April 19, 2017
The South Burnett Regional Council awarded $29,943 in grants to 22 community groups at Wednesday’s monthly Council meeting.
The grants were part of the Council’s Community Assistance and Healthy Communities grant programs.
Communities portfolio chair Cr Danita Potter said 37 applications had been received for the latest grant round.
Because the environment was competitive, the assessment committee had put all applications through a lengthy review and assessment process based on merit.
The successful applicants were:
- Blackbutt Art Gallery – $842
- Blackbutt C&K Community Kindergarten – $400
- Blackbutt Singers – $3000
- Bloomin’ Beautiful Blackbutt Festival – $3000
- Graham House Community Centre – $1000
- Kingaroy Junior Football League – $360
- Kingaroy Netball Association – $600
- Kumbia Hack and Pony Club – $2271
- Murgon Junior Rugby League – $1500
- Murgon Local Ambulance Committee – $700
- Nanango Tourism and Development Association – $1250
- Proston Community Kitchen – $600
- Proston PA&H Society – $1000
- Queensland Limousin Youth Camp – $2500
- South Burnett First Aid Volunteers – $2500
- South Burnett Peace Of Mind Association – $500
- South Burnett Shooters – $1800
- South Burnett Western Performance Club – $840
- The Barbershop Boys – $1500
- Wesleyan Methodist Church – $1000
- Wondai Bike Ride – $499
- Wondai & District Tennis Association – $2280
The grants will help fund community and sporting events being organised by some groups; help other groups purchase equipment; and in two cases, help healthy eating/cooking programs to be established in Proston and Nanango.
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Cr Potter also urged all not-for-profit community groups in the region to register or update their details on the South Burnett Regional Council’s community group database.
“Our database holds the names and contact details for the executive members of all the groups we know about but naturally these change if people step down from a role or swap positions,” Cr Potter said.
“There are also new groups being formed that we may know nothing about.
“But if we have your group listed on our database, we can let you know about things that might assist you.”
Cr Potter said community group members who wanted to add or update their details could phone her on 0409-490-175 or email her
