In 2024-25, the Community Support Fund (CSF) received $168.7 million in revenue and incurred $137.3 million in expenditure as reported in the DTF Annual Report.
Funding from the CSF was provided to support various projects with community benefits that align with the CSF funding objectives legislated in the Gambling Regulation Act 2003.
During the 2024-25 financial year, the CSF trust has an opening cash balance of $266.8 million, with net cash movement of $57.0 million resulting in a closing cash balance of $323.8 million.
Below is a percentage breakdown of the CSF 2024-25 grant expenditure by funding purpose:
- 31 per cent was allocated to community facilities-related projects.
- 27 per cent was allocated for tackling problem gambling, which is one of the top priorities for the CSF.
- 18 per cent was allocated to community services-related projects.
- 24 per cent was allocated across various other funding objectives.
Community Support Fund 2024-25 grant expenditure by funding purpose
Table 1: CSF 2024-25 Operating Statement
| 2024-25 | $ million |
| Revenue | |
| from the operation of electronic gaming machines | 168.7 |
| from interest received from deposits | 0.0 |
| from forfeited winnings | 0.0 |
| Total revenue | 168.7 |
| Expenditure | |
| total grant expenditure in 2024-25 | 136.3 |
| administration costs | 1.0 |
| Total expenditure | 137.3 |
| Net operating balance | 31.4 |
Departmental grant expenditure breakdown for 2024-25
A breakdown of grant expenditure to individual Departments is provided in the CSF Expenditure to Departments by Project in 2024-25 document below.
New CSF projects approved in 2024-25
There were 13 new CSF projects approved in 2024-25. These projects support a wide range of community organisations and councils to build strong and sustainable communities across Victoria.
Details of the new CSF projects can be found in the CSF New Project Approvals in 2024-25 document below.
Final outcomes summary for the CSF projects completed in 2024-25
There have been 26 CSF projects completed in 2024-25. The relevant government portfolio departments have administered the delivery of these projects and provided the final outcomes summary on these projects.
A summary of these completed projects can be found in the CSF Final Report Outcomes 2024-25 document below. Projects completed prior to 2024-25 with outstanding final outcomes have also been included.
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