Fourteen local community groups will share in $33,250 in funding with the 2022/23 Community Grant recipients allocated at the July Council Meeting this week (26/07).
Central Goldfields Shire Mayor Cr Chris Meddows-Taylor congratulated this year's recipients.
"Community groups are the backbone of our Shire and the Community Grants program is an opportunity to support those who do so much.
"There is a wide range of community groups who applied this year and it's great to see so many wonderful activities happening across the Shire.
"Congratulations to all the successful applicants - we know there are many worthwhile projects set to be undertaken."
Grants above $500 were available to community-based organisations looking for financial support to deliver activities, programs, small events, equipment and infrastructure.
The 2022-2023 Community Grants Program recipients are:
- Maryborough Community House for Volunteer Resource Centre, website updates and maintenance- $2,400
- Talbot Action Inc- purchase of decorations and choral performance at Light Up Talbot Christmas Concert- $1,750
- Dunolly Today Tomorrow- reinstate Dunolly Gold Rush Festival- $2,000
- Talbot Farmers Market – website redesign- $1,200
- Maryborough Little Athletics- purchase of new wireless timing gates- $5,000
- Maryborough Horse Riding Club- installation of competition standard dressage and show jumping arena- $5,100
- Maryborough Midlands Historical Society- purchase of new laptop and digital scanner for Worsley Cottage- $1,306
- Maryborough Family History Group- purchase of new printer- $723
- Maryborough Lawn Tennis - floor upgrade for clubhouse- $4,000
- Maryborough Girl Guides- installation of audio-visual equipment- $2,250
- The Welcome Record- purchasing of new office equipment- $3,000
- Dunolly Bowling Club Inc - installation of flat, one level pathway to improve accessibility- $1,500
- Goldfields Image Makers & Camera Club – purchase of new digital presentation equipment- $1,000
- St John Ambulance Maryborough- promotion and training for 10 volunteers including uniforms - $2,021
Dunolly Today Tomorrow Secretary John Tully said this funding will help with the return of the Gold Rush Festival later this year.
"The Gold Festival is a chance to boost tourism to Dunolly and showcase all our town has to offer. The festival is scheduled to return on the 22nd and 23rd of October this year.
"This welcomed grant funding will go towards entertainment costs for the festival."
David Tull, Secretary of Maryborough Little Athletics said the new wireless timing gates will streamline processes at the athletics track.
"We are very excited to receive this funding. Our current timing gates are around 20 years old and one just broke this week, so this funding couldn't have come at a better time.
"These new wireless gates will make set up easier and because of the software and hardware upgrades, everything talks to each other meaning our athletes will get more accurate times for their events."
