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The project has a community fund. Can we ask for a health clinic?

Community Member@memberexample
22 Posts
#1 · 9 December 2025, 3:50 pm

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 Our town has a Community Development Fund linked to a nearby mine. Can we use that to fund a mobile health clinic?

Expert@expertexample
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Expert
#2 · 9 December 2025, 3:50 pm

Absolutely, and you’re thinking strategically. Here’s what strengthens your case:

  • Show how the project’s workforce growth or fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) arrangements affect local health access
  • Use social impact assessment data (which may already identify healthcare strain as an impact)
  • Propose co-investment with local health services or NGOs

In Queensland, Community Development Funds (CDFs) linked to large resource projects are increasingly expected to deliver measurable outcomes, not just one-off sponsorships.

If you want a more strategic approach, you can ask the company to shift toward a Community Investment Fund model with outcome reporting.

Would you like support building that proposal?

Community Member@memberexample
22 Posts
Topic Author
#3 · 9 December 2025, 3:50 pm

Yes, especially the part about making it more than a “grant round.”

Expert@expertexample
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Expert
#4 · 9 December 2025, 3:51 pm

I have attached a proposal builder template you can use to map impact, partners, and return investment.