The Queensland Government is delivering more than $1 million in grant funding to councils to protect, restore and promote some of the state’s most historic sites and buildings.
Under the latest round of the State Government’s Community Sustainability Action (CSA) Grants for Community Heritage, 26 projects will receive grants totalling $849,373.
A further eleven projects will share in funding totalling $174,656 under a new one-off pilot grant program called Showcasing Queensland Heritage.
Under the CSA grant program, grants of up to $50,000 were available for projects that will preserve and promote places on the Queensland Heritage Register.
Some of the funded projects include repairing the side veranda of the Federal Hotel in Childers, improving accessibility to the Blackall Woolscour, conserving the stained-glass windows of Toowoomba’s St Luke’s Anglican Church, and replacing the roof of Redcliffe’s heritage-listed former fire station.
The Showcasing Queensland Heritage pilot program provided grants of between $5,000 and $50,000 to support groups to host community events that encourage and promote understanding, appreciation, and engagement with heritage-listed places in their local area.
The Southern Downs Steam Railway Association will receive $5,000 to host an open day celebrating Queensland’s rich railway history at the historic Warwick Railway Station, while the Croydon Shire Council will receive $40,000 to support the 2025 Heritage Festival. A highlight of the festival will be the grand re-opening of Croydon’s heritage-listed Chinese Temple site.
Queensland Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Leanne Linard, said that that the government is working to protect and showcase heritage places.
“Queensland has a rich and vibrant history, with the Queensland Heritage Register featuring a diverse array of almost 1,800 places including public buildings, schools, industrial sites, homes, hotels and churches that showcase Queensland’s unique history,” Minister Linard said.
“We will continue to work closely with community groups, local councils and place owners to conserve our heritage-listed places, and to identify potential new places to add to the register.
“The owners and custodians of our heritage-listed places play an important role in preserving our state’s history and these grants will ensure these historically significant sites will continue to be protected and enjoyed for many years to come.”
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