{"id":343228,"date":"2024-01-30T19:56:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T09:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=343228"},"modified":"2024-01-30T22:11:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T12:11:12","slug":"300000-boost-for-local-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/01\/30\/300000-boost-for-local-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"$300,000 Boost For Local Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_343231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-343231\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dairymuseum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-343231\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dairymuseum.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dairymuseum.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dairymuseum-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dairymuseum-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dairymuseum-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dairymuseum-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dairymuseum-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-343231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Queensland Dairy and Heritage Museum at Murgon will receive $13,999 from the latest round of Gambling Community Benefit Fund grants to buy a mower and power bagger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>January 30, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Almost $300,000 in grants have been awarded to local community groups under the latest round of Gambling Community Benefit Fund grants.<\/p>\n<p>A dozen not-for-profit groups will be sharing $299,893.40.<\/p>\n<p>The successful applicants under Round 118 of the State Government program were announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>They included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Blackbutt District Community Organisation<\/strong> &#8211; $34,777.54 to install a shade structure and park bench<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Blackbutt Agricultural Show Society Inc<\/strong> &#8211; $28,639 to upgrade facility and install a barbecue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Boondooma Museum and Heritage Association Inc<\/strong> &#8211; $9846 to buy catering equipment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>East Nanango Rural Fire Brigade<\/strong> &#8211; $4381.82 to buy whitegoods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kingaroy Cricket &amp; Sports Club Inc<\/strong> &#8211; $26,680 to install a solar system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Proston Men&#8217;s Shed Inc<\/strong> &#8211; $35,000 to construct a storage shed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Queensland Dairy &amp; Heritage Museum Murgon Inc<\/strong> &#8211; $13,999 to buy a mower and power bagger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>RSPCA Kingaroy Animal Care Centre<\/strong> &#8211; $18,820 to buy dog beds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>South Burnett Musical Comedy Society Inc<\/strong> &#8211; $35,000 to fit out shed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>South Burnett Rugby League Inc<\/strong> &#8211; $35,000 to buy a bus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wondai Country Club Inc<\/strong> &#8211; $35,000 to upgrade bowling green lights<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yamsion Hall Recreation Grounds Association Inc<\/strong> &#8211; $22,750 to paint exterior of facility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Gambling Community Benefit Fund has distributed more than $1.158 billion in community grants since it began in 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Applications for grants of up to $35,000 are now open under Round 120.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More information about the grants program, and how to apply, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.qld.gov.au\/initiatives\/community-grants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available online<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost $300,000 in grants have been awarded to local community groups under the latest round of Gambling Community Benefit Fund grants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":343231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[83,135,21,28,30,26,1795],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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