{"id":231956,"date":"2019-03-29T13:11:05","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T03:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=231956"},"modified":"2020-07-21T17:21:13","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T07:21:13","slug":"tally-board-tracks-fundraising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/03\/29\/tally-board-tracks-fundraising\/","title":{"rendered":"Tally Board Tracks Fundraising"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jane Erkens, from NaTDA, and HNCF chairperson Wendy Zerbst admire the new Butter Factory Park Inclusive Playground tally board in Nanango’s Heritage Community Branch foyer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 28, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Customers at Nanango’s Heritage Community Branch will find something new in the foyer the next time they visit.<\/p>\n

On Friday, a tally board for the Butter Factory Park Inclusive Playground was erected so everyone can view the community’s progress towards the project’s $80,000 goal.<\/p>\n

The idea of building an inclusive playground for children and adults with disabilities began last May when Nanango mother Cheryl Warner first brought public attention to the problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cheryl, who is the parent of a child with disabilities, said the South Burnett’s lack of an all-abilities playground forced parents like her to travel long distances so their children could enjoy the same play experiences that other children can access locally.<\/p>\n

Her heartfelt plea quickly resonated with the community and within weeks an informal group of local business and community leaders had formed to discuss the issue Cheryl had raised.<\/p>\n

They quickly identified Butter Factory Park in Drayton Street as an ideal location for the playground, and got permission from the South Burnett Regional Council.<\/p>\n

After obtaining an estimate of $80,000 to equip the playground, they launched a community fundraising drive in September.<\/p>\n

The first fundraiser was a Casino Night run by the Nanango Tourism and Development Association (NaTDA), followed soon afterwards by a Halloween Night in October and the region’s first-ever Zombie Walk the next month.<\/p>\n

In November, Heritage Nanango Community Fund (HNCF) announced it would also support the project, contributing $3 for every $1 the community raised.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since then, community fundraising activities have continued, the most recent being a $2500 donation from the Nanango RSL Sub-Branch.<\/p>\n

This donation – together with HNCF’s contribution – was enough to push the project to the half-way mark.<\/p>\n

The new tally board will allow the community to keep an eye on progress as playground supporters press ahead with raising the balance, a task that’s expected to take another four to six months.<\/p>\n

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