Community Grants Program

The purpose of the program is to develop and actively support community organisations and individuals who positively contribute to community wellbeing and the cultural life of the region.

The grants program enables the Shire to recognise leadership and individual achievement, build community capacity and sustainability, develop cultural identity and support initiatives that respond to identified community needs.

The Community Grants Program has several grant categories - as summarised below.

• Support Grants - up to $1,000: Currently Open for applications until 20th June 2022 or until 2021/2022 Support Grant budget is fully allocated. As of 30th June 2022 these grants will be replaced with Small Grants (below). Prior to making a Support Grant application, please read the 2021/2022 Community Grants Program Guidelines.
• Small Grants - up to $3,000: Open from August 2022 onwards.
• Annual Grants - over $3,000: Currently Closed. Expected to re-open February 2023.

Prior to making an Annual Grant or Small Grant application, please read the 2022/2023 Community Grants Program Guidelines.

Application Forms

Please choose from the below active application forms. Hardcopies are available from the Shire of Esperance Administration Building.

Application Form - Support Category ($1,000 or under).

Application Form - Small Grant (Up to $3,000) - Form will be activated 30/06/2022.

Application Form - Annual Grant  (Above $3,000). Form has been disabled - Applications closed 14/03/2022.

For Annual Grant's: If your organisation doesn not prepare a Balance Sheet or equivalent please attach a Statement of Assets and Liabilities Form to your application.

Applicants should read the Community Grants Guidelines, complete the relevant Application Form and collect the specified ancilliary information as per the Community Grants Guidelines (see above for link to guidelines). A good application reflects that you have read the guidelines and associated documents, while also demonstrating your skill, ability and commitment to managing a successful project.

When the Community Grants are open to applications, the application form and ancilliary information can be: emailed to shire@esperance.wa.gov.au; posted to PO Box 507, Esperance WA 6450; or hand delivered to the Shire Administration Building, Windich St Esperance.

Unincorporated groups can apply, providing they are auspiced by an incorporated organisation that can manage the grant on behalf of the applicant. A letter agreeing to auspice and a copy of their Certificate of Incorporation must accompany the application.

The high demand for funding under the Council’s Community Grants Program will mean that not all grant applications can be approved. Although an application may meet the assessment criteria, grants are highly competitive and approval will depend on available funds and the number and quality of applications.

It is strongly recommended that applications are not left to the last week or final closing date before submission.

Late applications will not be considered under any circumstances.

Accountability Report Forms (for successful applicants)

For 2020/2021 Community Grants Program Applicants:

Accountability Report - Grants $1,000 or less (Support Category)

Accountability Report - Grants $5,000 or less

Accountability Report - Grants More than $5,000

For 2019/2020 or Earlier Community Grants Program Applicants:

Accountability Report - Support Category

Accountability Report - Assistance Category

An Accountability report must be provided on the prescribed forms within 60 days of the completion of the project or 30th September which ever falls first. 

Funds must be spent as approved and in line with the Community Grants Guidelines (see above for link to guidelines).

The Accountability report must include a financial report of budgeted and actual expenditure, and tangible evidence of:

• grant funds being spent (i.e. invoices/receipts);
• recognition of Shire contribution; 
• evidence to support performance indicators.                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Please email the report and all ancilliary documentation to shire@esperance.wa.gov.au, post it to PO Box  507 Esperance WA 6450, or hand deliver it to the Shire Administration Building, Windich St Esperance.

