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Events Harvest Funding Via Community Grants

A family-friendly festival that draws thousands of people to Babinda is one of 18 recipients to share in almost $200,000 through the Community Partnerships Grant. Cairns Regional Council approved $25,000 to support the annual Babinda Harvest Festival, which will be held on 16 September 2023. The 59th annual festival is expected to bring more than 5000 residents and visitors together to celebrate and enjoy activities entertainment, arts, and culture. A tractor pull, vintage cars and farm equipment will be on display at Bill Wakeham Park, while the Grand Street Parade, market stalls, and entertainment breathe life into Munro Street. Local businesses also decorate their premises as they vie for the prestigious Cane Knife Awards. Mayor Bob Manning said the festival was a popular fixture in the city’s southern corridor. The Babinda Harvest Festival is a wonderful opportunity to bring everyone togetherto enjoy the community atmosphere. “Council is also proud to support the Great Pyramid Race for another year, bringing our total contribution to this iconic event to almost $140,000 for this event since 2016,” Cr Manning said. “In 2023, we have now provided $432,000 to 38 different community events, supporting a diverse range of sport, cultural and community groups that contribute to wellbeing in the region.” The Cairns Italian Festival Inc has also received $25,000 in support for the 2023 event, which starts at the end of next month. Now in its second year, the Festival was formed to celebrate the region’s rich Italian history and to provide an opportunity for the local Italian community to rethink how the Italian story is told in Cairns and the surrounding regions.   This year, the Festival has been expanded to include the Innisfail Pasta and Sugo Festa and the Mareeba Moriconi-Bomben Football Cup.  Held from 28 July to 6 August, a highlight of the Festival is La-Festa Food and Wine to be held at Fogarty Park on Saturday 29 July. Community Partnership Grant recipients include:  Babinda Harvest Festival Inc. for the Babinda Harvest Festival on 16 September – $25,000 Cairns Italian Festival Inc. for Family Night and La Festa – Food & Wine on 29 July – $25,000 The Great Pyramid Race and Country Fair for The Great Pyramid Race on 5 August – $13,500 Edge Hill United Football Club for First Nations Football Day on 2 July – 2,858  North Queensland International Motor Raceway Association Incorporated for Thunder in the Canefields on 8 to 15 July – $8,850 Alliance Française de Cairns Inc for Bastille Day on 16 July – $1,000  Cairns Athletics Inc. for Coral Coast Athletics Competition on 29 to 30 July – $5,800 Cairns Hindu Samaj Inc. for Ganeshotsav on 30 September – $5,000 Cairns Judo Club Incorporated for 2023 Queensland State SAMBO Championships on 22 to 23 July – $2,300 Senjo Cairns Inc for the Queensland Knockdown on 29 July – $6,000  FNQ Volunteers Inc for VEXPO 2023 on 30 July – $4,700 Japanese Society of Cairns Inc. for Japan Bon Dance Festival 2023 on 12 August – $18,000 Endeavour Foundation for Great Endeavour Rally on 31 August to 10 September $2,700   UMI Arts Limited for Big Talk One Fire Festival on 16 September – $16,800 Cairns Multicultural Committee for Cairns CARMA Multicultural Festival on 23 September – $18,100 Gimuy Walubara Yindinji Elder Corporation for Gimuy Cultural Festival on 30 September – $21,300 Our Future Mentors Indigenous Corporation for Edor Carnival on 14 October – $14,000 Redlynch Valley Community Group Inc. for Redlynch Halloween Tunnel of Terror on 31 October – $2,108. Share the Post: Recent Posts Events Harvest Funding Via Community Grants High Tea – A Magical Success What’s on at Babinda Harvest Festival – 2019 Related Posts Join Our Newsletter