The John Villiers Trust’s mission is to achieve transformative impact in Queensland communities through active engagement and strong partnerships that support children and youth in rural, regional and remote Queensland communities.
Our Projects
LiteHaus International
Total Overall Funding: $10,000 One year grant
Capacity-building grant to bridge the digital divide for students in rural, regional and remote Queensland.
Top Blokes Foundation
Total Overall Funding: $282,041 Multi Year Funding: 3 years
Supporting and helping improve the mental health and wellbeing of young men in Toowoomba.
Griffith University
Total Overall Funding: $40,860 One year grant
A pilot project to better understand child wellbeing in the Barcaldine region to improve outcomes for outback children
TheatreiNQ
Total Overall Funding: $25,000 Multi Year Funding: 2 years
A program focused on fostering creativity in youth in regional and remote north Queensland.
Autism Queensland
2020 Grant: $250,000
Contributed to the expansion of Sunnybank Hills School Campus.
Bangarra Dance Theatre
Total overall funding: $80,000
One year grant
‘Rekindling’ inspires pride, kinship and a sense of strength in young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders through a series of dance residencies for students.
Beacon Foundation – MyRoad Project
Total Overall Funding: $100,000 2020 Grant: $20,000 Multi Year Funding: 3 years
Youth mentoring program for secondary school students in rural, regional and remote Queensland.
Central Queensland University
Total Overall Funding: $60,000 Multi Year Funding: 3 years
Supporting two students from country Queensland enrolled in Bachelor of Paramedical Sciences.
Cairns Historical Society – Primary School Activity Kits
2020 Grant: $8,938
Creating culturally appropriate, Indigenous focused activity kits for primary schools in the Cairns area.
Outback Futures
Total Overall Funding: $370,907 Multi Year Funding: 3 years
Three part time clinical specialists can provide much needed allied health support for children and young people in Cloncurry and McKinlay Shires.
Fareshare Australia
Total Overall Funding: $258,000 Multi Year Funding: 2 years
Distributed over 10,000 meals per week to families in rural, regional and remote Queensland.
Vanguard – The Tomorrow Project
Total Overall Funding: $150,000 Multi Year Funding: 2 years
Support in finding employment for young people who have experienced long-term unemployment due to mental illnesses.
The Waltzing Matilda Centre
Total Overall Funding: $52,500 Multi Year Funding: 3 years
The John Villiers Outback Art Prize supports emerging artists in country Queensland.
Australia Schools Plus
Total Overall Funding: $450,000 Multi Year Funding: 3 years
This project provides support to disadvantaged schools in regional Queensland to improve the learning outcomes.
