March 30, 2023
Three South Burnett community groups have been awarded a total of more than $35,000 in grants from the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal’s (FRRR) Strengthening Rural Communities program.
Gordonbrook Rural Fire Brigade has received $9332 from the “Small & Vital” funding stream to improve their fire shed by installing floor coverings and painting the internal walls.
Goomeri Pumpkin Festival Inc and Murgon Primary P&C Association both received grants from the “Prepare & Recover” stream.
The Pumpkin Festival committee received $15,000 to “stimulate the community and economy post-flooding by hiring equipment to restart the Goomeri Pumpkin Festival”.
The Murgon State School P&C received $10,792 to establish a Murgon Community Fair “to encourage people to come together and celebrate for mental wellbeing after the floods”.
An FRRR spokesperson said the philanthropic organisation had distributed $2,309,331 in grants to 176 community projects across remote, rural and regional Australia as part of the Strengthening Rural Communities program.
Thirty recipients were in Queensland.
This is the largest SRC round on record in terms of both funding awarded and the number of projects being funded.
The grant money has been funded by a number of donors.
The program is split into three streams: Small & Vital, Prepare & Recover (disaster recovery) and Rebuilding Regional Communities (supporting recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic).
Local not-for-profit organisations and community groups have been encouraged to review the program guidelines to apply for grants.
