{"id":368441,"date":"2026-01-23T13:25:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T03:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=368441"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:25:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T03:25:39","slug":"gambling-fund-applications-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/01\/23\/gambling-fund-applications-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Gambling Fund Applications Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_368448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-368448\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123frecklington.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-368448\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123frecklington.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123frecklington.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123frecklington-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123frecklington-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123frecklington-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123frecklington-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260123frecklington-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-368448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South Burnett Show Society president David Muller with Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington &#8230; the society received $100,000 in the last Gambling Community Benefit Fund Super Round (Photo: Nanango Electorate Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>January 23, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications are now open for Round 126 of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.<\/p>\n<p>Grants of up to $35,000 are available to support local community organisations.<\/p>\n<p>Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington said the GCBF was Queensland\u2019s largest one-off community grants program and provided vital assistance to not-for-profit groups to deliver projects that strengthen and enrich their communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding can be used for a wide range of initiatives, including:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Renovating community facilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Running local events and training sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Installing solar systems and shade sails<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Upgrading equipment and vehicles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cEvery dollar awarded from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund helps support the work these organisations do and the role they play in their local community,\u201d Mrs Frecklington said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter the size of the project or idea, I encourage all eligible not-for-profit groups to consider applying for a grant in Round 126, because how good would it be to start the year with a $35,000 boost for your local community initiative?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Applications close at midnight on February 28. Successful applicants will be announced in July.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More information is <a href=\"http:\/\/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>Applications are now open for Round 126 of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":368448,"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>Gambling Fund Applications Open - southburnett.com.au<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Applications are now open for Round 126 of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.\" \/>\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\/2026\/01\/23\/gambling-fund-applications-open\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gambling Fund Applications Open - 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