Foundation Builds On Success

This Saturday's Queensland Cricket Foundation Race Day at Eagle Farm, in partnership with the Brisbane Racing Club, will form the start of the 2025-26 fundraising activities that will feature a host of events across the season.

Queensland Bulls spinner Mitch Swepson and leading Queensland jockey Angela Jones took time out of their busy schedule to help promote the Race Day, which still has some tickets available for purchase at https://www.qldcricket.com.au/race-day

As the new financial year begins, the QFC has reflected on a 12-month period of giving that provided more than $280,000 towards its four key pillars to make cricket more accessible and inclusive in Queensland:

Since 2022, the QCF has focussed on fund-raising to support:

• Indigenous Health and Well-being,
• All-Inclusive, Female, and Multicultural Programs,
• Infrastructure and Facilities, and
• Supporting Experiences for Disadvantaged Youth

The past 12 months featured on-going support of existing initiatives such as the QC Multicultural program, Eddie Gilbert Program, QC All-Abilities program and Jodie Purves Young Cricketer Development Scholarship.

With Queensland beset by severe weather events during 2024-25, flooding in Northern Queensland and damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Alfred resulted in relief and recovery grants for several clubs and associations around the State.

Queensland Cricket, through the QC Foundation, made available grants up to $2000 to assist clubs and associations throughout Queensland to complement Queensland Government grants designed to help sports with their recovery.

The QCF also supported a range of community and cricket-related activities through donations and in-kind backing of $15,620 during 2024-25.

Fund raising was achieved through QCF events, tax deductable donations and bequests, with such generous support raising valuable funds.

The 2024-25 cricket season saw a record amount of funds raised for charities and the Queensland Cricket Foundation.

A total of $31,678 was raised via the Heat’s match-day 50-50 charity raffle, with benefactors including the KFC Youth Foundation, QC Foundation, Swara, Juiced TV, and community cricket clubs. 

The Brisbane Heat’s KFC BBL match against the Hobart Hurricanes at the Gabba last season coincided with the club’s First Nations Round fixture and QC Foundation Giving Day.

A total of $32,680 was raised on the night for the QC Foundation to fund Indigenous cricket programs across Queensland.

This enabled $13,000 towards scholarships for young Indigenous players Jordan Bye and Corben Moodie to travel to Sri Lanka on a cricket tour, $5000 to the Stan Alberts Shield, a major community-based cricket competition in Central Queensland and $5000 to support Eddie Gilbert Cricket Blast programs and travel to Indigenous communities.

The QC All-Abilities program featured $20,000 being contributed towards the cost of adaptive cricket programs and regional talent player support. The funding was directed the Sporting Wheelies adaptive cricket program and Alberton-Ormeau All Abilities program.

The QCF also backed several Multicultural Cricket initiatives, including the Multination Cup and Harmony Shield.

With the backing of the Queensland Cricket Foundation, the 12th recipient of the $2500 Jodie Purves Young Cricketer Development Scholarship was Childers product Catherine White, a fast bowler who plays for the Sunshine Coast Scorchers in the KFC Queensland Premier Cricket competition.