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QGC Sustainable Communities Fund launched

Coal seam gas company QGC Pty Limited is inviting applications for grants under a new $6 million fund to support short-term, one-off projects driven by the community.  The QGC Sustainable Communities Fund is intended to help not-for-profit groups and local government organisations in the footprint of the company’s Queensland Curtis LNG Project, which spans the Western Downs, Banana, North Burnett and Gladstone local government areas. QGC will contribute up to $6 million to the fund over four years, to be dispensed to eligible groups in grants between $10,001 and $50,000.

QGC Managing Director Catherine Tanna said the fund is an important element of QGC’s Sustainable Communities Program which incorporated a range of community consultation and investment activities.  

Ms Tanna said the fund could help communities affected by widespread flooding in Queensland, particularly QGC’s heartland in the Surat Basin.  Three panels – one for each core area of the QCLNG Project – will assess applications. The panels will comprise equal numbers of QGC and community representatives.  

The first funding round will open for applications on 1 February 2011 and close on 31 March 2011. The application form and guidelines booklet will be available on the QGC website on www.qgc.com.au from 1 February 2011.  

A series of QGC Sustainable Communities Fund information session and application workshops will be held across the QCLNG Project area in February: 

Gladstone, Monday 7 February

Chinchilla, Monday 14 February

Dalby, Tuesday 15 February

Biloela, Thursday 17 February

Eidsvold, Friday 18 February