Community grant recipients for round 1 announced!

Eleven community groups across the Central Highlands will share in more than $95,000 thanks to the Central Highlands Council’s first community grants round for 2024!    Congratulations to the recipients of this round’s community grants program. A complete list is below. 

Organisation Project  Grant Category Grant amount $ (ex GST) GST $ (if GST registered) Total $ Blackwater Netball Association  Office and court upgrades  Sport and Recreation  $5,000.00   NA   $5,000.00  Central Highlands Music Festival Inc  Sheet music for the Festival of Bands 2024 Community Assistance  $3,500.00   NA   $3,500.00  Central Highlands Rugby League  Purchase of uniforms for junior girls program Sport and Recreation  $5,000.00   NA   $5,000.00  CQ Pet Rescue Inc  Desexing campaign Community Assistance  $5,000.00   NA   $5,000.00  Duaringa Golf Club  Installation of air conditioning  Community Improvement  $20,000.00   NA   $20,000.00  Emerald Amateur Swimming Association  Purchase of training equipment  Sport and Recreation  $3,287.30   NA   $3,287.30  Gemfields Gun Club  Water supply pipelines  Community Improvement  $19,601.00   NA   $19,601.00  Retreat Creek Working Horse Club  Purchase of hay feeder   Sport and Recreation  $4,235.00   NA   $4,235.00  Royal Queensland Bush Children’s Health Scheme Ltd (Emerald Centre) Purchase and upgrade of resources  Community Assistance  $3,181.82   $318.18   $3,500.00  Springsure Jockey Club  Purchase of PTO driven boom spray  Community Improvement  $6,363.64   $636.36   $7,000.00  Springsure Pastoral and Agricultural Show Society  Repair of stables at Springsure Showgrounds Community Improvement  $20,000.00   NA   $20,000.00      Totals $95,168.76 $954.54 $96,123.30  For information on council’s community grants program, visit the Community Grants page or call 1300 242 686.