November 25, 2016
The South Burnett Regional Council and the Murgon and Districts Tennis Association will both receive $100,000 to build sporting infrastructure through a grant program run by the State Government.
Seven other local sports clubs will also receive total of $38,721 for sports equipment under a related program.
The grants were announced on Friday by Sports Minister Curtis Pitt.
Mr Pitt said the grants would help buy new equipment and encourage greater sports participation at the grassroots level.
“This year we have seen the world’s best compete in Rio at the Olympic Games and we’ll see the same high standards of competition when the Commonwealth Games return to Queensland in 2018,” Mr Pitt said.
“But every sports star who shines at the Olympic or Commonwealth Games usually began their climb to the top at their local sports club.
“Who knows how many stars of the future will be helped and encouraged by these grants to community clubs and associations under these two popular programs?” Mr Pitt said.
Successful South Burnett grant applicants were:
- Kingaroy Amateur Basketball Association – $2963 to purchase training equipment
- Kingaroy Golf Club – $5374 to conduct introductory skills sessions to attract new members and purchase equipment
- Kingaroy Touch Association – $5455 to purchase equipment including of senior touch footballs, training bibs and agility kits
- Nanango Rugby League Football Club – $6014 to provide Level 2 sports trainer and CPR accreditation, and purchase equipment including a defibrillator and training equipment
- South Burnett Junior Motorcycle Club – $7250 to purchase medical assistance quad motorbike
- Blackbutt Tennis Club – $4715 to conduct come and try activities and purchase equipment including tennis racquets
- Durong Bowls Club Inc – $6950 for bowls and portable scoreboards
- South Burnett Regional Council – $100,000 to construct an exercise track at the Bjelke-Petersen Recreation Park
- Murgon and District Tennis Association Inc – $100,000 to replace court surface and upgrade lighting to support tennis at Murgon
Mr Pitt said the grants to South Burnett clubs came from two schemes: Get Playing Places and Spaces, which provides grants of up to $100,000 to develop new, upgraded or replacement sport and recreation infrastructure; and the Get Going Clubs program, which provides grants up to $7500 to encourage greater participation in sport and recreation in local communities.
“I look forward to seeing the new, improved and replacement infrastructure projects that will come out of this latest round of the Get Playing Places and Spaces program,” Mr Pitt said.
“Participation in sport and recreation delivers many skills to individuals whether they are active players, or if they help run their local club.
“It means more involvement in their community and that means stronger, more active, and healthier local communities right across Queensland.”
More information about the grants programs can be found online.
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