplies emergency food and personal care packs to social service organisations in the Wollongong and Shellharbour LGAs. These packs are prepared by volunteers from donations collected from local businesses. New signage and branded clothing will allow partners and clients to easily identify volunteers. |
Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) North Wollongong Surf Life Saving Club An IRB is an essential part of equipment for Surf Life Saving Clubs. It enables surf lifesavers to perform rescues and provide much needed first aid services quickly and efficiently and is the most effective way to search for a swimmer who may have been swept along the beach to unpatrolled areas. A new IRB will help expand shoreline patrols, and swiftly perform rescues and first aid services at this popular Illawarra beach. |
Brewed Together Northside Community Services A coffee trailer will provide employment and training opportunities for young people and community members within the Gungahlin/Inner North Region. In addition, the trailer will serve as a community asset conducting outreach programs to more vulnerable members of the community. |
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Security Camera for Vulnerable Communities NSW Police Force If you are in a vulnerable situation, not knowing who is at your front door can be intimidating. As part of an overall strategy to provide vulnerable people with improved security, NSW Police will install doorbell cameras to vulnerable households to allow recipients to feel safer in their homes and enjoy a better quality of life. |
Spring into Spring Older Women’s Network New South Wales The Older Women’s Network aims to help older women live full and productive lives. By keeping women positive, physically active and socially connected they aim to strengthen health and wellbeing to allow women to stay in their own homes as long as possible. Spring into Spring will encourage women who have not been able to be physically active due to COVID restrictions to get back into activity. |
The Bloom Project One Door Illawarra Women who have experienced domestic violence or abuse are at a significantly higher risk of experiencing mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, self-harm and thoughts of suicide. The Bloom Project is a wellness program for Illawarra women with mental health issues who have experienced domestic violence. It assists these women regain their dignity, confidence and sense of worth. |
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Para Meadows School Learning Hub Para Meadows School Para Meadows School provides specialised and inclusive education for students ranging in age from four to eighteen years of age with an intellectual disability and additional social, emotional, medical and behavioural challenges. The Learning Hub will create a new flexible learning space for students to engage in STEM projects, including robotics and Lego, and a meeting space for parents and the local community. |
Enhancing Mental Health for Families Parentline ACT Parentline ACT has seen a 30% increase in calls due to family stress caused by recent bushfires and the impact of the COVID pandemic. Funding will provide mental health training for 15 volunteers in Canberra enabling them to provide non-judgemental, child centred counselling to parents and families to enhance the wellbeing and mental health of children. |
Fit For Life PCYC Parramatta The Fit For Life program aims to improve overall wellbeing for young people as well as divert youth from offending behaviours. It works to create better futures for communities by creating a safe environment for young people to engage in physical activity while building connections with local police. |
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Teen Gym PCYC Parramatta Teen Gym is a 10-week structured gym class for young people. Run by a qualified instructor, the class aims to help young people learn about and get conformable using gym equipment. The goal of the program is to connect with at-risk youth and provide a space for them to focus and be a part of something. |
U Turn the Wheel Rotary Club of Camden U Turn the Wheel, facilitated by the Rotary Club of Camden, is a comprehensive road safety program aimed at increasing driver safety skills and awareness among Year 10 students. The program covers road trauma, law enforcement, road safety and choices. It is designed to encourage participants to actively engage in reducing the risks on road for the 16–25-year-old age group. |
Replacement Side-by-Side Vehicle Scarborough Wombarra Surf Lifesaving Club Scarborough Wombarra SLSC is a Surf Club experiencing growth in membership of young local people. With a view to increasing the strength of the club and the services it provides to local community, the club is in the process of updating much needed equipment. Funding will be used to purchase a new Side-by-Side Vehicle. |
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Skills for Success Mentoring SCARF Unemployment is a significant contributor to economic and social disadvantage, poverty, isolation and poor mental health among refugee entrants to the Illawarra. Skills for Success Mentoring matches local volunteers from diverse professional experiences and backgrounds with refugee entrants to the Illawarra so they can work together to prepare a plan to identify strategies for enhancing job readiness. |
Defibrillator Facility Shoalhaven Heads Native Botanic Garden The Shoalhaven Heads Native Botanic Gardens attract large numbers of visitors every year, many of whom are elderly and frail, people with mobility constraints, and other handicapped people. They often arrive in organised group outings and as smaller family gatherings. Installation of a G5 AED defibrillator will improve the public safety amenity of Shoalhaven Heads Native Botanic Garden. |
Wood Shop Upgrade South West Sydney Men's Shed Men's Sheds are a community investment delivering activities that foster community spirit, connect communities and contribute to building an inclusive Australia. Men's Sheds play important roles in the overall improvement of health and well-being of their members while encouraging positive engagement with the community. Replacement of workshop machinery will help maintain a safe working environment for Shed members. |
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Community Projects St George Men's Shed The Shed provides a venue where men, mostly retired seniors, can meet, socialise and work together either on their own projects or on projects to assist other community groups or individuals. Funds will go towards purchasing materials for members to create wooden items for community groups, schools, childcare and aged care centres, and disability groups. |
Replace iMac Computer Southern Highlands Computer Users Group The Southern Highlands Computer Users Group teaches older Australians to use computers, tablets and to access and use the internet. Funding will be used to purchase a new iMac computer to support member engagement with technology including email, social media and photo management. |
Suicide Prevention Workshop Survivors R Us Survivors R Us support the fight against domestic violence, homelessness and unemployment. The Suicide Prevention Workshop will help participants improve mental health literacy and develop skills to better help and support vulnerable people. Funding will provide training for volunteers and staff in suicide intervention skills and mental health first aid training. |
