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 immediate benefits to our local regions.

To date, Queensland Hydro has invested over $200,000 into local events across Borumba and Gympie.

Read the Sponsorship fact sheet

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.

For more information about eligibility and application requirements, read our Community Sponsorship Program application guide.

The Program is open on an ongoing basis and applicants can submit a request for sponsorship funding through the SmartyGrants platform.

We strongly encourage applicants to read through Queensland Hydro’s Community Benefits Framework prior to submitting a sponsorship application.

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Application guide

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

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.