Regional apprenticeships
Tools, PPE and travel support so regional school-leavers can take up automotive, carpentry and electrical trades without moving cities.
Why we exist
Big prizes, quietly useful purpose
Defaiflo Lotteries started after our founder watched one too many neighbours put off renewing their tool kit, postponing a family holiday or delaying a house repair. We wanted to run a straightforward Australian raffle that mixed a proper "have a crack" prize with a tangible community contribution.
Today the Coastal GT Dream Car draw is our headline act, backed by the fortnightly Cash Boost raffle. Every ticket keeps the lights on at the Defaiflo Community Trust — a small-but-mighty outfit that quietly co-funds trade apprenticeships, youth mentorship and emergency housing projects across Queensland and New South Wales.
Community trust
What your ticket helps fund
Our community partners change year to year, but the focus stays fixed: practical, local outcomes that ripple outwards.
Youth mentorship
Small cohorts, local mentors, proper outcomes. We co-fund three multi-year mentorship programs operating across QLD and NSW.
Emergency housing
Short-term accommodation and wraparound support for families navigating sudden housing loss, delivered by established local providers.
Community repairs
Small grants to community centres and sporting clubs that need a roof patched, a kitchen refurbished or a minibus serviced.
Our timeline
Small steps, steady as she goes
- 2019 — Defaiflo Lotteries founded in Brisbane. First Cash Boost raffle runs out of a shoebox office in West End.
- 2020 — Defaiflo Community Trust is formally established. First apprenticeship grants paid out.
- 2022 — Coastal GT Dream Car draw launches. Permit arrangements expanded to cover all Australian states and territories.
- 2024 — Auto-entry memberships (Bronze, Silver, Gold) go live. We pass 100 draws completed.
- 2026 — Defaiflo Lotteries hits Draw 102 with more than AU$6 million in prizes issued and AU$1.4 million routed through the Trust.
Want to chat to a human?
Our small team is based in Brisbane and Newcastle. Pick up the phone or send an email — we'll always reply personally.