List of Successful Community Grants Projects

2021/2022 Support Category Grants (to date) Esperance District Football Association -  Hepburn Medal Awards Night  Aiden Finlay-Mulligan - State Sports Representation - Squash  Esperance Mechanical Restoration Group Inc - Annual Collectors Fair Esperance Lifespan Network - Mental Health Week Pop Up Café  Clontarf Foundation (Esperance Academy) - Awards Night Stars Foundation (Esperance Girls Academy) - Awards Night Restore Hope Foundation - New Fridge Esperance Goldfields Surf Life Saving Club Inc. - Cadets Development Weekend Esperance Volunteer Fire & Rescue Service - State Jnr Open Esperance Golf Club - Golf Classic Lions Club of Esperance - Carols in the Soundshell Rotary Club of Esperance Bay - New Year's Eve Event Esperance Theatre Guild - 'The Dream' Youth Production Esperance Cycling Club - Tour de Esperance 2022 Rotary Club of Esperance - 2022/23 Esperance & Districts Telephone Directory Esperance Community Arts - Harmony Week Event Esperance Clay Target Club - 60th Annual Easter Carnival / State Championship Event Salmon Gums Development Group - Community Party Assistance Category Grants  103.9 Hope FM Esperance Community Radio - Equipment Upgrade Coastal Warriors Cricket Club Inc - Bowling Machine Condingup Basketball Association Inc - Upgrade of Fixtures & Court Safety Esperance Playgroup Association - Shade Sails Esperance Soccer Association (Inc.) - Soccer Goals Moving Movies Esperance Inc. - Summer Season Mudjar Aboriginal Corporation - Eradicate Castor Oil Plant Bay of Isles Babes - Red Hatters Riot in the Regions Christian Aboriginal Parent-Directed School Inc - Wongutha Campus - Sports Supports School Success Development Category Grants The Cannery Arts Centre (Inc) - Core Costs Esperance Brass Band Incorporated - Operating Costs Esperance Care Services Inc. - Waste Recycling & Disposal Project Esperance Community Arts (Inc) - Annual Program Esperance Golf Club (Inc.) -  Automated Reticulation Installation Esperance Volunteer Fire & Rescue Service Junior -  Fire Brigade Building Additions Ports Football Club - Lighting Events Category Grants Cannery Arts Centre (Inc) - Art on the Move Exhibitions Condingup Primary School Parents and Citizens' Association Incorporated - Condingup Community Fair  Esperance Community Arts (Inc) - Esperance Wildflower Festival Grass Patch Community Development Association - Grass Patch Yabby Classic Kids Fun Day Out Committee - Kids Fun Day Out  Esperance Music Festival (Inc) - 49th Annual Esp. Music Fest. Rotary Club of Esperance Inc - Australia Day Family Fun Day  2020/2021 Support Category Grants  Esperance District Football Association - Awards Night Venue Hire  Local Environmental Action Forum LEAF - Enviromentaly Friendly Weed Killer Trial Esperance Care Services - Live Music / Community Engagement Cannery Arts Centre - Art of Isolation Workshops & Exhibition  Royal Flying Doctor WA Esperance Auxiliary Inc - Removal of Excess Bark/Mulch Esperance Girls Academy - Awards Night Venue Hire  Clontarf Foundation - Awards Night Venue Hire  Surfers Netball Club - Mixed Netball Competition Coastal Safety Work Group - Awareness Campaign Esperance Surf Lifesaving Club - Bremer Bay Carnival Condingup Bowling Club - Coaching Equipment Ports Cricket Club - Synthetic Cricket Pitch Esperance Lions Club - Carols in the Soundshell Esperance Squash Club Inc - Esperance Squash Club Open 2021 Esperance Golf Club - Esperance Golf Classic RSL Esperance Sub Branch -  Exhibition: The ANZAC Victoria Cross Story (19th-21st April) Esperance Clay Target Club - 59th Annual Easter Carnival 2nd-4th April Esperance Toy Library - Portable Shelving Esperance Motorcycling Club - Kitchen Fixtures & Fittings Esperance Volunteer Fire & Rescue Service - Easter Carnival Esperance Community Arts - Chris Seimer Retrospective Exhibition Esperance Bay Yacht Club - Hobie Cat 16 2021 WA State Title Regatta 10th Light Horse - Esperance Troop Inc - Uniforms Esperance Taekwondo Academy - Training Equipment Ports