Age-friendly Community Development Grants

The Queensland Government is committed to building age-friendly communities where older people are connected to their community and the people and the services that matter to them.

Local government plays an important role in shaping age-friendly communities and helping to deliver the Queensland Government’s priorities locally and regionally.

The Age-friendly Community Development Grants (the grant program) work with local councils to create projects that make communities more age-friendly and inclusive for older people.

Successful grant recipients

Applications for the grant program closed on 11 April 2025.

Seven local councils across Queensland have received a total of $300,000 in funding, which will go towards programs or projects that aim to keep older Queenslanders connected with their communities.

The successful councils are:

• Brisbane City Council: $50,000 for the delivery of co-designed community projects incorporating 5 geographical-based seniors cafes.
• Bundaberg Regional Council: $29,680 to undertake an assessment of age-friendliness that will focus on ways to improve the quality of life of older people.
• Burke Shire Council: $35,000 for the delivery of a co-designed project to address the social isolation and increase participation of older people in the council area.
• Flinders Shire Council: $30,000 for the delivery of a 2-part project, including an intergenerational project to connect older people with young people, and a partnership with the Chamber of Commerce to install doorbells at local business premises to improve accessibility.
• Noosa Shire Council: $45,000 for the delivery of 10 interactive sessions connecting older people with young people across the council area.
• Redland City Council: $45,000 for the delivery of a partnership project with council libraries and local organisations to develop and trial a series of interactive pilot programs.
• Somerset Regional Council: $42,200 to create a children’s storybook to help change how people think and act towards older people with cognitive decline and dementia.

Contact

If you would like further information, please email seniors@families.qld.gov.au and a departmental representative will be in contact.