{"id":238758,"date":"2019-07-02T20:05:07","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T10:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=238758"},"modified":"2020-07-19T14:01:40","modified_gmt":"2020-07-19T04:01:40","slug":"antique-car-club-finds-a-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/07\/02\/antique-car-club-finds-a-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Antique Car Club Finds A Home"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"
Terry Meagher, from Kingaroy, showed off his 1914 T-Model Ford Town Car to Vince Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 2, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

It may have taken 24 years to achieve their goal, but members of the South Burnett Antique Motor Club (SBAMC) have finally tasted success.<\/p>\n

Club members and visitors from all over south-Eeast Queensland gathered at the South Burnett Enterprise Centre in Kingaroy on June 23 for the official opening of the club’s new storage shed and club room.<\/p>\n

SBAMC president Michael McAuliffe said the club embarked on the project in 1995 when it celebrated its 21st birthday.<\/p>\n

But it was quickly derailed by the construction of Kingaroy’s Town Common Hall.<\/p>\n

Like many other community groups, the SBMAC recognised the need for an alternative to Kingaroy’s Town Hall for local community groups to meet, and made a sizable donation to help the Town Common Hall get built.<\/p>\n

In return, the club enjoyed many years of cost-free meetings there.<\/p>\n

But the Town Common Hall donation had drained the club’s bank account and it took another 14 years of rallies and club events to build it back up again.<\/p>\n

The club started looking seriously again in 2009 at getting a building it could call its own.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, finding the right location proved much harder than anyone expected.<\/p>\n

“Every recommendation had unacceptable ongoing costs or was located too far from town,” Michael said.<\/p>\n

Eventually the group had a talk with South Burnett CTC CEO Nina Temperton, who took the project under her wing.<\/p>\n

Nina encouraged the club to apply to the Gambling Community Benefit Fund for a grant to build a shed.<\/p>\n

“Thanks to the Gambling Community Benefit Fund we now have a bonzer, fully insulated storage facility, complete with solar power and solar lights,” Michael said.<\/p>\n

“This is somewhere to have our library available to members; somewhere to meet before or after runs; and we have a meeting room and barbecue area available at the Enterprise Centre that our club is sure to make good use of.”<\/p>\n

He thanked club member Linda Watts, who prepared the successful grant application; and Nina Temperton and Erica Pukallus, from South Burnett CTC, who had helped see the project through to completion.<\/p>\n

He also thanked Col Rogerson, from Shannon’s Insurance, who paid for the sign on the shed’s exterior; and South Burnett Regional Council staff for ensuring everything was built to current standards.<\/p>\n

Michael then asked South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell to cut a ribbon and declare the new clubhouse officially open.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I congratulate all of you,” Mayor Campbell said.<\/p>\n

“I’ve known this club for many, many years and I know that finding a home has been a very long-term project for you.<\/p>\n

“Your club has a strong sense of community, and I’m very happy the Council was able to help.”<\/p>\n

Afterwards, club members and visitors inspected the new shed and rounded out the day with a barbecue lunch.<\/p>\n

\"\"
SBAMC president Michael McAuliffe watches as South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell cuts the ribbon to declare the clubhouse officially open<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
A large crowd of South Burnett Antique Car Club members and supporters gathered outside the club’s new shed to celebrate the end of the club’s 24-year quest to find a permanent home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Inside the shed, former president Vince Smith, who now lives at Tinana near Maryborough, cut the celebration cake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Col O’Hanlon, from Kingaroy, chatted with Mayor Keith Campbell while the Mayor’s wife Marion shared a joke with Col and Yvie Rogerson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It may have taken 24 years to achieve their goal, but members of the South Burnett Antique Motor Club have finally tasted success <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":238766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nAntique Car Club Finds A Home - southburnett.com.au<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It may have taken 24 years to achieve their goal, but members of the South Burnett Antique Motor Club (SBAMC) have finally tasted success.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/07\/02\/antique-car-club-finds-a-home\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Antique Car Club Finds A Home - southburnett.com.au\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It may have taken 24 years to achieve their goal, but members of the South Burnett Antique Motor Club (SBAMC) have finally tasted success.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/07\/02\/antique-car-club-finds-a-home\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"southburnett.com.au\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-07-02T10:05:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-07-19T04:01:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190702carclub6.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"620\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"385\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dafyd Martindale\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dafyd Martindale\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/07\/02\/antique-car-club-finds-a-home\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/07\/02\/antique-car-club-finds-a-home\/\",\"name\":\"Antique Car Club Finds A Home - southburnett.com.au\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-02T10:05:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-07-19T04:01:40+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#\/schema\/person\/fe1462de610cb7aeff2e2962d60f4188\"},\"description\":\"It may have taken 24 years to achieve their goal, but members of the South Burnett Antique Motor Club (SBAMC) have finally tasted success.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/07\/02\/antique-car-club-finds-a-home\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/\",\"name\":\"southburnett.com.au\",\"description\":\"Kingaroy and South Burnett News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#\/schema\/person\/fe1462de610cb7aeff2e2962d60f4188\",\"name\":\"Dafyd Martindale\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/author\/dafyd\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Antique Car Club Finds A Home - southburnett.com.au","description":"It may have taken 24 years to achieve their goal, but members of the South Burnett Antique Motor Club (SBAMC) have finally tasted success.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/07\/02\/antique-car-club-finds-a-home\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Antique Car Club Finds A Home - southburnett.com.au","og_description":"It may have taken 24 years to achieve their goal, but members of the South Burnett Antique Motor Club (SBAMC) have finally tasted success.","og_url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/07\/02\/antique-car-club-finds-a-home\/","og_site_name":"southburnett.com.au","article_published_time":"2019-07-02T10:05:07+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-07-19T04:01:40+00:00","og_image":[{"width":620,"height":385,"url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20190702carclub6.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Dafyd Martindale","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dafyd Martindale","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/07\/02\/antique-car-club-finds-a-home\/","url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/07\/02\/antique-car-club-finds-a-home\/","name":"Antique Car Club Finds A Home - southburnett.com.au","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-07-02T10:05:07+00:00","dateModified":"2020-07-19T04:01:40+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#\/schema\/person\/fe1462de610cb7aeff2e2962d60f4188"},"description":"It may have taken 24 years to achieve their goal, but members of the South Burnett Antique Motor Club (SBAMC) have finally tasted success.","inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/07\/02\/antique-car-club-finds-a-home\/"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#website","url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/","name":"southburnett.com.au","description":"Kingaroy and South Burnett News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/#\/schema\/person\/fe1462de610cb7aeff2e2962d60f4188","name":"Dafyd Martindale","url":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/author\/dafyd\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238758"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238758"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":265620,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238758\/revisions\/265620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}