Football Club - Injury Prevention Workshop Esperance Community Fundraising Group - Trailer Cover Esperance Pistol Club Iinc - National Come & Try Day Veteran Car Club Esperance Branch - Seal ground in front of Clubrooms Assistance Category Grants Esperance & Districts Agricultural Society - Rent Assistance Cannery Arts Centre Inc - Touring Exhibition Castletown Primary School P&C Association Inc - Nature Playground Moving Movies Esperance Inc - 2020/21 Summer Season Esperance Scout Group - Revitalisation Of the Scout Hall - Stage 1  Development Category Grants Esperance Brass Band inc - Operating Costs The Cannery Arts Centre Inc - 2020/21 Artistic Program Esperance Care Services Inc - Rubbish Disposal Esperance Community Arts Inc - Annual Program Esperance Pony Club - All Weather Surface Horse Riding Arena Ports Football Club - Upgrade Public Toilets & Replace Windows Tor Youth Shed Incorporated - Multi-Court Project Remote Control Car Club - Toilets Events Category Grants Cascades Town Recreation Association - 40th Anniversary Cascades Hall Condingup Primary School P&C - Condingup Community Fair 2021 Esperance Community Arts -  Readers & Writers Esperance 2021 Program Kids Fun Day Out - Kids Fun Day Out 2021 Rotary Club of Esperance - Australia Day 2021 2019/2020 Support Category Grants Esperance Volunteer Fire & Rescue Service -  Awards Night  Esperance Wildflower Society Inc - Wildflower Festival Esperance Tjaltjraak Services - 2019 NAIDOC Ball BOICO - Waste Services Keep Esperance Beautiful - Clean Up Events Esperance Pony Club - One Day Event  Lifespan Network - Mental Health Week Event Esperance Taekwando Academy - Equipment - Scoreboard Laptop Esperance Mechanical Resoration Group - Collectors Fair  Esperance Girls Academy - Awards Night EDRA  - Sports Star of the Year Esperance Book Talk - Website Development Esperance Goldfields Surf Lifesaving Club - Leadership/Team Building Camp The Lions Club of Esperance - Carols By Candlight  Clontarf Foundation - Esperance Academy Awards Night Esperance Care Services M&M Activities - Pool Events Ruby Benjamin Animal Foundation - Subsidied Pet Steraliation State Representation - Stella Wildberger - Tennis  Esperance Ultimate Frisbee Club Inc - Skylab Classic 2020 Esperance Golf Club - Golf Classic Event 2020 Esperance Cycling Club -Tour De Esperance 2020 Centercare Inc - Harmony Day 2020 Esperance Motorcycle Club - Riding School Centrecare Inc - Harmony Day Event  Esperance Motorcycle Club - Riding School PCYC - Blue LIght Disco Esperance Climate Action Group - Film Screening Esperance Bay & Districts CWA - Community Catering Caravan Gibson Junior Football Club - Lockable Cupboards Assistance Grants 103.9 HopeFM - Community Radio Equipment Installation Esperance Soccer Association - Portable Goals Pink Lake Golf Club - Electricity Source Realignment  Esperance Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service - Firefighting equipment Cannery Arts Centre Exhibition Fees - Professional Development  Esperance Brass Band - Operating Costs  Rotary Club of Esperance Bay - Adventure Camp Esperance 2020 Development Category Esperance Cycling Club - Velodrome Fence Upgrade Esperance Regional Tourism Inc - Feature Film  Esperance Care Services - Waste Management  Esperance Tennis Club - Boundary Fencing Replacement  Esperance Community Arts  Cannery Arts Centre  Events Category Condingup Primary School P&C - Condingup Fair 2020  Grass Patch Community Development Association - Grass Patch Yabbie Classic Rotary Club of Esperance Bay - Esperance Foreshore Festival & Fireworks Kids Fun Day Out - Kids Fun Day Out 2019 Moving Movies - Moving Movies Season 2019/20    2018/2019 Support Grants Saving Animals from Euthinasia Inc -  Esperance Live Performance at Bijou  Esperance Motorcycle Club - Riding School  Keep Esperance Beautiful - Hungry Bins Esperance Anglican Wildflower Festival - Esperance Anglican Wildflower Festival  Esperance Mechanical Restoration Group Inc - Collectors Fair  ECA for Esperance Photographers Club - Steve