{"id":303515,"date":"2021-08-04T20:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=303515"},"modified":"2021-08-05T19:07:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T09:07:11","slug":"local-groups-to-share-422000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/08\/04\/local-groups-to-share-422000\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Groups To Share $422,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_303520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-303520\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804murgon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-303520\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804murgon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804murgon.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804murgon-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804murgon-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804murgon-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804murgon-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210804murgon-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-303520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Construction of Murgon&#8217;s new cultural centre has begun &#8230; the\u00a0Creative Country Association says the building will house an art gallery as well as a fossil museum and art workshop area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>August 4, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are some big local winners in the latest round of Gambling Community Benefit Fund grants announced on Wednesday by the State Government.<\/p>\n<p>Local groups will share almost $422,000 in Round 109.<\/p>\n<p>Grants will benefit two local QCWA groups, three local Show Societies and improve security at the Kingaroy\u00a0&amp; District Vintage Machinery Club&#8217;s grounds at Butwell Park, near Kingaroy Airport.<\/p>\n<p>The Creative Country Association &#8211; the group behind the new art gallery \/ museum under construction in Macalister Street, Murgon &#8211; has been supported to purchase fossil replicas.<\/p>\n<p>Another grant will allow the development of a conservation plan for the historic Boondooma Homestead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grant recipients include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boondooma Museum &amp; Heritage Association &#8211; To develop a conservation management plan &#8211; $35,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Burnett Region Pony Clubs &#8211; Buy printers and laptops &#8211; $10,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Cooyar Agricultural Society &#8211; Fit out canteen &#8211; $31,239.45<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Creative Country Association &#8211; Buy glass fossil replicas &#8211; $28,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Farm 2 Fork Collective &#8211; Buy computer and kitchen equipment &#8211; $18,387.57<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kingaroy &amp; District Vintage Machinery Club &#8211; Install security fence and buy grandstands &#8211; $34,760<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kumbia Race Club &#8211; Upgrade coldroom &#8211; $28,800<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Mt Stanley Muster &#8211; Buy generator and install underground power &#8211; $28,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Murgon Pastoral, Agricultural &amp; Horticultural Society &#8211; Upgrade pens, grounds and install shed &#8211; $35,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>QCWA Proston &#8211; Replace hall stumps &#8211; $33,815.45<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>QCWA Wondai &#8211; Upgrade roof, ramp and rain tank &#8211; $34,929.37<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Tansey Polocrosse Club &#8211; Build shed &#8211; 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