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It's not often that children are encouraged to rumble, but thanks to National Australia Bank (NAB), youths from all over South West Queensland can visit Millmerran for its annual Junior Rumble.
The Millmerran Shire Youth Council (Youth Council) has received a $2,000 Employee Volunteer Grant from NAB, and plans to use it to attract young people from across the region in October.
Run by young people aged between 15 and 25, the Youth Council aims to provide facilities and activities to engage the youth of the Millmerran Shire.
The Youth Council funds and manages its Access Centre, a supervised and exciting venue for local young people to meet, as well as the annual Junior Rumble, a chaotic teams' challenge involving a muddy obstacle course.
Paula Bellerby, Youth Development Officer with the Youth Council, said the grant from NAB will allow them to update equipment and spread the word about the Rumble through advertising.
"This is the fourth year we've held the Rumble so our equipment is becoming run-down and we've run out of sign-up forms. We'll now be able to update our equipment and print more forms in time for this year's event," Mrs Bellerby said.
"The Youth Council is funded only through donations or fundraising events, so this grant will effectively keep the Rumble alive for another year."
Laura Paton and Vicki Linwood, both tellers at Millmerran's NAB branch, volunteer their time with the Youth Council and applied for NAB's Employee Volunteer Grant to help boost the group's efforts.
Ms Paton, who works on the Junior Rumble committee and in the Access Centre, said the Youth Council provides a positive way forward for young people living in rural communities.
"Young people can feel very isolated in rural communities, so the Youth Council provides an opportunity, both through working on its committees or attending its events, for young people to engage with each other and have a heap of fun," Ms Paton said.
Ms Paton was a member of the winning team in the Rumble's first year.
"The Rumble is one of the most fun things I've ever done, and I'd like to see it around for years to come. That's why I'm drawn to working with the Youth Council."
NAB's monthly Employee Volunteer Grant Program seeks to further help community or non-profit organisations that work with bank employees as part of the bank's Volunteer Program.
NAB's Volunteer Program offers each of the bank's 20,000 Australian employees two days of paid volunteer leave a year. Employees are able to nominate the community group or association they volunteer with for the Employee Volunteer Grant. The donation goes towards a specific project or initiative.
Find out more about the Employee Volunteer Grant Program and Employee Volunteer Program.
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