January 28, 2016
One half of the vouchers available in Round 7 of the Stare Government’s Get Started Vouchers sports program have already rushed out the door after the application portal opened on Wednesday morning.
Sport Minister Curtis Pitt said the vouchers provide up to $150 assistance to eligible families to help them cover the membership fees and associated costs of joining a local sports club.
“The demand for these vouchers has been overwhelming and I expect they’ll all be gone by the weekend,” Mr Pitt said.
“Eligible families have already snapped up more than half of the vouchers available from the $3.6 million allocated for this round.
“Get Started Vouchers are issued on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, so you’ve got to get in quick if you haven’t already applied.
“This time last year it took nine days for around 30,000 vouchers to be allocated and already we’re seeing demand this round exceed that.”
Children are eligible to apply for a voucher if they are a Queensland resident aged from 5-17 inclusive and the child, or their parent, carer or guardian, holds a Centrelink Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card.
Mr Pitt said almost 3900 local clubs were registered for Get Started vouchers.
- For more information on how to apply visit the Get In The Game website
Footnote: Most South Burnett sports clubs are registered with the Get Started program.
