Member for Maranoa Bruce Scott

July 1, 2014

South Burnett Regional Council has received a $4782 grant for a local publishing project to commemorate World War I veterans.

The money, allocated to Maranoa electorate, will come from the Federal Government’s ANZAC Centenary Grants Program.

Member for Maranoa Bruce Scott said it would go towards the production and launch of a biographical book to recognise the service and sacrifice of local residents who served during the war.

The book would be prepared by Year 9 students from the South Burnett.

“The department received 1593 applications from across Australia so this is a wonderful result for the South Burnett region,” Mr Scott said.

“I congratulate the South Burnett Regional Council and the community for their commitment to honouring local servicemen and women to ensure those who served and sacrificed will never be forgotten.”

The SBRC has also applied for grants to support the project in the Wide Bay and Flynn electorates.

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UPDATE July 8: Member for Wide Bay, Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss announced yesterday that $4982 funding would also be made available to the project from allocations to the Wide Bay electorate.

Many South Burnett schoolchildren have been working on this project for months. They have completed their research and submitted their assignments for assessment.

Organisers are now waiting to hear if their application to Flynn – which covers the towns of Proston and Wondai – will also be successful.