General News
6 June, 2025
Council gives a helping hand
MORE than $95,000 has been gifted to community groups and young people by Tablelands Regional Council in the past 12 months.
The council has a budget of $100,000 for the grants which are aimed at helping youth to excel in sport, recreation, academia, arts and culture or community leadership as well as groups seeking to improve the environment or contribute to an “active inclusive, connected and empowered community”.
This financial year, the council has awarded $95,519 to recipients, with the latest grants (from January-March) given to a number of young people competing in higher level sport competitions and robotic championships, as well as to the Atherton Tablelands Agricultural Society, the Malanda Billiards Club, the Malanda Chamber of Commerce, the Mt Garnet Rodeo Association and Progress Association, the Tablelands Women’s Centre, Tablelands Wildlife Rescue, Tolga Bat Rescue and Research, and the Yungaburra Landcare Group.
