{"id":251098,"date":"2020-01-21T11:38:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T01:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=251098"},"modified":"2020-07-13T16:16:14","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T06:16:14","slug":"sports-voucher-applications-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/01\/21\/sports-voucher-applications-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Voucher Applications Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_gmNsxyOq4Y\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 21, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Round 2 of the State Government\u2019s &#8220;Fair Play&#8221; voucher program &#8211; which provides $150 vouchers for eligible young people to play sport &#8211; opens on Wednesday (January 22).<\/p>\n<p>Sport Minister Mick de Brenni said the scheme had helped\u00a0256,523 young Queenslanders since 2015\u00a0pay registration and membership fees at sporting clubs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery young person deserves the chance to get out there with their mates and have a go, so we\u2019ve worked hard to ensure that process keeps getting easier,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe responded to calls for easier access, as well as expanded eligibility for dance schools in remote Queensland as well as just being able to get fit at a local community-run gym.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLater in 2020 we\u2019ll evaluate these initiatives, so I encourage families wanting to try them to have a go, or get in contact with us and tell us what they think.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fair Play vouchers are available to Queenslanders aged 5 to 17 who hold &#8211; or whose parent, carer or guardian holds &#8211; a valid Department of Human Services Health Care Card, or Pensioner Concession Card with the child\u2019s name on it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information and to apply, visit\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qld.gov.au\/recreation\/sports\/funding\/fairplay\/apply\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.qld.gov.au\/recreation\/sports\/funding\/fairplay\/apply<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Round 2 of the State Government\u2019s &#8220;Fair Play&#8221; voucher program &#8211; which provides $150 vouchers for eligible young people to play sport &#8211; opens on Wednesday (January 22).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":251101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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