Sponsorship

Vibrant, thriving community and industry events in your region.

Our Sponsorship Program

The Queensland Hydro Sponsorship Program supports community and industry events in the regions in which our Borumba project operates, providing benefits to our local regions.

Queensland Hydro is not currently accepting applications for sponsorship

We’re reviewing how we best support events in our project communities. If you have a proposed initiative that supports the local community around the Borumba Pumped Hydro Project, please consider applying for a grant through our Community Grants Program.

funding for our regions

About the Sponsorship Program

Our goal is to deliver positive outcomes for the regions surrounding our Borumba project. One of the ways this is achieved is through sponsorship activities.

The Queensland Hydro Sponsorship Program supports community and industry events in our project regions. Eligible events include one or more of the following goals:

  • connecting, supporting and improving local communities close to our proposed projects
  • supporting health, safety and wellbeing
  • protecting or conserving the environment
  • promoting education, training and upskilling
  • advancing outcomes for First Nations people, and
  • supporting local and regional economies.

Vibrant Mary Valley

Proudly supporting the Mary Valley Food Festival

After coming on board as an inaugural sponsor in 2023, Queensland Hydro was delighted to support the GourMay Mary Valley Food Festival for the second time in 2024.

As a critical event in the region, the GourMay Mary Valley Food Festival showcases local farmers, producers and chefs at a series of events throughout May. Local benefits include increased tourism to the Imbil and Mary Valley region, family participation, focus on community and, promotion of local businesses. 

On top of a $10,000 sponsorship of the 2024 Festival, Queensland Hydro also funded an additional $4,500, part of which went toward purchasing tickets to the Gala Dinner which were regifted back to event volunteers.  

Project Director Leah McKenzie at GourMay 2023
Kieran Cusack GW3

supporting a cleaner future

Sponsorship for the Decarbonisation Accelerated Summit

Queensland Hydro was proud to support the 2024 Decarbonisation Accelerated Summit hosted by the Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3) and Resources Centre of Excellence as a Tier 1 Collaborative Changemaker sponsor.

Hosted in Mackay as a first of its kind showcase event, the Summit brought together industry leaders, innovators, and visionaries to explore how decarbonisation will influence the Greater Whitsunday (Mackay, Isaac, Whitsunday) region and the new opportunities it will drive. In tandem with the $10,000 sponsorship, Queensland Hydro CEO Kieran Cusack sat on the afternoon panel discussing the crossroads of challenge and opportunity – overcoming hurdles and leveraging potential.