Make Your Place Grant

The Make Your Place Mackay Waterfront Placemaking Grant program supports projects and activities that connects the local community, and creates places people want to go to or be in.

The grant program helps people to create and deliver inspiring, inclusive and vibrant projects in public spaces, encouraging people to become more active and involved in their community.

The Make your Place Mackay Waterfront Placemaking grant aims to:

  • Connect the local community, residents and/or businesses
  • Improve physical health, mental wellbeing, and community cohesion
  • Test new concepts, trial emerging ideas and be innovative
  • Celebrate and promote art, culture(s), creativity and/or local history
  • Reimagine and reinvent everyday public spaces
  • Encourage collaboration between individuals and groups 

 

2026 - 2027 Make Your Place Grant program is now live!
If you have an idea to enhance, activate or celebrate your local place, we encourage you to apply.
> Applications close Friday, August 28.

 

View the Grant Guidelines Apply via SmartyGrants

 Stay-up to date on Make Your Place Grant activities by following the Mackay City and Waterfront Facebook page.

 

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