Securing faith-based places
The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
Media Release
The Australian Government is providing $50 million in 177 grants to keep Australians practising their religion safe across the country.
The Albanese Government is committed to ensuring that people of all faiths can live in Australia free from violence and discrimination.
The $50 million Securing Faith‑Based Places program grants will improve security at religious schools and preschools, places of worship and faith-based community centres.
This includes an additional $10 million in funding announced by the Prime Minister on
16 October 2023.
Grants have been approved in every state and territory across different faith communities.
The Securing Faith-Based Places program helps protect Australians from crime and violence motivated by religious or racial intolerance by funding security guards and security infrastructure, including cameras, lights and fencing.
A list of organisations that will receive funding is attached. All grants have been awarded through an open, competitive and merit-based process.
| Organisation | Location |
|---|---|
| ACT JEWISH COMMUNITY INC | FORREST, ACT |
| ADASS ISRAEL SCHOOL | ELSTERNWICK, VIC |
| ADELAIDE PROGRESSIVE JEWISH CONGREGATION | HACKNEY, SA |
| AFIC SCHOOLS (W.A.) LIMITED | LANGFORD, WA |
| AL FALAH MUSLIM ASSOCIATION INC. | WATTLE GROVE, WA |
| AL SIRAAT COLLEGE INC. | EPPING, VIC |
| AMITY COLLEGE AUSTRALIA LIMITED | PRESTONS, NSW |
| ANGLICAN CHURCH PROPERTY TRUST DIOCESE OF SYDNEY | NEWTOWN, NSW |
| ANGLICAN CHURCH PROPERTY TRUST DIOCESE OF SYDNEY | MINTO, NSW |
| ANGLICAN CHURCH PROPERTY TRUST DIOCESE OF SYDNEY | RIVERSTONE, NSW |
| ANGLICAN CHURCH PROPERTY TRUST DIOCESE OF SYDNEY | HUNTERS HILL, NSW |
| ANGLICAN CHURCH PROPERTY TRUST DIOCESE OF SYDNEY | FIGTREE, NSW |
| ANGLICAN PROPERTY TRUST DIOCESE OF BATHURST | COONAMBLE, NSW |
| ARRAHMAN COLLEGE LIMITED | AUSTRAL, NSW |
| AUSTRALIA BUDDHIST BLISS CULTURE MISSION INC | WILLETTON, WA |
| AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE - MORETON LTD | CABOOLTURE, QLD |
| AUSTRALIAN COPTIC FAMILIES SOCIAL CLUB INC | OAKLEIGH, VIC |
| AUSTRALIAN DRUZE COMMUNITY INCORPORATED LTD | GUILDFORD, NSW |
| AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF EDUCATION LIMITED | NORTH KELLYVILLE, NSW |
| AUSTRALIAN ISLAMIC COLLEGE (PERTH) INC. | DIANELLA, WA |
| AUSTRALIAN NEPALEASE MULTICULTURAL CENTRE INC | DIGGERS REST, VIC |
| BARIS EDUCATION AND CULTURE FOUNDATION LIMITED | FERNDALE, WA |
| BEIS EFRAIM COLLEGE LIMITED | ORMOND, VIC |
| BELLFIELD GROUP LIMITED | ROSSMORE, NSW |
| BHAKTI YOGA CENTRE INCORPORATED | BURBANK, QLD |
| BIALIK COLLEGE LIMITED | HAWTHORN, VIC |
| BINA JEWISH WISDOM LIMITED | NORTH BONDI, NSW |
| BLAKE STREET HEBREW CONGREGATION INC | CAULFIELD SOUTH, VIC |
| BUDDHAS LIGHT INTERNATIONAL ASSOCON WESTERN AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED | MAYLANDS, WA |
| BUDDHIST VIHARA VICTORIA INCORPORATED | BERWICK, VIC |
| CAROLINE CHISHOLM CATHOLIC COLLEGE | BRAYBROOK, VIC |
| CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE DIOCESE OF DARWIN PROPERTY TRUST | JOHNSTON, NT |
| CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE DIOCESE OF DARWIN PROPERTY TRUST | SADADEEN, NT |
| CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE DIOCESE OF DARWIN PROPERTY TRUST | KATHERINE EAST, NT |
| CAULFIELD HEBREW CONGREGATION INC | CAULFIELD NORTH, VIC |
| CENTRE FOR CULTURAL RELATIONS LTD | CHESTER HILL, NSW |
| CENTREPOINT CHURCH (QLD) LTD | CHERMSIDE, QLD |
| CHABAD CARNEGIE COMMUNITY CENTRE INC. | CARNEGIE, VIC |
| CHABAD HOUSE OF CAULFIELD PTY LTD | ST KILDA EAST, VIC |
| CHABAD HOUSE OF MALVERN/TOORAK INC. | MALVERN, VIC |
| CHABAD LAMPLIGHTERS LIMITED | ST KILDA EAST, VIC |
| CHABAD ON CARLISLE (FREE) INCORPORATED | BALACLAVA, VIC |
| CHEDER LEVI YITZCHOK INC. | ST KILDA EAST, VIC |
| CHEVRA HATZOLAH MELBOURNE INC | CAULFIELD NORTH, VIC |
| CHINESE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH INCORPORATED | ARDROSS, WA |
| CHRISTIAN CITY CHURCH BELCONNEN INC | BELCONNEN, ACT |
| CHRISTIAN OUTREACH CENTRE | WOOMBYE, QLD |
| CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY AUSTRALIA | DUNDAS, NSW |
| CYPRUS TURKISH ISLAMIC COMMUNITY OF VICTORIA INC | ARDEER, VIC |
| DOOR OF HOPE CHRISTIAN CHURCH INC | SOUTH LAUNCESTON, TAS |
| DRUZE COMMUNITY CHARITY OF VICTORIA INC. | KEYSBOROUGH, VIC |
| EAST MELBOURNE HEBREW CONGREGATIION INC - THE CITY OF MELBOURNE SYNAGOGUE | EAST MELBOURNE, VIC |
| EMANUEL SYNAGOGUE | WOOLLAHRA, NSW |
| EMANUEL WOOLLAHRA PRESCHOOL INCORP | WOOLLAHRA, NSW |
| EMERGE CHURCH LTD | WARNER, QLD |
| EMMY MONASH AGED CARE INC. | CAULFIELD NORTH, VIC |
| FITRA COMMUNITY SCHOOL LIMITED | CLAYTON SOUTH, VIC |
| FRIENDS OF REFUGEES OF EASTERN EUROPE | BONDI BEACH, NSW |
| GALLIPOLI TURKISH CULTURAL FOUNDATION LIMITED | AUBURN, NSW |
| GREEN VALLEY ISLAMIC COLLEGE LTD | GREEN VALLEY, NSW |
| HAMAYAN INC | CAULFIELD NORTH, VIC |
| HAMERKAZ SHELANU INCORPORATED | ELSTERNWICK, VIC |
| HEBREW CONGREGATION BRIGHTON | BRIGHTON EAST, VIC |
| HEICHAL HATORAH INC. | ST KILDA EAST, VIC |
| HILLCREST COMMUNITY CENTRE INC. | REGENTS PARK, QLD |
| HILLSONG CHURCH AUSTRALIA LTD | NORWEST, NSW |
| HINDU AHLAYA SANGAM QLD INC | SOUTH MACLEAN, QLD |
| HINDU SOCIETY OF NT INC | MALAK, NT |
| I KUAN TAO ASSOCIATION OF QLD INC | EIGHT MILE PLAINS, QLD |
| ILIM COLLEGE | DALLAS, VIC |
| INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS ADELAIDE LIMITED | KILBURN, SA |
| INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS MELBOURNE LIMITED | ALBERT PARK, VIC |
| ISLAMIC COMMUNITY MILLI GORUS SYDNEY INCORPORATED | GUILDFORD, NSW |
| ISLAMIC COUNCIL OF VICTORIA INC | WEST MELBOURNE, VIC |
| ISLAMIC PRACTICE AND DAWAH CIRCLE INCORPORATED | WESTON, ACT |
| ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF HOLLAND PARK INCORPORATED | HOLLAND PARK, QLD |
| ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES | SURRY HILLS, NSW |
| ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF VICTORIA | PRESTON, VIC |
| JAFFARIA ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA INC | ROWVILLE, VIC |
| JEWISH MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA | ST KILDA, VIC |
