Canterbury League Club Backs 31 Local Charities in 2026 ClubGRANTS Program
In 2026 Canterbury League Club has committed $631,275 through this year’s Canterbury-Bankstown City Council Local ClubGRANTS program to back 31 local organisations and fund 37 projects that will change lives right across our community.
Some of the projects supported this year include:
Health and wellbeing
Canterbury Hospital will use $39,099 to fit out its paediatric ward with new high-flow therapy devices and an emergency defibrillator, helping sick children breathe easier and recover faster. Tresillian’s $60,000 will keep guiding new parents through the sleepless, uncertain early days, while $30,000 to Sporting Chance Cancer Foundation keeps outreach nurses by the side of kids battling cancer.
Keeping families safe
Biyani House Revesby Women’s Shelter’s $30,000 will help women and children rebuild their lives after escaping domestic and family violence, giving them safety, dignity and the tools to start again. Canterbury Earlwood Caring Association’s ‘Unlearn’ program will use $28,600 to keep its doors open for free counselling and life-skills education.
Backing young people
Ted Noffs Foundation’s $20,000 will walk alongside at-risk teens living in Canterbury-Bankstown on the path back to school, work and family, while Stand Tall’s $25,000 helps young people build resilience before crisis takes hold. Gotcha4Life’s $30,000 mental fitness program reaches into local schools, helping students, teachers and families with the skills needed to navigate life’s challenges.
Inclusion and independence
Royal Life Saving NSW will use $20,025 to teach water safety and life-saving CPR awareness to children, seniors and multicultural families alike, and Sir Roden & Lady Cutler Foundation’s $15,000 keeps a free transport service running for elderly and vulnerable residents getting to medical appointments.
And so much more
This year’s funding also reaches food security, music therapy, new-arrival settlement support and other services for people doing it tough – proof that community need takes many forms, and so does community care.
“Every application tells us something about what our community needs right now, and every grant is a chance for us to show up for our neighbours. We’re proud to support such a diverse range of projects again this year, and we look forward to seeing the impact they’ll have,” said Peter Winchester, Chairman of Canterbury League Club.
To see the full list of funded projects, visit our Recipients page, or head to our Community page to find out how your organisation can apply next round.
