I am delighted to congratulate nine community groups in the Burnett electorate on their success in the recent round of grants from the Gambling Community Benefit and Jupiters Casino funds.
Volunteer Marine Rescue Bundaberg will provide even better emergency responses when they purchase search and rescue electronics worth $42,280.
The Woodgate Mens Shed will keep more local blokes active and social with $26,700 for the purchase of a kit shed.
The Isis Gold Club has scored a new lawn mower with their grant of $35,000 to keep the greens in great shape.
And the Seventeen Seventy Bowls Club is bowled over with their grant of $35,000 to upgrade their clubhouse and amenities.
Other organisations to benefit are:
- Woongarra State School P&C Association, with $31,800 to install playground equipment
- South Kolan Community Kindergarten with $6,300 to upgrade their facilities
- Miriam Vale Bowls Club with $35,000 to install a new shed and buy a ride-on mower
- Bundaberg Dragon Boat Club, with $6,600 to buy a flood-proof container to protect their equipment
- The Bradley Wolf Braeve Heart Association, with $18,800 to upgrade facilities at their retreat for people with disabilities
The Gambling Community and Jupiters Casino Benefit Funds is just one way the Government returns taxes from gambling activities to communities, and helps to ensure that through our community organisations, we all receive some benefit from gambling in Queensland.
I encourage other organisations to take advantage of the funding opportunities available from the Gambling Community Benefit funds.
You can follow this link to the Grants Wizard. This is a simple way to match up your organisation with eligibility for all types of grants.
Grant allocations from the GCBF Round 77 will take the total funding provided to Queensland not-for-profit organisations to over $585 million, with more than 44,600 applications funded since 1994.
Grants from the Jupiters Casino Community Benefit Fund Round 82 take the total funding provided to groups in the fund’s jurisdiction to over $102.5 million, with more than 4,000 applications funded since 1987.
You can find more information at www.olgr.qld.gov.au/grants