Cr Danita Potter
Thirty-three not-for-profit community groups will share $83,550 worth of grants from the South Burnett Regional Council.
On Wednesday, Communities portfolio chair Cr Danita Potter announced the second round of the Council’s new look Community Grants program had been finalised.
In all, the Council received 45 applications requesting a total of $144,743 for Round 2 and rejected more than a quarter of them.
In August’s first round, the Council had received 50 applications requesting a total of $125,952.88 in funding.
In that round it only approved 39 of them for $58,449.55.
The successful Round 2 applicants were:
Public Hall Liability Insurance
- Ironpot Hall Association: $1000 for public liability insurance
- Kumbia & District Memorial School Of The Arts: $1000 for public liability insurance
Project Program One-Off Sponsorships
- Blackbutt District Tourism and Heritage Association: $3000 for airconditioning Blackbutt Memorial Hall
- Jumping Ant Arts: $2840 for “Book Leaves – Never Leaf The Alone” project
- Kingaroy District Vintage Machinery Club: $3000 for club house alterations
- Kingaroy Junior Football Club: $1505 for first aid equipment
- Kumbia Kindergarten: $2969 for shade and soft-fall
- Kumbia Tennis Association: $2650 to repair Kumbia tennis courts
- Mondure Hall Committee: $3000 for hall kitchen upgrade
- Murgon Men’s Shed: $3000 for restoration of a Land Rover and men’s health project
- Nanango Lions Club: $3000 to replace a shade sail
- Proston Golden Spurs Campdraft: $2000 for safety panels
- Proston Lions Club: $3000 for an outdoor community labyrinth
- South Burnett Peace of Mind: $425 for public liability insurance
- Wondai and District Tennis Association: $363 for nets
- Wondai AP&I Society: $3000 for grandstand refurbishment
- Wondai and District Town Band: $900 for insurance
Community Events Sponsorship
- BP Dam Fish Management Committee: $2750 for BP Dam Inland Fishing Competition
- Kingaroy Bacon Fest: $3000
- Kingaroy State High School P&C: $3000 for the Goodfellas Project
- Murgon Business and Development Association: $3000 for Rail Trail Festival
- Murgon Hospital Auxiliary: $3000 for a Health Expo guest speaker
- Murgon Rotary Club: $3000 for the Murgon Country Music Muster
- Nanango RSL: $2840 for Remembrance Day
- Nanango Show Society: $3000 for the Nanango Show
- QRRRWN: $3000 for the 2018 QRRRWN Annual Conference – Kingaroy
- South Burnett Car Club: $600 for Show and Shine Swap Meet
- South Burnett Endurance Riders: $1000 for endurance horse ride
- South Burnett Karate Association: $1500 for ISKA Mat Sports Kingaroy Cup
- South Burnett Mountain Bike Club: $2600 for coaching clinic
- Tanduringie State School P&C: $3000 for Maidenwell Bull Ride
- Team RSPCA: $810 for Million Paws Walk.
Community Regionally Significant Events
- Blackbutt Avocado Festival: $10,000
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