| KEHILAT NITZAN CONSERVATIVE (MASORTI) COMMUNITY INC | CAULFIELD NORTH, VIC |
| KEHILLAT KADIMAH LIMITED | ROSE BAY, NSW |
| KEHILLAT MASADA SYNAGOGUE | ST IVES, NSW |
| KINGSFORD-MAROUBRA HEBREW CONGREGATION | MAROUBRA, NSW |
| KOLLEL BEIS YOSEF LTD | CAULFIELD EAST, VIC |
| LAKE GWELUP CHRISTIAN CHURCH INC. | GWELUP, WA |
| LAMDENI SCHOOL INC | ELSTERNWICK, VIC |
| LAUNCESTON CITY MISSION INC | ST LEONARDS, TAS |
| LIFE UNLIMITED CHURCH LTD | CHARNWOOD, ACT |
| LIFESOURCE CHURCH INCORPORATED | GRIFFITH, NSW |
| LORD OF THE BREAKTHROUGH INC | REDCLIFFE, QLD |
| MACEDONIAN ORTHODOX DIOCESE OF AUSTRALIA - SYDNEY LIMITED | BROADMEADOW, NSW |
| MACKAY CHRISTIAN COLLEGES LTD | MACKAY, QLD |
| MADANIA FOUNDATION | SPRINGVALE, VIC |
| MAHAMEVNAWA BUDDHIST MONASTERY OF ADELAIDE | SALISBURY PLAIN, SA |
| MALEK FAHD ISLAMIC SCHOOL LIMITED | GREENACE, NSW |
| MAREEBA ISLAMIC SOCIETY MANAGEMENT INC | MAREEBA, QLD |
| MARION CHURCH OF CHRIST INCORPORATED | MITCHELL PARK, SA |
| MASADA COLLEGE | ST IVES, NSW |
| MASJID BIN BAZ NORTH SHORE SOCIETY INCORPORATED | ARTARMON, NSW |
| MAURICE ZEFFERT HOME (INC) | YOKINE, WA |
| MEADOW MILBURN CHABAD INC | ST KILDA EAST, VIC |
| MELBOURNE ANGLICAN TRUST CORPORATION | ST ALBANS, VIC |
| MELBOURNE HEBREW CONGREGATION | SOUTH YARRA, VIC |
| MELBOURNE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM INC | ELSTERNWICK, VIC |
| MIFAL AIZER ASSOCIATION (AUSTRALIA) INC | ST KILDA EAST, VIC |
| MINARET COLLEGE INC | SPRINGVALE, VIC |
| MIZRACHI NOMINEES PROPRIETARY LIMITED | CAULFIELD NTH, VIC |
| MORIAH WAR MEMORIAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION | QUEENS PARK, NSW |
| MOUNT SCOPUS MEMORIAL COLLEGE LIMITED | BURWOOD, VIC |
| MOUNT TAMBORINE CONVENTION | TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN, QLD |
| MOUNT WAVERLEY CHRISTADELPHIAN ECCLESIA INC | MOUNT WAVERLEY, VIC |
| NAVIGATOR COLLEGE INCORPORATED | PORT LINCOLN, SA |
| NORTH EASTERN JEWISH WAR MEMORIAL CENTRE INC. | DONCASTER, VIC |
| NORTH SHORE TEMPLE EMANUEL | CHATSWOOD, NSW |
| OHEL AVROHOM LIMITED | RIPPONLEA, VIC |
| OMAR MASJID ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED | AUBURN, NSW |
| PAL BUDDHIST SCHOOL LIMITED | CANLEY VALE, NSW |
| PERTH COLLEGE INC | MOUNT LAWLEY, WA |
| PERTH HEBREW CONGREGATION (INC) | MENORA, WA |
| PERTH MOSQUE INC | PERTH, WA |
| PLAYFORD COLLEGE LTD. | ELIZABETH, SA |
| POTTERSHOUSE CHRISTIAN CENTER LAUNCESTON INC | SOUTH LAUNCESTON, TAS |
| PUSHTI MARG SEVA PTY. LTD. | HALLAM, VIC |
| QUBAA ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN SYDNEY INCORPORATED | MOUNT DRUITT, NSW |
| ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TRUST CORPORATION OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF HOBART | HOBART, TAS |
| SAIVA MAHA SABAI OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED | MANDOGALUP, WA |
| SALAMAH COLLEGE LIMITED | CHESTER HILL, NSW |
| SHIFA INSTITUTE | REVESBY, NSW |
| SHNEI-OHR CHABAD LEARNING CENTRE INC. | CAULFIELD NORTH, VIC |
| SHOLEM ALEICHEM COLLEGE | ELSTERNWICK, VIC |
