Four local sporting and community groups have got useful new funding out of the latest round of the community grants program.
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Mount Isa City Council administers the program and they named the successful recipients of 2018 Round 1 in their most recent council meeting.
The Sporting Shooters Association of Mount Isa, Mount Isa Basketball Association, Mount Isa Dirt Bike Club and Mount Isa Campdraft all shared in $17,617 of funding from the grants program.
The Sporting Shooters Association of Mount Isa, Mount Isa Basketball Association, Mount Isa Dirt Bike Club and Mount Isa Campdraft all shared in $17,617 of funding
All of the groups were represented at the council meeting except for the Campdraft which could not attend.
The Sporting Shooters Association got $2617 for fire fighting equipment with the club buying a self-contained firefighting unit for use at the Mount Isa shooting range.
The Mount Isa Basketball Association got $5000 to buy an electronic scoreboard for court 2.
The Mount Isa Dirt Bike Club got $5000 to support its sign on and come and try day.
The money will be used to clear vegetation from the highway fence line.
The Mount Isa Campdraft also got $5000 for maintenance, equipment hire and utility services.
The money will go towards preparing the grounds for the 2018 campdraft which is on July 6-8 this year.
Receiving the grants at council chambers were Sporting Shooters Association - Eilliot Dunn, Treasurer Mount Isa Basketball Association – Krystal Chong, Vice President Mount Isa Dirt Bike Club Inc – Mark Bax, President and Kelvin Gregor, Vice President.
Mr Bax said the Dirt Bike grant was in kind with Council clearing the vegetation from the Barkly Highway fenceline of the club grounds so they could get sponsors’ signage up.
Mr Bax said their season started at the end of May with a Jade Oates coaching boot camp on May 4-6.
Ms Chong said the scoreboards at the basketball stadium deteriorated every year due to wear and tear. “We’re a new committee focusing on our juniors and we need a new scoreboard,” she said.
Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
