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Latest Grants – September 2025
This quarter, VFFF approved five grants totalling $3,534,000, including a $500,000 Exploration Grant allocation.
Read More30 years of impact
This year is a significant milestone for the Vincent Fairfax Fellowship as it marks its 30th year. Created to honour Sir Vincent Fairfax, the program was developed to encourage the development of ethical leadership and moral courage in Australia.
Read MoreSupercharging leadership for Australia’s for-purpose sector
In case you missed it, on 29 July 2025, Social Impact Leadership Australia (SILA) announced a game-changing $16.4 million investment to supercharge leadership across Australia’s for-purpose sector. Alongside The Myer Foundation and Sidney Myer Fund, Snow Foundation, and the Paul Ramsay Foundation, VFFF is proud to be providing funding to ensure the SILA program will continue for another five years, supporting leaders who are driving real change in communities nationwide.
Read MoreEmpowering Young People to Build Creative Careers
At VFFF, we believe in backing organisations, people and ideas that create real opportunities for young people. That’s why, in March 2022, we approved a grant to support a three-year pilot of Tech Connect Queensland (TCQ), a program designed to transform the lives of aspiring live production professionals across Queensland.
Read MoreFrom local to national: young voices driving systemic change in regional Australia
Young leaders across NSW and QLD are shaping a future where young people have decent work, education, and realise the potential of their lives. Through a long-standing partnership with the Brotherhood of St. Laurence (BSL), VFFF co-funds the National Youth Employment Body (NYEB).
Read MoreOut and About
The VFFF team loves getting out and about to see our granting partners in action. This quarter, we spent time visiting our partners and attending events focused on supporting young people and regional communities.
Read MoreOut and About
The VFFF team loves getting out and about to see our granting partners in action. This quarter, we spent time visiting our partners and attending events focused on supporting young people and regional communities.
Read MoreEmpowering young people to imagine and build a better society
In March 2023, VFFF approved $600,000 over two years in core operations funding, supporting Young Change Agents to amplify youth voice and measure impact. A social enterprise dedicated to cultivating entrepreneurial mindsets, skillsets, and toolsets in young people, Young Change Agents empowers youth to imagine and help build a better society.
Read MoreCreating equitable career pathways
VFFF is proud to support the Australian Government’s efforts to help ease cost of living pressures for university students undertaking mandatory course placements across selected degrees. We are partnering with Charles Sturt University and The University of the Sunshine Coast to provide support to Paramedicine students undertaking mandatory placements in FY26.
Read MoreVFFF Youth Advisory Group – In conversation with Gabe Francis
As part of our regular Youth Advisory Group Q&A series, we are excited to introduce you to Gabe Francis.
Read MoreIntroducing our Latest Changemakers – Backing the Future Cohort Six
Meet the group of talented individuals from rural and regional Queensland who were selected in May 2025 as Cohort Six of Backing the Future recipients.
Read MoreLatest Grants – June 2025
This quarter, the VFFF Board approved one grant of $880,000.
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