Community & Business
10 April, 2022
Hub reduces fees for community groups
COSTS for not-for-profits and community organsiations offering free or low cost entry to events or activities at the Cedric Davies Community Hub in Mareeba have been reduced markedly.
Mareeba Shire Council has moved to bring in a three-tiered fee system for the community hub to encourage more community groups to use the facility.
The three types of fees replace a $600 flat fee for a full day hire of the centre.
For NFPs or organisations that offer events or activities that “deliver widespread community benefit”, the fee has bene sliced from $600 a day to just $100 a day.
To take advantage of the reduced fees, groups must rely heavily on volunteer labour, community fundraising, membership fees and donations; do not receive State or Federal Government operational grants or operates a fee for service model; are a religious group holding an activity/ event for which no entry fee is charged and is open to the general public including gatherings for worship; or is a government funded NFP community service operating an activity or event outside the scope of its funding agreement.
A concessional fee of $300 a day will apply to events or activities with “considerable community benefits”, but with some limited commerciality regarding the hirer, or the event or activity.
For commercial activities, the $600 a day fee will remain.