Parish Workshop  Esperance Anglican Community School - Volleyball Team State Representation - Zoe McCann  EDRA - Sports Star of the Year  Esperance Girls Academy - Graduation Ceremony  Our Lady Star of the Sea - Automated External Defibillator Ruby Benjamin Animal Foundation - Subsidised Sterilisation Anchor WA - Pilot Program Escare Inc - Mental Health Week Community Event  Esperance Aboriginal Family and Community Development Group  - NAIDOC Family Fun Day Esperance Theatre Guild - Halloween Event  Cannery Arts Centre - Flotsam & Jetsam Exhibition Esperance Goldfields Surf Life Saving Club - Mooring Bouys Cascade Recreation Association - Replacement Cricket Pitch Esperance Softball Association - Corporate Fun Day (7th Oct) Esperance Crisis Accommodation Service - White Ribbon Family Day  RSL Esperance Sub-Branch - Rememberance Day Event Local Environmental Awareness Forum (LEAF) - Documentary Screening  Esperance Ultimate Frisbee Club - Skylab Classic 2019  Moving Movies Esperance Inc - Soundshell Hire Lions Club of Esperance - Carols By Candlelight Kids Fun Day Out - Storage Esperance Scout Group - State Camp Esperance Triathalon Club - Olympic Distance Triathalon  Outta The Shed - Go-to-Whoa & 1/8 Mile Speed Test  Gibson Football Club - Automated External Defibillator Cabinet Esperance Clay Target Club - 58th Annual Easter Carnival Esperance Golf Club - Esperance Annual Classic St John Ambulance Sub Centre - Equipment - Shredder Hope FM - Watoto Chior Concert Adventureland Management Committee - Planning Fee Esperance Soccer Association - Canteen Equipment Esperance Cycling Club - Tour De Esperance 2019 Assistance Grants Cannery Arts Centre - Kickarts School Holiday Programming  Esperance Volunteer Sea Search & Rescue - Equipment - Drone  Esperance Brass Band - Operational Costs Esperance Amateur Swim Club Swim Club - Shade Shelters Esperance Triathlon Club - Trailer  Esperance Toy Library - Improve the Esperance Toy Library Esperance Emergency Services Day Committee - Esperance Emergency Services Day Esperance Table Tennis Club - Table Tennis Tables   Development Grants Cannery Arts Centre - Art Lab Workshops Esperance Cycling Club Esperance - Velodrome Upgrade Esperance Squash Club Inc - Kitchen Amenities and Flooring Upgrade Clontarf Foundation - Engaging Teenage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Males in Education & Employment  Esperance Care Services - Rubbish Disposal & Recycling Events RSL Esperance - Armistice Learning Journey Esperance Music Festival - 47th Annual Esperance Music Festival Esperance Cycling Club - Tour d'Esperance  Rotary Club of Esperance Bay - Esperance Foreshore Festival & Fireworks  Esperance Squash Club - WA Squash State League Matches Esperance Volleyball Association Inc. - Volleyball WA Beach Volleyball Tour Round Condingup Primary School P&C Association - Condingup Community Fair 2017/2018 Support Grants EDRA - Sports Star of the Year Awards  Esperance Brass Band - 50 Anniversary Concert  Esperance Anglican Wildflower Festival - 2017 Esperance Anglican Wildflower Festival RSL Esperance Sub Branch - Victoria Cross Portrait Exhibition  Esperance Triathlon Club Act Belong Commit - Women's Triathlon  Esperance Theatre Guild - Halloween Haunted House Project  Esperance Anglican Community School - Community Garden Esperance Community Arts - Nyungar Yarning and Healing Dolls Project  Esperance Senior High School - Tournament of Minds  Cannery Arts Centre - Evolution of the Surfboard Exhibition  Ruby Benjamin Animal Foundation - Pet Sterilisation Program St John Ambulance - 60 Year Anniversary Celebration Esperance Little Athletics - Introduction To Coaching Course  BOICO - 21 Yr Masquerade Ball  Festival Of The Wind - Moving Movies Program Esperance Lions Club - Carols By Candlelight  Sport Representation - Kayelene Watts  Representation - Waiata Johnston  School Drug Education and Road Aware - Keys For Life Parent Workshop Esperance Ultimate Frisbee Club - Skylab Classic 2018  Esperance Bay RC Car Club WA - Challenge