Lord Mayor’s Better Suburbs Grants - Community Facility Category 2023-24 grant recipients
The following Lord Mayor’s Better Suburbs – Community Facility Category – grant projects were approved for 2023-2024.
Successful recipients receive funding to improve, develop and maintain community facilities. Funding is given for both the planning and design, and construction, phases of projects.
Nineteen organisations received funding for a total amount of $2,005,251.24.
| Organisation | Project | Amount approved |
|---|---|---|
| Aspley Little Athletics Centre Inc | Resurface 20-year-old synthetic all-weather competition grade rubber surface, for community safety. Bowden Park, Deagon | $84,822.10 |
| Aspley Rugby League Football Club Inc. | Roof replacement of sections one and two of the facility at Kirby Park, Aspley | $149,019.20 |
| Everton Park Junior Rugby Union Club | Develop costed construction plans for new facilities to support rugby at Enoggera Memorial Park, Enoggera | $174,215.25 |
| Forest Lake Junior Rugby League Football Club | Upgrade the existing field lighting to support rugby league at Warren Ritchie Memorial Complex Park, Ellen Grove | $135,908.19 |
| Hawks Sporting Club Inc | LED lighting design & electrical engineering and design for three ovals to support Australian rules at Taigum Place Park, Taigum | $25,424.41 |
| Holland Park Hawks Football Club Inc | Develop a masterplan to support soccer at Whites Hill Reserve, Camp Hill | $133,979.00 |
| Karana Downs Pony Club Inc. | Installation of two new storage containers and awning between with removal of old containers at Dumburbi Park, Karana Downs | $55,819.99 |
| Kedron Football Club Incorporated | Upgrade irrigation system to support AFL at Mercer Park, Kedron | $28,800.00 |
| Metropolitan Districts Netball Assn Inc | Full facility redevelopment for the netball club at Wembley Park, Coorparoo | $100,435.00 |
| North Brisbane Rugby Union Club Inc | Develop a masterplan to support Rugby Union at Shaw Estate Park, Wavell Heights | $137,697.00 |
Northern Suburbs Rugby League Football Club Limited | Planning and design of new amenities to support Rugby League at Albert Bishop Park, Nundah | $113,500.00 |
| Souths Sunnybank Rugby League Football Club Inc | Lighting remediation and upgrade for the playing of Rugby League at Les Atkinson Park, Sunnybank | $121,207.80 |
| St Pauls Uniting Sporting Club Inc | Install new storage shed to support football and cricket at Yandina Picnic Grounds Park, Mansfield | $86,958.00 |
| The Community Place Inc | Upgrade toilet facilities to improve accessibility and increase community use at Keong Park, Stafford | $140,860.24 |
| The Scout Association of Australia Queensland Branch Inc (Auspice for Kurilpa Scout Group) | Improve and upgrade hall and grounds to support Scout and community activities at Yeronga Memorial Park, Yeronga | $53,759.51 |
| The Third Place Group | Replacement of fencing to improve security, safety and public amenity improvement at Club Moorooka. | $77,442.55 |
| Toowong Bridge Club Incorporated | Upgrade air conditioning to support bridge at Auchenflower | $120,000.00 |
| Western Districts Netball Association Inc | Install four hard courts to support netball at Graceville | $200,000.00 |
| Windsor Bowls Club Inc | Install patio cover to support bowls at Windsor. | $65,403.00 |