{"id":212673,"date":"2018-07-02T16:56:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T06:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=212673"},"modified":"2020-09-24T11:13:18","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T01:13:18","slug":"council-budgets-for-equestrian-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2018\/07\/02\/council-budgets-for-equestrian-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Council Budgets For Equestrian Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_230463\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-230463\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hilary-smerdon-200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"350\" class=\"size-full wp-image-230463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hilary-smerdon-200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hilary-smerdon-200-171x300.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-230463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gympie Division 6 Cr Hilary Smerdon<\/figcaption><\/figure><strong>July 2, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gympie Regional Council allocated $900,000 in its recent Budget towards construction of the new $2.06 million Equestrian Centre at Kilkivan.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the funding for the project, which will be constructed at Kilkivan Showgrounds, is being provided by the State Government through its Local Government Grants and Subsidies Program.<\/p>\n<p>Gympie councillor Hilary Smerdon said the plan was to build an 80m x 40m covered rectangular arena in an area of the showgrounds that is above flood-level.<\/p>\n<p>An awning would be extended off one side to provide cover for a grandstand.<\/p>\n<p>The project would also include adjacent yards for horses and cattle, although existing infrastructure in the showgrounds would also be utilised.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The centre will be able to host most types of horse events,&#8221; Cr Smerdon said.<\/p>\n<p>These will include campdrafts, cutting and barrel races.<\/p>\n<p>However, Cr Smerdon said it could also be used for other activities, including concerts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are hoping to get it out for tender by August,&#8221; Cr Smerdon said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Construction could then begin soon afterwards. The aim is to have it finished by June next year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 2019 Kilkivan Great Horse Ride will be timed to coincide with the opening of the Equestrian Centre, probably in September.<\/p>\n<p>Cr Smerdon, who is also president of the Kilkivan Great Horse Ride committee, said September 6-8 had been pencilled in but this was still to be confirmed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2017\/10\/18\/1m-boost-for-equestrian-centre\/\">$1m Boost For Equestrian Centre<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gympie Regional Council allocated $900,000 in its recent Budget towards construction of the new $2.06 million Equestrian Centre at Kilkivan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":230464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,232,3],"tags":[1131,168],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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