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Clever Ideas, Changing Lives Technical Aid to the Disabled Technical Aid to the Disabled (TAD) changes the lives of people living with disability by providing personalised technology, services and equipment. An online Learning Management System will enable TAD to better train and upskill staff and volunteers across metro and regional areas. These increased skills will build the capacity of volunteers to provide safe, innovative, and customised equipment solutions to help people living with a disability reach their goals. |
TeenSafe Safe Driver Training TeenSafe Teensafe is a practical safe driver training course for teen L and P plate drivers to get behind the wheel with professional and volunteer instructors to learn safe driving skills. Teensafe maintains a fleet of vehicles and has been operating for over 20 years in the safe environment of Moruya Surfair Speedway. |
The Playground Project The Disability Trust Many adults living with a disability are taken to playgrounds for physical exercise and recreation, unfortunately these playgrounds are too small and sometimes people of different abilities aren’t welcome. The Playground Project is an adult-sized playground providing a safe, purpose built and welcoming play space for young adults with an intellectual disability. IMB funding will support the purchase and installation of an in-ground, wheelchair friendly trampoline. |
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The Footpath Library (Sydney) The Footpath Library Books can have a positive impact on mental health and wellbeing. The Footpath Library believes that people experiencing homelessness should be able to access and enjoy a book to escape, learn and engage. The only library of its kind in Australia, the Footpath Library service encourages reading and connection through books for people experiencing homelessness, ensuring they have access to quality books, reading glasses, notepads and pens. |
Equipment for New Men's Shed The Hill Top Men’s Shed The Hill Top Men's Shed has just completed a new shed. A major objective is advancing the wellbeing and health of male members by social interaction and mutual help. The type of work activity includes projects for community groups and making products for sale to support running the shed. Purchase of a drum sander and large dust collection system equipment makes the Shed a viable place to work. |
Laptops for Learning The Reconnect Project Australia has a significant divide in digital inclusion, the measure at which a person can access, afford and have the digital ability to connect and use online technologies effectively. The Reconnect Project aims to combat this by providing refurbished mobile devices to people who otherwise would not have access to digital technology. Laptops for Learning will provide up to 50 refurbished laptops to young people who have been unable to engage in online education due to economic disadvantage, family violence, or homelessness. |
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Kidscape for Deaf Children The Shepherd Centre – For Deaf Children Kidscape is a program of clinical therapy and group education, which provides life-changing support for deaf children and their families in Wollongong. Group education helps to develop the speech and communication skills of children in an interactive environment and provide advice and support for parents. While clinical appointments allow for the monitoring and development of each child’s progress. Funding will enable the purchase of sophisticated equipment required to deliver the program. |
Wheelchairs for Overseas Communities Thirroul Men’s Shed The Thirroul Men’s Shed has been supporting its local community since 2010. They now have their sights on providing much needed support further afield. In conjunction with Rotary Australia the Shed will provide wheelchairs, free of charge, to people in third world countries who cannot otherwise access a chair. Providing enormous benefits to recipients and their families in increased mobility and support, this project will also support members of the Shed by broadening their involvement and understanding beyond the local community. |
Generator Cage and Hose Drying Rack Towamba Rural Fire Brigade In recent bushfires, with fire approaching Towamba from 2 sides village power was cut off. Not wanting to be in the same situation again, the Towamba RFB purchased a generator to enable firefighting to continue even when there is no power. This funding will purchase a steel cage to protect the generator and a steel rack for drying hoses. |
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Western Sydney Community Pantry Project Turbans 4 Australia Turbans 4 Australia works to support those in need in our local communities while demonstrating the value of the many different cultures in Australia. It can be difficult for people from CALD backgrounds to access culturally appropriate support. The Western Sydney Community Pantry will provide culturally appropriate food and items for people facing disadvantage. Funding will assist with the fit-out of the kitchen to provide a base for 100+ volunteers. |
Heart Health Tour Takes to the Sporting Fields Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute and Heartbeat of Football 90% of Australians have at least one modifiable risk factor for heart disease. The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute are teaming up with the Heartbeat of Football to take heart health testing to sporting fields. Funding will continue the success of IMB’s Heart Health Tour and help to coordinate 15 free heart health testing days at sporting fields across NSW and ACT to educate communities about modifiable risk factors for heart disease and healthy heart habits. |
Rotary Youth Driver Awareness Illawarra West Wollongong Rotary Club This series of practical and powerful workshops for high school students challenge students to change the way they think about road safety and lay the foundation for safe road use throughout their lives. Trained facilitators work with students to develop and practise personalised strategies, which will help them respond positively to challenges on the road, both as drivers and highly influential passengers. |
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Folding Pedal Exerciser for Seniors Wollondilly Support and Community Care Wollondilly Support and Community Care is a service to support frail aged people and people with a disability who require assistance with daily living to remain living independently at home and in the community with their carers. Having noticed a significant decrease in the mobility of many clients, the group applied for funding to purchase low risk fitness equipment like folding pedal exercisers that will allow clients to regain mobility and enjoy themselves in a group environment. |
Helmet Torches Wolumla Rural Fire Brigade Firefighting duties often occur in the hours of darkness – motor vehicle accidents, bushfires, structural fires, and hazard reduction burns. Helmet mounted torches offer the significant benefit of directing light straight towards where one is looking while keeping both hands free for other purposes. |
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