{"id":362435,"date":"2025-07-09T17:02:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T07:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=362435"},"modified":"2025-07-09T20:59:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T10:59:12","slug":"367500-boost-for-local-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/07\/09\/367500-boost-for-local-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"$367,500 Boost For Local Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_352221\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-352221\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816max1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-352221\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816max1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816max1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816max1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816max1-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816max1-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816max1-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240816max1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-352221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FLASHBACK: BaconFest volunteers at last year&#8217;s festival &#8230; organisers have received a $35,000 grant for this year&#8217;s event which will be held in Kingaroy&#8217;s Memorial Park (Photo: Past Tense Photography)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84133\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rhondatrivett.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84133\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/rhondatrivett.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Burnett Peace Of Mind Association founder Rhonda Trivett &#8230; the group has received a grant to buy a food van to support the homeless<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>July 9, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Local community groups will share almost $367,500 in funding under the latest round of the\u00a0 State Government&#8217;s Gambling Community Benefit Fund grants program.<\/p>\n<p>Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington congratulated the Round 123 recipients who were announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Local grants this round include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ballogie Community Association &#8211; build driveway, carpark and purchase shipping container &#8211; $24,200<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Blackbutt Benarkin Lions Club &#8211; upgrade facility and buy equipment &#8211; $31,542<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kingaroy BaconFest &#8211; to host festival &#8211; $35,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Kingaroy Bowls Club &#8211; install irrigation system and buy mower &#8211; $28,486.31<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Murgon Hospital Auxiliary &#8211; buy medical equipment &#8211; $19,163.84<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Proston and District Lions Club &#8211; buy equipment &#8211; $2563.50<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>South Burnett Educational Wildlife Support Group &#8211; install solar system, upgrade carpark and buy equipment &#8211; $29,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>South Burnett Peace of Mind &#8211; buy food van &#8211; $27,875<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>South Burnett Quarter Horse Cutters &#8211; buy shipping container and equipment &#8211; $14,338<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Widgee Pony Club &#8211; upgrade fence &#8211; $25,900<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Wondai Hospital Auxiliary &#8211; buy curtains and equipment &#8211; $26,275.40<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Wooroolin Lions Club &#8211; build shed &#8211; $33,675.78<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Wooroolin QCWA Branch &#8211; construct covered deck &#8211; $34,496.50<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Yarraman &amp; District Community Kindergarten &#8211; upgrade access ramp and facility &#8211; $34,980<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mrs Frecklington said the grants would benefit community groups that have faced challenges through cost-of-living increases.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018These grants allow profits from gambling to be invested back into grassroots services and facilities that benefit people from all walks of life in the local community,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe next round is closing soon and it\u2019s a Super Round, so if you\u2019re part of a local organisation in need of a major funding boost for facility improvements or substantial equipment purchases \u2013 make sure you get your application in before July 18.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More information 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>Local community groups will share almost $367,500 in funding under the latest round of the\u00a0 State Government&#8217;s Gambling Community Benefit Fund grants program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":352221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>$367,500 Boost For Local Groups - southburnett.com.au<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Local community groups will share almost $367,500 in funding 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