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Mayor Wayne Kratzmann and Cheryl Dalton, Chairperson of the Mayor\u2019s Community Benefit Fund Committee (Photo: SBRC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

December 9, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Junior sporting organisations in the South Burnett have until Friday (December 13) to apply for funding through the Mayor\u2019s Community Benefit Fund.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am honoured to put my name to this fund as the Mayor of the South Burnett,” Mayor Wayne Kratzmann said.<\/p>\n

“It is with great pleasure that we opened the first round with $10,000 going towards Junior Sport in the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cObesity rates and sedentary lifestyle throughout Australia are a concern and studies show an effective preventive measure is to have people being active from a young age.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have so many great sporting organisations in the region who are run almost completely by volunteers.<\/p>\n

“We are very interested in funding projects with a focus on programs that provide disadvantaged young people with the opportunity to participate in sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mayor\u2019s Community Benefit Fund was set up as a fund rather than a trust to minimise the amount of paperwork required from applicants.<\/p>\n

\u201cA trust has a lot more red tape and we wanted access to these funds to be streamlined and flexible. The application form is a four page document including collecting basic contact information,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would encourage sporting organisations to visit Council\u2019s website and download the application form over the next week and apply for these funds.\u201d<\/p>\n

Council\u2019s sport and recreation spokesman Cr Barry Green said it was great to see the first round of the funds going to junior sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe committee will look at each application on their merits and funds will be distributed based on priorities and projects,\u201d Cr Green said.<\/p>\n

Mayor Kratzmann said he encouraged Councillors, Council staff and the general public to put forward ideas for future funding rounds.<\/p>\n

“We would like some stand-by funds sitting in this fund in the case the region is hit by another natural disaster or there is an immediate need elsewhere,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n