Djäkamirr Co-op has received a Bank Australia community customer grant to help Yolŋu women share their stories and knowledge with cinema audiences.

The grant will support the premiere of 'MAYPILAMA: Yolŋu Voices on the Big Screen', including travel for Yolŋu leaders from Galiwin'ku to attend the documentary's Darwin launch and Melbourne premiere.

Their attendance will allow audiences and media to hear directly from the people whose voices and experiences feature in the documentary.

Djäkamirr Co-op spokesperson Rosemary Gundjarranbuy said the funding would help ensure First Nations people remained at the centre of their own stories.

"We are incredibly grateful to Bank Australia for recognising the importance of ensuring First Nations people are present to tell their own stories," Ms Gundjarranbuy said.

"MAYPILAMA is more than a documentary, it is the voices and experiences of Yolŋu women restoring cultural authority in maternal care and sharing knowledge that has sustained our families for generations.

"This grant removes one of the greatest barriers faced by remote communities - distance - and ensures that when Australia hears this story at the cinema, it hears it directly from the Yolŋu women who are living it."

Djäkamirr Co-op is one of 14 organisations sharing $300,000 through Bank Australia's 2026 community customer grants program.

The program provides funding to organisations working across the bank's 12 impact areas, including First Nations Recognition and Respect, nature and biodiversity, gender equality and universal access to education.

This year marks the program's 10th anniversary, with more than $2.5 million committed to 174 projects since it began in 2016.

The maximum available grant increased from $20,000 to $25,000 this year.

Other recipients include The Footpath Library, which will distribute 180 literacy kits to children living in crisis accommodation across Greater Sydney, the Central Coast and the Hunter region.

The kits will include age-appropriate books, activities, colouring supplies, flash cards, a hand-knitted reading teddy and a personalised message.

Meals with Impact also received funding to deliver a 10-week program for 25 women from refugee backgrounds, providing training and employment skills to support economic independence.

Bank Australia Head of Impact Management Jane Kern said the organisation received strong interest from community groups this year.

"We were once again impressed by the number of outstanding applications we received this year from both Bank Australia and Qudos Bank community customers," Ms Kern said.

"As we celebrate 10 years of the program, we're proud to have delivered 10 rounds of funding to help create positive change on behalf of our customers.

"We look forward to continuing to grow the community customer grants program and supporting more organisations in the future."

The grants are funded through Bank Australia's impact fund, which commits up to four per cent of the bank's annual after-tax profit to projects and partnerships supporting people and the environment.

More information about the 2026 community customer grant recipients is available through the Bank Australia website.