Ken O'Dowd (Flynn, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On Wednesday last week, I had the pleasure of cutting the ribbon and opening the Biloela Community Resource Centre extension. The Community Resource Centre provides access to resources and facilities for people who identify as having physical, psychological, intellectual and social needs. It is also a place for the professionals and organisations that assist them to utilise the facilities. As a result of the increase in community demand, the Biloela Community Resource Centre has reached capacity. Thanks to the Community Development Grants program, we were able to provide $750,000 of the $850,000 needed to do these extensions. I thank the Banana Shire for providing the other $100,000 to complete the task.

The project included construction of the extension to the existing building, reconfiguration of the existing space, a fit-out and the landscaping. I'd like to thank all the team for making this centre such a wonderful success: the management, the volunteers, the Banana Shire, the architects and the builders. It was on time and on budget.