MORE than $1 million in community funding was delivered to 360 sport and recreation groups though the past financial year, a 10 per cent increase on the previous year.

Federal and State government funding was received to deliver the $3.5 million Silver Jubilee Clubhouse at Spring Mountain, canteen and change rooms for Karalee’s Blue Gum Reserve, fence repairs at Bundamba’s Ipswich Knights, training nets at Marburg Mt Crosby Thunder Cricket Club, a scoreboard at Redbank Plains Bears junior rugby league and works to the Swanbank loop at Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway.

Ipswich groups benefited from $27,500 in Active Women and Girls funding from the State Government, $33,000 for the Active Australian Innovation Challenge from the Heart Foundation and $5,480 for Bike Riding Encouragement pr

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