The State Government has released details of its Regional Arts Development Fund grants for 2016-17, with the South Burnett targeted to get $9000.
This compares with $76,000 for the North Burnett Regional Council, $48,000 for Toowoomba, $24,000 for Somerset and $21,482 for Western Downs, all adjoining local government areas.
The council which will receive the most generous funding is the Sunshine Coast, with $110,000.
In comparison, only the outback councils of Bulloo ($1000), Burke ($5000) and Richmond ($8000) will receive less than the South Burnett.
This financial year’s RADF allocations were announced on Thursday by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
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RADF Funding 2016-17:
| Council Name | 2016–17 RADF | Council Name | 2016–17 RADF | |
| Balonne Shire | $31,000 | Livingstone Shire | $35,000 | |
| Banana Shire | $20,000 | Lockyer Valley Regional | $21,000 | |
| Barcaldine Regional | $25,000 | Logan City | $30,000 | |
| Barcoo Shire | $9,000 | Longreach Regional | $21,000 | |
| Blackall-Tambo Regional | $50,000 | Mackay Regional | $83,000 | |
| Boulia Shire | $10,979 | Maranoa Regional | $25,000 | |
| Bulloo Shire | $1,000 | Mareeba Shire | $30,000 | |
| Bundaberg Regional | $42,265 | McKinlay Shire | $25,000 | |
| Burdekin Shire | $28,000 | Moreton Bay Regional | $61,200 | |
| Burke Shire | $5,000 | Mount Isa City | $20,000 | |
| Cairns Regional | $90,000 | Murweh Shire | $24,000 | |
| Carpentaria Shire | $20,000 | Noosa Shire | $32,000 | |
| Cassowary Coast Regional | $40,000 | North Burnett Regional | $76,000 | |
| Central Highlands Regional | $33,000 | Paroo Shire | $40,000 | |
| Charters Towers Regional | $40,000 | Quilpie Shire | $59,518 | |
| Cloncurry Shire | $18,000 | Redland City | $50,000 | |
| Cook Shire | $40,000 | Richmond Shire | $8,000 | |
| Croydon Shire | $13,500 | Rockhampton Regional | $32,556 | |
| Diamantina Shire | $20,000 | Scenic Rim Regional | $40,000 | |
| Douglas Shire | $30,000 | Somerset Regional | $24,000 | |
| Etheridge Shire | $13,000 | South Burnett Regional | $9,000 | |
| Flinders Shire | $20,000 | Southern Downs Regional | $55,000 | |
| Fraser Coast Regional | $65,000 | Sunshine Coast Regional | $110,000 | |
| Gladstone Regional | $50,000 | Tablelands Regional | $28,000 | |
| Gold Coast City | $100,000 | Toowoomba Regional | $48,000 | |
| Goondiwindi Regional | $25,000 | Townsville City | $50,000 | |
| Gympie Regional | $38,000 | Western Downs | $21,482 | |
| Hinchinbrook Shire | $30,000 | Whitsunday Regional | $36,000 | |
| Ipswich City | $25,000 | Winton Shire | $22,500 | |
| Isaac Regional | $30,000 |
