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More than 2200 Burdekin children have taken part in local sport through the Queensland Government’s Play On! Sports Vouchers program. Photo: Burdekin Roosters Rugby League.
More than 2200 Burdekin children have taken part in local sport through the Queensland Government’s Play On! Sports Vouchers program, with the initiative helping families offset participation costs.
The previous round of vouchers saw 2,256 redeemed through 50 sporting and activity providers across the Burdekin region, as clubs continue to welcome children across a range of summer and winter sports.
With the latest round of vouchers now open and local sporting seasons underway, Member for Burdekin Dale Last said the timing provided an opportunity for families to access support.
“Despite soccer, rugby league and netball holding the highest number of voucher participants across the state, with Burdekin’s 50 listed sport clubs, there are certainly plenty of opportunities for kids to get involved in a summer or winter sport,” Mr Last said.
“Research shows a long list of benefits that come from kids playing sport and we want to make those benefits available to as many families as possible. Basically, if a child is aged between 5 and 17, and is named on a Medicare card then they are eligible.”
Mr Last said the program would continue after the Crisafulli Government committed $62.5 million each year for the next four years.
“By providing this real cost of living relief, the Crisafulli Government is getting more kids playing sports and a continuation of the success the Burdekin has already seen on the national and international sporting stages.”
“We have already seen a strong uptake of vouchers in regional areas of Queensland and we want that to continue which is why the Crisafulli Government has continued its dedicated allocation of vouchers for children living with a disability and for kids in regional and remote areas,” Mr Last said.
“This is real cost of living relief that is getting kids active, supporting local clubs, and backing families in our community.”
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