September 20, 2017
The South Burnett Regional Council has slashed funding to community groups by more than half in the first round of its new-look Community Grants Program.
Communities portfolio chair Cr Danita Potter told Wednesday’s Council meeting the program had received requests for $125,952.88 in funding, but only approved $58,449.55.
The reason for the difference was that not all applicants received the amounts they asked for, Cr Potter said.
In all, 50 community organisations submitted applications to the funding round – one-sixth fewer than the number of applications the Council received two years ago, when it handed out $113,500 – and only 39 were approved.
The biggest winner of the funding round was the Wondai Country Festival, which received $10,000 under the Regionally Significant Event sponsorship program.
Regionally Significant Events are required to submit a detailed three-year business plan and annual progress reports to Council to secure three-year funding of $10,000 (first year), $7500 (second year) and $5000 (third year).
The successful first round applicants were:
Public Liability Insurance
- Durong Community Hall – $951.74
- Inverlaw Farmers Hall – $1000
- Ironpot Hall Association – $1000
- Kumbia Hall Association – $1000
- Mondure Hall Committee – $1000
- Tableland Hall Committee – $1000
- Wooroolin Hall Committee – $1000
- Queensland Dairy Industry Museum – $1000
Christmas Carnivals and Carols
- Kingaroy Christmas Carnival Committee – $2350
- Kingaroy District Ministries Association – $500
- Nanango Wesleyan Methodist Church – $1500
- Proston Lions Community Christmas Carnival – $500
School Awards Nights
- Nanango State High School – $500
- Proston P-10 State School – $250
- St Mary’s Catholic College – $500
- Wondai P-9 State School – $250
- Yarraman P-9 State School – $200
Community Events
- Kumbia Campdraft Association – $3000
- Proston Golden Spurs Campdraft – $1000
- Kumbia Race Club Committee – $1000
- Murgon Business And Development Association (Rail Trail launch) – $3000
- Murgon Show Society – $500
- Nanango Race Club – $2400
- Nanango Show Society (Waterhole Rocks) – $840
- Nanango Stamp Club (Stamp Fair) – $500
- Relay For Life – $2680
- South Burnett Karate Association (Kickboxing National Selections) – $1200
- South Burnett Orchid Society (Orchid Show) – $500
- South Burnett Peace Of Mind (White Dove Dinner-Dance) – $3000
- South Burnett Reserve Forces Committee (Reserve Forces Day) – $500
- Wondai Country Festival – $10,000
Community Groups
- Angel Knitters and Crocheters – $500
- Cooinda Craft Group – $500
- Kingaroy Scout Group – $3000
- SB Care – $3000
- South Burnett Community Orchestra – $500
- South Burnett Junior Motorcycle Club – $3000
- South Burnett Pantry – $2500
- Wondai District Town Band – $827.81
A second round of the Community Grants Program will be run in February.
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