The JFA NOSKE Christmas Fund: 2025 applications OPEN
The JFA Noske Christmas Fund provides grants of up to $150 to assist eligible adults living with disability to celebrate Christmas. The Fund was established in 2009 in honour of the late Mr Noske who set aside funds to spread the joy of Christmas. Grants will be available to support personal costs associated with Christmas, including presents for loved ones, food for Christmas day, clothing, travel and more.
To be eligible to apply you must:
- be 18 years of age or over and;
- be a South Australian resident and;
- be on a low income (e.g., receiving a Disability Support Pension or equivalent) and;
- have one or more of the following*
- acquired brain injury
- degenerative neurological condition
- physical disability which:
- impacts your mobility so that you have day-to-day support needs, for example for personal care, mobility aids (such as a wheelchair) or supports or assistive technology in your home AND
- is a lifelong physical disability either from birth, early childhood or resulting from an accident or certain types of illnesses
You must also give consent to disclose all details within your application to Equity Trustees, as the trustee of the Noske Estate.
Julia Farr Association will contact you if additional information is required, and to advise you whether you have been awarded a grant based on your application. If you are awarded a grant, we will pay the funds by electronic transfer to your bank account by mid-December.
Applications MUST BE RECEIVED by 5:00pm on FRIDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2025.
There is a limited amount of funding available and we may not be able to fund all the applications we receive.
If we receive more eligible applications than we can fund, we will select successful applications through a lottery. Please do not assume your application will be successful just because you meet the eligibility criteria, or because you have received a grant from us before. Please do not make any spending commitments until we have told you whether your application has been successful or not.
Who is not eligible to apply?
The JFA Noske Christmas Fund grants were originally connected to Julia Farr Services. This means that the grants are limited to supporting the types of disabilities experienced by the former residents of Julia Farr Services. JFA Purple Orange is legally required to ensure grants are distributed to individuals who have a physical disability that meets the eligibility criteria.
Because of the restrictions on the use of the funds, the following disabilities are not eligible:
- Disability caused by chronic health conditions.
- Disability caused by age-related conditions (including arthritis and dementia).
- Intellectual disability.
- Mental illness.
- Autism and ADHD.
Ways you can apply:
Please contact us if you need support to complete or submit your application.
Email: grants@juliafarr.org.au
Phone: (08) 8373 8388.