Councillor Discretionary Funds 1 April 2024 to 30 June 2024

Pursuant to Section 202 of the Regulation, a Councillor may use any Councillor Discretionary Fund in any of the following ways:

1. for capital works of the local government that are for a community purpose;
2. to a community organisation for a community purpose; or
3. for another community purpose.

Council's Councillor Discretionary Fund provides Council with the ability to provide small miscellaneous discretionary grants to eligible not-for-profit community organisations in response to requests which are received from time to time.

This fund recognises that small activities, projects and events, deserving of support from Council, come up in an ad hoc way throughout the year. Requests for assistance are assessed by the relevant Councillor with approval by the General Manager Liveability.

Grants are available for up to a total of $1,000 to eligible applicants. 

Applications can be made throughout the financial year and must be received by Council a minimum of three (3) weeks prior to the activity/event.

Applicants must indicate on the request if they are seeking support from multiple Councillors Discretionary Funds for the same activity/project/event.

Funding is not available for activities/events that have already commenced prior to approval.

Prior to submission of an application, applicants must contact the relevant Councillor/s.

South Burnett Regional Council ('Council') recognises the important contribution community organisations and individuals make to the Council area. Through the provision of community grants program, Council demonstrates its commitment to investing in initiatives and partnerships that align with Council's corporate priorities encouraging individuals and groups to make a positive and ongoing contribution to the region.

This policy is to guide the administration of Council's Community Grants Program so to ensure the grants contribute to Council achieving its strategic goals, identified key initiatives, and align with the intent of the Local Government Act 2009 ('Act') and the Local Government Regulation 2012 ('Regulation'), which state that assistance will be used for a purpose that is in the public interest.

This policy applies to all grants, donations, sponsorship and other assistance made to:

• eligible not-for-profit community organisations delivering programs, activities and events within the Council area; and
• eligible individual South Burnett residents to attend competitions or programs representing Queensland or Australia in their chosen performance field.

The provision of concessions and waivers relating to building and development applications, undetected water leaks, provision of recycled water, lease payment fees, rates and utilities changes are not covered by this policy.

For further information the Funding Guidelines can be found HERE.

Should you need any further information or assistance, don’t hesitate to contact the South Burnett Regional Council (07) 4189 9100 or email info@sbrc.qld.gov.au

If you need to contact us throughout the application process, please quote the application number below:

Funding is not available for activities/events that have already commenced prior to approval (Please refer to Community Grants Program Policy).

This grant provides small miscellaneous discretionary grants to eligible not-for-profit community organisations.

Please select the Councillor/s from whom you are requesting the funds: 

The total amount for all Councillors cannot be more than $1,000.

I confirm that the applicant ...

• has read and understands the funding guidelines and funding criteria
• is able to demonstrate alignment between their project and the aims of this program
• is a not-for-profit organisation
• is located in South Burnett Regional Council area
• is able to demonstrate financial viability 
• does not have any outstanding acquittals or outcome reports for Council's Community Grants Program
• has no outstanding debts with Council