February 15, 2017
The South Burnett Regional Council will be merging all its community grants programs into a single grant program next financial year.
Mayor Keith Campbell told Wednesday’s Council meeting the SBRC provides a range of grants and rate remissions to support the region’s community organisations through a number of different programs.
These had been reviewed as part of preparations for the 2017-18 Budget, and a decision had been taken to combine them into a single Community Grants Program.
The aim was to make it easier for community groups to understand and access Council grants, in a fair and equitable way.
The new Community Grants Program will have the following categories:
- Community Events Sponsorship – New and Emerging
- Community Event Sponsorship – Regionally Significant
- Project/Program – One off sponsorship
- Community Hall Public Liability Insurance Grants
- Elite Performance Youth Grants
- In-kind Sponsorship
- Healthy Communities Grants
- Councillor Discretionary Fund
- Regional Arts Development Fund
- Subsidised Hire of Council Halls
- Mayor’s Community Benefit Fund
The Mayor said Council officers will be contacting community organisations in March to explain how the new grant program will work, and how to access funding in 2017-18.
The Council will also determine the amount of funding available under the new Community Grants Program as part of its 2017-18 Budget preparations.
“I believe this funding is important to assist our community organisations,” the Mayor said.
“In the majority of cases (they) double or triple the value of this support in the delivery of their programs, activities or events.”
