FISHER MP Andrew Wallace has provided volunteer support grants worth up to $5000 to many Sunshine Coast Hinterland organisations, in celebration of National Volunteer Week.
Local organisations who received grants include the Maleny Rotary Club, Blackall Range Woodcrafters, Maleny Neighbourhood Centre, Montville State School P&C Association, Beerburrum School of the Arts and the Suncoast Hinterland BMX Club.
These grants will assist in purchasing eligible small equipment items, contribute to volunteers’ fuel costs and transport costs for volunteers with a disability, and for volunteer training course costs.
Mr Wallace said it was important to appreciate and help volunteer groups in the region, to allow them to continue the great work they do in the community.
“Volunteers are critical partners in our local community… volunteering has the power to uplift those in need of help and to increase the richness of volunteers’ own lives,” he said.
“It can’t be overstated the importance volunteers make to their chosen organisation and society as a whole… they make the Sunshine Coast the place …to learn, earn, and retire.”