COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS

$29.7 million over four years to fund a range of local community infrastructure projects.

KEEPING KIDS OFF SCREENS

As part of the keeping kids off screens initiative, the government will support communities to stay active by improving access to and use of local facilities. This includes a dedicated fund to improve community access to school facilities, support student volunteering, and establish streamlined community booking systems.

This investment complements the broader initiatives that reduce cost of living pressures for families by making it easier and more affordable for children and young people to participate in sport and other recreational activities.

TRUTH-TELLING AND TREATY

$8.5 million over four years to support the establishment of a commission to undertake statewide Truth-telling and Treaty activities.

HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT SERVICES

$6 million over four years to Catherine House, St Vincent de Paul Society, and Hutt Street Centre to provide homelessness support services in the Adelaide CBD.

SURF LIFE SAVING SA

$2.5 million over four years to double ongoing core funding from $1 million per annum to $2 million per annum by 2029-30 to help keep South Australians safe at our beaches.

SUPPORT FOR CAR CLUBS

$2 million over four years to continue supporting local car and motorcycle clubs across South Australia to meet their growing operating costs, increase club participation, host events, improve or upgrade facilities, build capacity and streamline operations.

BACKPACKS 4 KIDS – NEW FACILITY

$500 000 in 2026-27 towards the construction of a new Backpacks 4 Kids facility to be built at Rundle Reserve, Salisbury South on land provided by the City of Salisbury.

DEMENTIA SA

$500 000 in 2026-27 to deliver a specialised education and wellbeing program to better support unpaid carers of people living with dementia across South Australia.