$100,000 grant for Isis District Horse and Pony Club

As the Isis District Horse and Pony Club prepares to celebrate its 65th anniversary in 2025, members have benefited from recent improvements to the grounds the club calls home.

MPs and local councillors attended the opening ceremony of the new fencing in Apple Tree Creek.

As the historic Isis District Horse and Pony Club prepares to celebrate its 65th anniversary in 2025, new and existing members have benefited from recent improvements to the grounds the club calls home.

In recent years the club has battled to stay together, with the impact of covid preventing face-to-face activities and limiting club events.

While forced into downtime, the club’s members worked hard to put together a funding application to the Gambling Community Benefit Fund to build a new perimeter fence for the entire sportsgrounds.

The hard work of the club was rewarded, and the Isis District Horse and Pony Club was awarded a $100,000 grant, which earlier this year led to the completion of the fencing project for every community group which makes use of the grounds.

Club members attended the opening announcement of the new fence and were joined by Member for Burnett Stephen Bennett and councillor Bill Trevor.

“It is the largest grant the club has ever received and every dollar has gone towards making the sportsgrounds a usable and safe community facility for years to come,” said a club spokeswoman.

Isis District Horse and Pony Club has put a major grant to good use for the betterment of the entire Apple Tree Creek community.

“In addition to the grant, the club also received funding from the Community and Recreational Assets and Resilience Program to remove flood debris, install a new loading ramp and repair drainage line erosion.”

Since the new fencing was installed, the pony club has been able to return to more regular events, including monthly rally days and competitions.

“Bringing regular rally days back to the sportsgrounds is a milestone for the club, and helps keep the heritage of our agricultural district alive,” said a club spokeswoman.

“Many people have commented how lovely it is to still see horses on the grounds, adding to the culture of the district and tying in with other important features of the sportsgrounds including its heritage-listed War Memorial and band rotunda.”

“The pony club has a cherished place in the history of the local district, with generations of local families being members and many still actively involved today.”