{"id":368809,"date":"2026-01-29T15:34:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T05:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=368809"},"modified":"2026-01-29T15:34:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T05:34:49","slug":"apply-now-for-sports-vouchers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/01\/29\/apply-now-for-sports-vouchers-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply Now For Sports Vouchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_59426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59426\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140306-tim-mander-200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59426\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140306-tim-mander-200.jpg\" alt=\"Tim Mander\" width=\"200\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140306-tim-mander-200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140306-tim-mander-200-171x300.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-59426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sport Minister Tim Mander<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>January 29, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Round 2 of the State Government&#8217;s &#8220;Play On! Sports Vouchers&#8221; program opened on Thursday (January 29).<\/p>\n<p><span xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Families can apply for a $200 voucher for each eligible child aged between 5 and 17<\/span><span xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> to help cover\u00a0the cost of\u00a0membership,\u00a0registration\u00a0or participation fees with registered sporting\u00a0clubs.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Each eligible child can receive one voucher per financial year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\">A portion of vouchers are reserved for children living with a disability and those in regional and rural areas. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559746&quot;:50}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><strong><span xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Sport Minister Tim Mander encouraged families to take advantage of the program.<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\">The State Government has committed $62.5 million per year for four years to <\/span><span xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\">program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI encourage eligible parents, carers and guardians to apply as soon as possible for Round 2,&#8221; Minister Mander said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Children who received a voucher in Round 1 are not eligible to receive another voucher in Round 2.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559746&quot;:50}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Applications can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qld.gov.au\/recreation\/sports\/funding\/playon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made online<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Round 2 of the State Government&#8217;s &#8220;Play On! 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