Cup Series  Esperance Clay Target Club - 57th Annual Easter Carnival Esperance Music Festival Inc - 47th Annual Esperance Music Fesival  Outta the Shed Inc Outta The Shed Event - Signage  Esperance Playgroup Association - Playground equipment Esperance Softball Association - Automated External Defibrillator Assistance Grants Esperance Bay Radio Control Car Club – Portaloos Project Esperance Brass Band – Operational Costs  Esperance Care Services – Movie Nights  Esperance Volunteer Fire and Rescue – Training Gear SAFE Esperance – De-sexing  ESCARE Inc. – Civic Centre Costs South Coast Tennis Club – Purchase of Chairs  Development Cannery Arts Centre – Program Costs Esperance Bowling Club – Replace Greens  Esperance Care Services  Esperance Pistol Club – Retaining and Baffle Board  Newtown Condingup Football Club – Upgrade Facilities  Ports Football Club – Upgrade Kitchen Facilities Events Grants Condingup Primary School P&C – Condy Fair 2018 Grass Patch Community Development Assoc. - Yabbie Classic 2018 Kids Fun Day Out – Kids Fun Day Out 2018 Rotary Club of Esperance Bay Inc. – Marketing and Promotional Plan  2016/2017 Support Grants Esperance Mechanical Restoration Group - Annual Collectors Fair Apex Club of Esperance - AATFA Esperance Care Services - TEDx Esperance Womens Event GIFSA - Open Mic Night EDRA - Sports Star of the Year Awards Esperance Bay Yacht Club - Learn to Sail Course Esperance Community Arts - Hip Hop Project Escare - One and All Inclusion Program Esperance Taekwondo Academy - Venue Hire  Centrecare - Walk the Line White Ribbon Event Lions Club of Esperance - Christmas Carols by Candlelight Festival of the Wind Venue Hire - Moving Movies program Ruby Benjamin Foundation - Pet sterilisation in Esperance Esperance Ultimate Frisbee Club - Skylab Classic Event Rotary Club of Esperance Bay - Esperance Foreshore Festival and Fireworks Esperance Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation - Tommy Windich Cultural Precinct Project Esperance Triathlon Club - Dixon Construction Olympic Distance Triathlon Esperance Clay Target Club - 56th State Carnival  Rotary Club of Esperance - Wishing Well  Esperance Fire and Rescue Service - Volunteer Leadership Program Esperance District Football Assn - WAFL Match Esperance Cycling Club - Tour De Esperance Cannery Arts Centre Inc - Film Screening  Assistance Grants Teen Challenge WA Inc - Camping Project Esperance Care Services - ReJener8 Program  Esperance Junior Cricket Association – Equipment - Trailer purchase   ESCARE - Dardy Grub Cooking Club Scouts Association of WA Esperance Branch - Scout Outdoor Activity Project Development Grants Esperance Brass Band – Operational Costs Esperance Care Services – Waste Management Esperance Equestrian Club – Equipment Shed  Cannery Arts Centre - Cannery Arts Centre Activities and Maintenance project Esperance Twilight Aerials Gymnastics Club - Upgrade and Purchase of Equipment Esperance Bay RC Club - Toilets Project Esperance Goldfields Surf Life Saving Club – Planning and Development stage of Clubroom Build Over Grass Patch Community Development Association - Post Office Toilet and Disabled Carpark Project Events Grants Esperance Volleyball Association Inc – Alcohol Think Again Beach Volleyball Tour Esperance Round Royal Flying Doctor Esperance Auxiliary – Walk and Talk with Sabrina  Castletown Primary School P&C – 50th Anniversary Book Launch and Afternoon Tea Esperance Cycling Club - Tour D’Esperance Esperance R&SL – Entrenchment Project Condingup Primary School P&C – 2017 Condingup P&C Community Fair Esperance Soccer Club – 2017 Esperance Inter-Regional Soccer Carnival Rotary Club of Esperance Inc – Australia Day Celebrations

Assistance & Support

The Community Development Officer is here to support you through the entire Community Grants Process.

They can be contacted directly on 9071 0678, or pop into the Shire Administration Building to discuss your application.

You can also send an enquiry to the Community Development Team: ecd@esperance.wa.gov.au.