Grants for school equipment

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TWENTY-eight schools in the Cairns region have received Go For Gold sporting grants from the Palaszczuk government.

Nearly $90,000 in new equipment, including netballs, high jump mats, soccer nets, bats and more were approved as part of round 1 which included 680 schools across the state, totalling $2.5 million.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said applications had opened for round 2.

“As with round 1, we will see schools in remote and regional Queensland, and disadvantaged schools, given priority for funding for round 2,” she said.

Among the grants were:

• Cairns State High School, $3000 for new soccer balls and mesh bibs

• Daintree State School, $3000 for active play equipment to help further engage kids with physical activity

• Isabella State School, $5000 for track and field, soccer and hockey

• Trinity Beach State School, $3500 for athletics equipment.

Other schools included:

Aloomba State School, Babinda State School and Bellenden Ker State School.

For the full list go online at Cairns Local News.