Partnering with Sunlight
Working with businesses, funders and community organisations to strengthen mental health support across Queensland.
Trusted partnerships. Real community impact.
Sunlight Centre partners help strengthen access to free counselling, practical mental health education, and community-based support across Queensland.
- Free counselling funded: Helping keep crisis counselling accessible for people in suicidal and self-harm distress.
- Brisbane-based impact: Supporting local individuals, families, schools, workplaces and community groups.
- Workshops delivered: Providing practical mental health tools through workplace, school and community training.
- Community members reached: Extending mental health education beyond the counselling room.
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Our Partners
Major Partner
Auto & General
Auto & General is one of Australia’s leading insurance providers, with millions of Australians relying on its insurance products across car, home, contents, pet, travel and roadside assistance. As a major charity partner of the Sunlight Centre, Auto & General’s support helps strengthen access to free counselling, practical mental health education and community-based support for Queenslanders in distress.
Corporate Donors / Key Supporters
Mental Awareness Foundation
The Mental Awareness Foundation works to raise awareness of depression, mental health issues and suicide prevention, while supporting organisations on the frontline of mental health services. Through its fundraising, events and grant support, the Foundation helps organisations like the Sunlight Centre continue delivering practical support to people and communities impacted by mental health distress.
Downtown Toyota
Downtown Toyota is a long-standing Brisbane automotive dealership operating from key South-East Queensland locations, including Morningside. Through its support of the Sunlight Centre, Downtown Toyota helps strengthen local community connection and contributes to Sunlight’s work providing free counselling, mental health education and practical support across the community.
ROBAR
ROBAR Civil Group is a Queensland-headquartered construction group providing civil construction, skilled personnel, equipment, energy infrastructure support and specialist project services across Australia. Known for supporting major civil and infrastructure projects, ROBAR brings a strong focus on capability, safety, reliability and practical delivery. Through its support of the Sunlight Centre, ROBAR helps strengthen local mental health services, free counselling access and practical community education.
Community Supporters
MP Di Farmer
Di Farmer MP, Member for Bulimba, has been a strong local supporter of community wellbeing and local organisations across the Morningside and Bulimba area. Through her support of the Sunlight Centre since before we even opened our doors, Di Farmer MP has helped champion local mental health services, community connection and practical support for people and families across the local area.
The CarPort Cafe & Bikash
The Carport Café, led by Bikash in Cannon Hill, holds a special place in the Sunlight Centre’s story. In Sunlight’s early days, Bikash generously provided a private space within the café so Sunlight could begin seeing its first clients. That early support helped create the foundation for what Sunlight has grown into today: a community-based charity providing free counselling, mental health education and practical support for people in distress.
Lord Mayor's Charitable Trust - Brisbane
The Lord Mayor’s Charitable Trust has supported Brisbane charities for more than 70 years, helping improve the wellbeing of vulnerable and marginalised members of the community. Through its grant support, the Trust helps grassroots organisations like the Sunlight Centre deliver practical projects and services that strengthen local community wellbeing.
Transurban Community Grants
Transurban supports local communities through its Community Grants Program, providing grants of up to $10,000 for projects that bring social and environmental benefits to communities in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Through this support, Transurban has helped the Sunlight Centre deliver community-based mental health education and practical support that benefits people living and working near its road networks.
Bunnings Cannon Hill
Bunnings supports local community groups through its well-known sausage sizzle fundraising program, with 100% of funds raised going directly to the participating community group. Through these fundraising opportunities, Bunnings helps the Sunlight Centre raise vital funds to support free counselling, community education and practical mental health support.
Easts Leagues Community Grants
Easts Leagues Club has a strong local presence in Brisbane and a proud connection to community sport, events and local engagement. Through its Community Grants support, Easts Leagues helps organisations like the Sunlight Centre deliver practical programs that strengthen mental health, connection and wellbeing across the local community.
Gambling Community Benefit Fund
The Gambling Community Benefit Fund is Queensland’s largest one-off community grants program, distributing approximately $60 million each year to not-for-profit community groups. Through GCBF support, the Sunlight Centre can strengthen its facilities, resources and program delivery, helping provide practical mental health support and education for the Queensland community.