Grant recipients
The Department of Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 NAIDOC Grants.
| Region | Organisation | Project name | Location |
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| FNQ | Cardwell Ufo Festival Inc | Threads of Culture: Girramay Weaving & Storytelling Workshop | Cardwell |
| SEQ | Women's and Men's Alliance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation | NAIDOC Elders Ball | Lawnton |
| SEQ | Kambu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Health | NAIDOC Lockyer Valley 2026 | Laidley |
| SEQ | Logan District Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Aboriginal Corporation for Elders | Logan NAIDOC Family Fun Day | Kingston |
| SEQ | Wynnum-Manly Junior Rugby League Football Club Limited | Indigenous Round | Wynnum |
| CSW | Festuri - A Multicultural Celebration Inc | FESTURI Cherbourg NAIDOC Multicultural Music and Dance Festival | Cherbourg |
| SEQ | Mununjali Housing and Development Company Limited | Mununjali NAIDOC Family Fun Day | Scenic Rim |
| FNQ | Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council | NAIDOC Community Kup-Murri- 50 Years of Deadly | Pormpuraaw |
| NQ | Global Leadership Network Australia Ltd | Yarning Circle: Hearing from the Next Generation | Condon |
| SEQ | Undumbi Muckan Tribe Aboriginal Corporation | Festival of the Harvest | Baringa |
| CSW | Lockyer Community Centre | Ration Shed Bus Trip | Cherbourg |
| SEQ | Kalwun Development Corporation Limited | Celebrating our Elders, Kalwuns 50 Years of Deadly Luncheon | Currumbin |
| CSW | Diamantina Shire Council | Bedourie NAIDOC 2026 in the park | Bedourie |
| NQ | Mornington Shire Council | Mornington Island NAIDOC-2026 ’50 Years Deadly’ | Wellesley Islands |
| CSW | Maryborough Women's Yarning Group Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation | Murri's Got Talent - 50 Years of Deadly Talent | Maryborough |
| SEQ | Inala Wangarra Inc | Inala NAIDOC Family Fun Day | Richlands |
| CSW | Chinchilla Family Support Centre Inc | Chinchilla NAIDOC Week Community Fun Day 2026 | Chinchilla |
| CSW | Geynyan Aboriginal Corporation | Geynyan Aboriginal Corporation celebrating NAIDOC & sharing culture. | Warwick |
| NQ | Yooribaya Cultural Experiences Pty Ltd | Together by the Sea: NAIDOC 2026 | Airlie Beach |
| CSW | Central Queensland Aboriginal Corporation for Cultural Activities | NAIDOC 2026 Community Celebration Fifty Years of Deadly | Parkhurst |
| CSW | Team Indigenous Corporation | NAIDOC cricket matches | Koongal |
| SEQ | Caloundra Community Centre Inc | Wunya: Journey of Welcome – Baringa Community Centre Welcome Mural | Baringa |
| FNQ | Madjandji Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC | '"Madjandji NAIDOC 2026- Fifty Years of Deadly" | Babinda |
| NQ | Helping Our Mob Everywhere Pty Ltd | Deadly Connections: | Garbutt |
| NQ | Maburra Collective Inc. | “Healing, Strength & Songlines: A NAIDOC Gathering for Our Women” | Condon |
| SEQ | Kija Aboriginal Corporation | Still Deadly NAIDOC Art Event | Caboolture |
| SEQ | Dynamic Community Care Pty Ltd | Fifty Years of Deadly: Community Yarning Circle Art Experience |
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| SEQ | Rail Support Pty Ltd | Balang Jarjums program (Strong Children) |
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| CSW | Graham House Community Centre Inc | NAIDOC Day “50 Years of Deadly” family party | Murgon |
| NQ | Selectability Ltd. | NAIDOC week community open day BBQ | Mornington Island |
