{"id":164514,"date":"2016-11-25T18:04:05","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T08:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=164514"},"modified":"2020-09-30T12:28:29","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T02:28:29","slug":"local-sports-receive-238721-in-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/11\/25\/local-sports-receive-238721-in-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Sports Receive $238,721 In Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Queensland Sports Minister Curtis Pitt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 25, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Seven other local sports clubs will also receive total of $38,721 for sports equipment under a related program.<\/p>\n

The grants were announced on Friday by Sports Minister Curtis Pitt.<\/p>\n

Mr Pitt said the grants would help buy new equipment and encourage greater sports participation at the grassroots level.<\/p>\n

“This year we have seen the world\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

“But every sports star who shines at the Olympic or Commonwealth Games usually began their climb to the top at their local sports club.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

Successful South Burnett grant applicants were:<\/p>\n