Qantas is reinforcing its longstanding commitment to regional Australia with AU$2 million in regional grants available for Australian based not-for-profit community groups and projects that benefit regional areas in 2025.

In its fourth year, the Qantas Regional Grants program will provide a total of AU$10 million in grants over five years – AU$2 million each year – in the form of financial, flight and marketing support depending on the organisation and project needs.

Since the program launched in 2019, more than 80 community groups have benefited from funding to support initiatives in the areas of health and wellbeing, sport and recreation, children and family, school and education.

In 2024, 28 regional community groups received a funding boost to deliver important projects, including:

BlazeAid (VIC, WA, SA, TAS, NSW, QLD), working with rural communities after natural disaster by helping rebuild fences and structures damaged or destroyed by fires, floods, cyclones and drought. Grant funding has been allocated to provide remote internet access to improve volunteer communication as well as camp facilities for volunteers.

Reading out of Poverty (VIC, NSW, QLD), promoting the importance of literacy and providing literacy resources and services for families and children aged 0-5 years from low socio-economic backgrounds, including new migrants, refugees, and Indigenous individuals. Grant funding has supported the expansion of the program to 15,000 new regional families.

GP Lyf Hacks (SA), providing free health education to remote health workers and patients, especially in towns without a regular doctor that are often too remote to access local training, to support quality healthcare for regional Australians, no matter their postcode or distance from a capital city. Funding has helped facilitate in person health forums in regional areas.