Sunshine Coast Council

Guided by our Local Community Relief Plan - COVID-19 (April 2020), council has designed a suite of grant and funding support measures to assist community groups impacted by the Declared Disaster Situation.

If you are a charity or not-for-profit group, the following links may assist you during the pandemic and following recovery. 

• Community Door 
  A comprehensive suite of guidelines and templates on topics including business continuity planning, legal resources and risk management
• GIVIT 
  Registered charities and community groups can request items for their clients in need. These requests are then matched to GIVIT’s network of generous donors
• Community Services Industry Alliance
  Information for community organisations needing to accelerate their business continuity planning to continue service delivery
• #SaveOurSector 
  Free resources and tools to help with governance and decision-making, workplace and volunteer issues, funding, technology, communications and networking
• Office of Fair Trading
  If your community organisation is having difficulty meeting an OFT lodgement due because of an impact from COVID-19, contact the OFT to request special consideration.
• Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission
  Offers help for registered charities whose usual operations may be disrupted by the outbreak of COVID-19
• Department of Health are offering free infection control training 
  Register online to access the 30 minute training module.