MEDIA STATEMENT: Crisafulli Government grants unite Queenslanders to commemorate Reconciliation Week

Published Today at 01:47 PM

Minister for Women and Women’s Economic Security, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Minister for Multiculturalism
The Honourable Fiona Simpson

Crisafulli Government grants unite Queenslanders to commemorate Reconciliation Week   

  • The Crisafulli Government has provided more than $100,000 to 41 local organisations through the 2025 Celebrating Reconciliation Grants initiative to support commemorative community events.
  • Reconciliation Queensland has received $25,000 in additional funding as a contribution to their milestone 25th anniversary this year.  
  • Landmarks including Townsville’s Queensland Country Bank Stadium and Brisbane’s Kurilpa and Neville Bonner bridges will light up in the colours of the Aboriginal flag and Torres Strait Islander flag. 

The Crisafulli Government is supporting Reconciliation Queensland and dozens of community organisations across the State with more than $125,000 in combined funding to celebrate and advance reconciliation during National Reconciliation Week.  

This significant period for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people begins with National Sorry Day on Monday, May 26. This is followed by National Reconciliation Week commencing on Tuesday, May 27 and finishing with Mabo Day on June 3. 

The National Reconciliation Week 2025 theme Bridging Now to Next reflects the ongoing connection between past, present and future. 

Brisbane’s Kurilpa and Neville Bonner bridges, Queensland Parliament, Suncorp Stadium, and Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville will be aglow in the colours of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags to mark the week. 

The Crisafulli Government is supporting 41 community organisations through the Celebrating Reconciliation Grants program, which provides funding to Indigenous associations and corporations, schools, sporting clubs, and local businesses to facilitate reconciliation events to be held during Reconciliation Week. 

This year’s Celebrating Reconciliation Grants recipients are spread across the South East corner, Cape York, and throughout Central and Western Queensland.   

They include Playgroup Queensland, Surf Life Saving Queensland, AFL Cape York, Hervey Bay Art Society, Kalwun Development Corporation Limited, Emu Park Rugby League, Synapse Australia, and Run for Reconciliation Goondiwindi. 

Reconciliation Queensland - a not-for-profit organisation driving the reconciliation movement throughout the state - also received an additional $25,000 to support their 25th anniversary events. 

Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Fiona Simpson said the Crisafulli LNP Government is proud to support community-minded organisations making a tangible difference in their regions. 

“I want to congratulate Reconciliation Queensland on a remarkable 25 years of helping people across the state to unite, educate, and address past wrongs,” Minister Simpson said. 

“In accordance with the National Reconciliation Week theme, the Crisafulli Government believes we build a bridge to the next by establishing strong foundations, building dignity, and improving the quality of life in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities – no matter where they are located. 

“The Crisafulli Government is committed to practical reconciliation by delivering projects, designed in partnership with Indigenous leaders, which improve living standards in our First Australians’ communities and increase access to better healthcare, housing, and education.   

“Labor’s hollow gestures, empty promises, and waste of taxpayer dollars on lawyers in Brisbane didn’t close the gap of disadvantage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities - they made it bigger.” 

ENDS

MEDIA CONTACT: Toby Crockford 0421 632 396

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

Celebrating Reconciliation Grants recipients: 

Far North Queensland 

  • AFL Cape York Limited
  • Playgroup Queensland
  • Gr8motive Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation
  • Aspire Cairns Community Limited
  • IFYS Limited
  • Synapse Australia
  • Behaviour Boost Pty Ltd
  • Torres Strait & Cape York Peninsula Indigenous Futsal Association 

North Queensland 

  • Centrals ASA Rugby League Club
  • Feros Care
  • Cowboys Charity Limited  
  • CPL - Choice, Passion, Life 

Central/South West Queensland 

  • Hervey Bay Art Society
  • Emu Park Rugby League
  • Lockyer Valley Riding For The Disabled Inc
  • Winangali Infusion 

South East Queensland 

  • Ipswich Jets Rugby League Club
  • Community Sports Mentoring and Coaching
  • Multicultural Community of Queensland  
  • Kalwun Development Corporation 
  • Robert Henderson ART Trust
  • First Storytellers Collective  
  • Murra Pathways 
  • Wests (Brisbane) Junior Rugby League
  • Brisbane Youth Service
  • Burleigh Heads RLFC
  • First Nations Fashionista
  • Dilly Bag Pty Ltd  
  • Sevgen Indigenous Corporation
  • The Boss Boxing Australia  
  • Krueger Consultancy Services 
  • Mulkutja Yanima
  • Common Ground Queensland Ltd
  • Community Plus +
  • Link-Up Qld
  • Surf Life Saving Queensland
  • Dreamtime Trust
  • The Sanctuary of Embracing Difference Ltd
  • Netball Queensland
  • Springwood Australian Football Club
  • Gunya Meta