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Nanango Aeromodellers president Barry Sheppard and South Burnett Western Performance Club president Julie Croker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 28, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two community groups will be better able to prepare their grounds for the upcoming fire season, thanks to generous grants from Heritage Nanango.<\/p>\n

The South Burnett Western Performance Club and the Nanango Aeromodellers took delivery of Mahindra tractors and slashers this week, worth a total of $43,000, after receiving grants from\u00a0Heritage Nanango Community Funding (HNCF).<\/p>\n

Western Performance Club president Julie Croker said the club would be using their new Mahindra 1533 front-end loader for essential grounds maintenance and hazard reduction.<\/p>\n

The club’s 15 acre grounds are on Racecourse Road at Nanango, adjacent to Lee Park Racecourse.<\/p>\n

Nanango Aeromodellers president Barry Sheppard said his club had about 20 acres of grounds to look after on Smiths Road at Booie.<\/p>\n

They would be using their Mahindra 2025 to slash the area and reduce fire hazards.<\/p>\n

HNCF chair Wendy Zerbst handed over the keys to the tractors on Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both were purchased locally in Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

She said HNCF had put most of its current grants on hold to allow community groups to adjust their requests in line with their post-COVID-19 needs.<\/p>\n

However, these two applications were approved immediately as the groups needed the machinery now for hazard reduction activities.<\/p>\n

Heritage Community Branch Nanango is a joint venture between Heritage Bank and HNCF, a not-for-profit, volunteer-run organisation.<\/p>\n

HNCF\u2019s share of branch profits is distributed back to the community in grants for local organisations and events.<\/p>\n