| SHREE SWAMINARAYAN SIDHANT SAJIVAN MANDAL PERTH INC | EMBLETON, WA |
| SIDRAH GARDENS SCHOOL | NARRE WARREN NORTH, VIC |
| SIKH COMMUNITY WELFARE & GURMAT CENTRE INCORPORATED | WALLAN, VIC |
| SINAI COLLEGE | BURBANK, QLD |
| SOUND CITY CHURCH ASSEMBLY OF GOD ROCKINGHAM W AUST INC | EAST ROCKINGHAM, WA |
| SOUTH CAULFIELD HEBREW CONGREGATION | CAULFIELD SOUTH, VIC |
| SRI KRISHNA BRUNDAVANA LTD | MURRUMBEENA, VIC |
| SRI LANKAN SINHALESE BUDDHIST SOCIETY | KENWICK, WA |
| SRI SIDDHI VINAYAK CULTURAL CENTRE LIMITED | GUMLOW, QLD |
| ST BISHOY COPTIC ORTHODOX COLLEGE | MT DRUITT, NSW |
| ST GEORGE COLLEGE INC | MILE END, SA |
| SUMMERLAND CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTRE LTD | GOONELLABAH, NSW |
| SUMMERLAND CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTRE LTD | MULLUMBIMBY, NSW |
| SYDNEY JEWISH MUSEUM | DARLINGHURST, NSW |
| TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL | ST KILDA, VIC |
| TEMPLE DAVID CONGREGATION INC | MOUNT LAWLEY, WA |
| THE ALBANIAN AUSTRALIAN ISLAMIC SOCIETY | CARLTON NORTH, VIC |
| THE AUSTRALIAN ISLAMIC HOUSE IN LIVERPOOL AREA INCORPORATED | EDMONDSON PARK, NSW |
| THE AUSTRALIAN SIKH ASSOCIATION LIMITED | GLENWOOD, NSW |
| THE BONDI MIZRACHI SYNAGOGUE | NORTH BONDI, NSW |
| THE BUDDHIST SOCIETY OF WA (INC) | GIDGEGANNUP, WA |
| THE CORPORATION OF THE SYNOD OF THE DIOCESE OF BRISBANE | ROMA, QLD |
| THE CORPORATION OF THE SYNOD OF THE DIOCESE OF BRISBANE | DALBY, QLD |
| THE CORPORATION OF THE SYNOD OF THE DIOCESE OF BRISBANE TRADING AS THE GLENNIE SCHOOL | NEWTOWN, QLD |
| THE GOLD COAST HINDU CULTURAL ASSOCIATION INC. | ARUNDEL, QLD |
| THE GREAT STUPA OF UNIVERSAL COMPASSION LIMITED | MYERS FLAT, VIC |
| THE GREEK ORTHODOX PARISH & COMMUNITY OF BELMORE & DISTRICT ALL SAINTS LTD | BELMORE, NSW |
| THE HINDU SOCIETY OF VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA) INC. | CARRUM DOWNS, VIC |
| THE MAR THOMA PARISH PERTH INCORPORATED | MARTIN, WA |
| THE MUSLIM LEAGUE OF NSW INC | GREEN VALLEY, NSW |
| THE RIVER CHURCH LTD | SURFERS PARADISE, QLD |
| THE ROMAN CATHOLIC TRUST CORPORATION FOR THE DIOCESE OF CAIRNS | WOREE, QLD |
| THE SEPHARDI ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA INC | BALACLAVA, VIC |
| THE SYNOD OF THE DIOCESE OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY INCORPORATED | DARWIN CITY, NT |
| THE UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA PROPERTY TRUST (SA) | RIDGEHAVEN, SA |
| TORRENS VALLEY ASSOCIATION FOR CHRISTIAN EDUCATION | HOPE VALLEY, SA |
| TURKISH ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF VICTORIA | COBURG, VIC |
| UMA CENTRE LIMITED | PADSTOW, NSW |
| VANTAGE POINT CHURCH INC | KEILOR PARK, VIC |
| VEDANTA CENTRE OF SYDNEY | SPRINGFIELD LAKES, QLD |
| VIP BENEVOLENT SOCIETY INC | CAULFIELD NORTH, VIC |
| VIRGIN MARY COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH INC. | CALAMVALE, QLD |
| WAT THAI BHAVANA BALLARAT AUSTRALIA INC. | MOUNT HELEN, VIC |
| WESTERN AUSTRALIA MACCABI INC | YOKINE, WA |
| YAVNEH COLLEGE NOMINEES PTY. LTD. | ELSTERNWICK, VIC |
| YESHIVAH-BETH RIVKAH SCHOOLS LIMITED | ST KILDA EAST, VIC |