Whitehaven coal
We're committed to making a difference in our communities
We take great pride in our long-standing links with local communities, and we are pleased to support a range of charities and community organisations.
We firmly believe the local community should be the main beneficiary of our presence, and we are focused on building local prosperity, improving quality of life, and ensuring our regional towns thrive.
Following community feedback, we’ve developed an approach to community investment that is structured and transparent, ensuring an open process for funding allocation.
We continue to provide support to initiatives across:
- Economic prosperity and resilience – town liveability, community services, facilities and infrastructure
- Environment – climate, environment and water (supply, drought and water treatment)
- Education, training and employment, – jobs for locals, upskilling, future of work, career pathways for local youth
- Community health and wellbeing – through services, availability of staff and liveability
- Indigenous engagement – support and promote initiatives that collaborate with Indigenous Peoples
Annual funding rounds – NSW
Applications for Whitehaven sponsorships in NSW will be advertised four times a year, with $50,000 made available per round.
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | |
| Applications open | 1 January | 1 April | 1 July | 1 October |
| Applications close | 31 January | 30 April | 31 July | 31 October |
| Successful applicants contacted | 1 March | 1 June | 1 September | 1 December |
In NSW, a community-based Committee has been established to administer the application rounds. The Committee Members include an Indigenous representative, as well as one community representative and one Council representative each from the Narrabri, Gunnedah and Liverpool Plains LGAs.
The Committee will review requests for sponsorships, donations and gifts in kind against the criteria outlined in our guidelines and a statement of our contributions will be published each year.
Applications may be considered directly by Whitehaven, separate from the Community Investment Committee, provided they meet the stakeholder engagement and community investment strategy criteria.
Unfortunately, due to the high level of interest, we are unable to support all requests. Funding may be approved for the total requested, a partial amount requested or declined in full. Any decision made by Whitehaven concerning funding or gifts in kind is final.
Apply for sponsorship