Bendigo Community Bank grants and raffles

This guide is for committees and treasurers looking for local money for their club.

How clubs do it

1. Find the local branch with the Bendigo Bank branch finder.
2. Open the Bendigo Bank community grants page and pick the branch under "View programs". The list can be filtered by state, including QLD.
3. Ask the branch whether it runs a community raffle and when its grants open. Programs open at different times of the year.

What Wynnum received

On 3 June 2026, Wynnum Croquet Club went to the Bendigo Community Bank Impact Night. A $30,000 raffle, $20,000 in Tokens of Appreciation and a $100,000 Grants Program were handed out that night, and Wynnum received funding from all three. The CAQ story on Wynnum does not say how much.

The Bayside raffle

The Bayside Community Fund raffle is sponsored by the Community Bank Victoria Point and Wynnum Manly branches. It covers Wynnum Manly to Victoria Point, and the Redlands. The page says 100 percent of ticket money goes to the group that sells the tickets. Not-for-profit groups in the area can sign up on the page to hear when the next raffle starts.

Logan and Beenleigh

The Community Bank Beenleigh page has a Sponsorships & Grants section. It does not list a raffle.

If the club runs its own raffle

A club's own raffle comes under the Charitable and Non-Profit Gaming Act 1999 (Qld). Business Queensland sets out three categories:

• Category 1: ticket sales up to $2,000. No licence. Prizes worth at least 20% of expected sales.
• Category 2: ticket sales of $2,000 to $50,000. An "eligible association" needs no licence. Prizes worth at least 20%.
• Category 3: ticket sales over $50,000. A licence is needed, and its number goes on the tickets.

Section 10 of the Act says who is an "eligible association". The Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation answers questions on 13 QGOV (13 74 68).

Where this comes from

1. Bendigo Bank, Community grants (programs by branch)
2. Bendigo Bank, Locate us
3. CAQ story: Wynnum Croquet Club secures Bendigo Bank funding (June 2026)
4. Bayside Community Fund, Community raffle info
5. Community Bank Beenleigh
6. Business Queensland (OLGR), Competitions, raffles, bingo and other charitable games (updated 12 Dec 2024, checked 29 Oct 2026); Charitable and Non-Profit Gaming Act 1999 (Qld), s.10