Golden Casket is well known for giving away millions of
dollars in prize-money each year, however many people may not realise that it
has also provided a vital source of funding for the Queensland community for
around 85 years.
In fact, money raised by Golden Casket funded the building of the original Brisbane Women's and Brisbane General hospitals. Also, Golden Casket monies are said to have made free public hospital service possible in Queensland.
Over the years, Golden Casket has supported many worthy causes. Some of the more notable recipients include:
- The first five Golden Casket Art Unions raised £24,138 for the Australian Soldiers Repatriation Fund and £37,115 for the building of Anzac Cottages for war widows and their families.
- The Motherhood, Child Welfare and Hospital
Fund was one of the major recipients of Golden Casket funds (between 1920
and 1975). It received over £4 million between 1920 and 1938 and direct support
continued until 1975. Funding supported hospitals, 95 maternity hospitals
and over 150 baby clinics, the Bush Nursing Association, crèche and kindergarten
institutions, the TB Soldiers' Housing Scheme and the Cancer Campaign Committee among
others.
- Queensland University
- Red Cross
- Surf Life Saving Association
- Queensland Country Women's Association
- Sister Elizabeth Kenny Polio Clinics
- The Queensland Performing Arts Complex (partly built using funds raised by Golden Casket for the Cultural Capital Development Fund) and other cultural projects.
Today, Golden Casket continues its community support through
Rainbow Kids and through the money it returns to the Queensland Government each
year for worthwhile projects covering health, education and more.
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