Community & Business
14 April, 2022
Grant gives Nobby group shelter
Under Round 7 of the Stronger Communities Programme, the Nobby Heritage and Development Association will receive $3,244 to upgrade its facilities.
Member for Maranoa David Littleproud said with these funds, the Association will build a shelter to house its barbecue, which is used during public functions.
“The new shelter shed will enable the small band of hard-working volunteers to fire up the barbecue under cover during inclement weather and during very hot weather,” Mr Littleproud said.
“The hall is a central hub for the Nobby community – it is widely used by local organisations and is the main meeting venue for the town of Nobby.
“It also plays host to the regular indoor bowls competition, as well as dance concerts and wedding receptions.”
Mr Littleproud said the upgrade will be perfectly timed with the hall set to host a three-day country music festival in a major tourism boost for the district.
“I’m a firm believer in bringing people together and improving community services across Maranoa because it has a positive flow-on effect on our quality of life and how we support each other – this upgrade for the Nobby region reflects this.
“Regional communities are the heart of this country and I want to make sure that small capital projects are funded and the community gets exactly what it needs.”
Chairman Warren Venz said it was “really great” for the Nobby Heritage and Development Association to receive the grant.
Mr Venz said the grant was timely as construction of the shelter has actually already begun in an effort to have it ready for the Nobby Walk-up Country Music Festival, to be held 29 April to 1 May.
The grant application was originally made in November but there have been postponements and extensions within the grant programme since then.
“We’re quite into the process of building it,” Mr Venz said.
“We’ve put down the foundation and assembled the roof.
“With the grant, we can keep moving forward.”
Mr Venz said he would like to thank the government and Mr Littleproud, Ruth Doyle and the rest of the Nobby Heritage and Development Association committee.
He said as part of the grant there was a preference for using local suppliers, which the Association had fulfilled by using Allora Independent Steel.
Round 7 of the Stronger Communities Programme delivered $150,000 in Federal Government funding to 14 Maranoa community groups.
Project grants range from $2500 to $20,000 to help bolster rural communities.