| SEQ | Multicultural Community of Queensland Inc. | CALD, AND ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS YARNING CIRCLES. | Redbank Plains |
| FNQ | Shelter Housing Action Cairns Association Incorporated | Cultural Cooking and Knowledge Sharing Gathering | Bungalow |
| NQ | North and West Remote Health Limited | NWRH NAIDOC Celebrating 50 Years of Deadly - Making Change Happen | Aitkenvale |
| SEQ | Nungeena Aboriginal Corporation for Women's Business | NAIDOC -Sitting with Elders, 50 Years of Deadly | Glass House Mountains |
| SEQ | Runaway Bay Soccer Club Incorporated | Awareness Week, Fifty years of Deadly | Runaway Bay |
| NQ | Flinders Shire Council | Flinders Shire Community NAIDOC Week Celebrations | Hughenden |
| FNQ | Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council | 50 Years of Deadly: Celebrating Culture, Community and Connection |
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| FNQ | Goobidi-Bamanga Community Advancement Cooperative Society Limited | NAIDOC & Goobidi Bamanga 51st Elder's Lunch | Mossman |
| FNQ | Wujal Wujal Justice Group Indigenous Corporation | Wujal Wujal NAIDOC 2026 | Wujal Wujal |
| NQ | Mirndiyan Gununa Aboriginal Corporation | Naidoc Budallardil and Walka Community event | Wellesley Islands |
| FNQ | Bamagau Kazil Torres Strait Islanders Corporation | Bamaga NAIDOC Celebration: Fifty Years of Deadly | Bamaga |
| NQ | Rainbow Gateway Limited | Celebrating our Elders as we celebrate 50 years of NAIDOC in Cloncurry | Cloncurry |
| NQ | Mount Isa City Council | Footprints of Legacy: Honouring Our Past, Guiding Our Future & Our People, Our Stories – First Nations Staff Recognition Activity at the NAIDOC Fun Day | Ryan |
| SEQ | Sharingstories Foundation Limited | SharingStories Deadly Way | South Brisbane |
| NQ | George Street Neighbourhood Centre Association Inc. | NAIDOC Week at The Neighbourhood Hub |
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| FNQ | Which-Way Cultural & Community Care WWCCC | Walking Proud, Dancing Loud – NAIDOC Cultural Celebration at Bunnings Smithfield | Smithfield |
| SEQ | Queensland Council For LGBTI Health | Statewide NAIDOC LGBTI+SB Morning Tea |
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| NQ | Selectability Ltd. | NAIDOC week facility and community BBQ | Normanton |
| CSW | Gurang Ghurri Traditional Owners' Aboriginal Corporation | NAIDOC Week 2026 Sports & Rec Activity: First Responders vs. ATSI T20 Cricket Match | Bundaberg East |
| SEQ | Peninsula & Districts Football and Sporting Club Incorporated | 2026 NAIDOC Football Indigenous Round | Kippa-Ring |
| SEQ | The First Traders Ltd | GATHAA NAIDOC Next Gen Market | Coolum Beach |
| NQ | Mount Isa Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services Limited | NAIDOC Elders Luncheon | Townview |
| SEQ | Creative Broadcasters Limited | 4ZZZ NAIDOC 2026: 50 Years of Deadly – Community Broadcast & Gathering | Fortitude Valley |
| SEQ | Community Sports Mentoring & Coaching Ltd | NAIDOC 3x3 Basketball Tournament | Carina |
| CSW | South West Indigenous Corporation | Fifty Years of Deadly Community Celebration | St George |
| FNQ | FNQ Nature Quest Ltd | FNQ Nature Quest NAIDOC Community Celebration | Redlynch |
| FNQ | Djabugay Tribal Aboriginal Corporation | NAIDOC 50 year Celebration - Voices of Elders and Youth | Kuranda |
| NQ | Mackay Naidoc Incorporated | Mackay NAIDC Incorporated Street Parade and Family Fun Day | East Mackay |
| NQ | On Common Country Pty Ltd | Townsville NAIDOC Flag Raising Ceremony 2026 | Townsville City |