October 31, 2013
Ten years of fundraising have culminated with the official opening of the new Kingaroy Kindergarten building on Saturday morning.
The building has been erected beside the old kindy premises, the former Greenview State School which was officially opened by Lady Flo Bjelke-Petersen almost exactly 35 years ago.
That opening – held on October 28, 1978 – was accompanied by a fete, so current kindy president Scott Campbell said it seemed appropriate the opening of the new building should also include a similar celebration.
Stalls and rides filled the open area across the road from the kindy, and there were displays of Tae Kwon Do and other activities.
More than 1600 children have passed through the doors of the kindy during the past 35 years.
Kindy committee vice-president Todd Fiedler said it had become obvious over the years that a bigger building would one day become necessary.
“Over the last 10 years, from committee to committee, the question of what to do was constantly on the agenda,” he said.
“But we always had the dream of building a new, state-of-the-art building.
“In 2010 we realised we really could do it. That year we raised almost $45,500.”
Mr Fiedler said the committee then located $50,000 in grant funding, but when a Federal grant application failed, Stanwell Corporation donated $35,000 to the cause which enabled construction to begin.
He said a special thank you should also go to BJT Building, the South Burnett Regional Council and all the tradespeople who worked on the site.
Mr Fiedler praised the generosity of the local community.
“Just about every business house in town has contributed to our fundraising over the years,” he said.
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