Gladstone benefits from Qld Government Community Grants

Gladstone not-for-profit community groups will share in nearly $223,000 in funding from the latest round of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund. The Gambling Community Benefit Fund is Queensland’s largest one-off grants program, distributing about $53 million per year.

Established in 1994 under the Gaming Machine Act 1991, the fund returns to the community a portion of state revenue raised through gambling taxes. Not-for-profit community groups can apply for funding between $500 and $35,000.