Councils getting the good oil on community grants
Source: Queensland. Minister for Local Government and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships. Media Release
"Local Government Minister Desley Boyle said community groups, from time-to-time, complain about how their councils allocate community grants. While Ms Boyle said many councils have processes in place to guide the open and transparent allocation of community grants, some do not. New guidelines released by the Minister will help guide councils solve the problem. “Sometimes community groups can think others are getting favoured when it comes to the allocation of community grants,” Ms Boyle said.“These guidelines have been developed especially to give community groups greater peace of mind and give councils direction in how to ensure they are open and transparent when allocating community grants,” she said."