A total of 14 bubs are now driving around safely ensconced in a free car seat thanks to the kind donation of surplus stock from Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre.
Chief Operating Officer Bec Woods said that since their Car Seat Fitting Program was unable to operate following a change in insurance regulations, she had been storing the left-over seats in one of the sheds.
Previously the Car Seat Fitting Program would ‘no questions asked’ donate a brand-new car seat when parents presented with an out of date, damaged or ‘not fit for purpose’ seat – exchanging it for a new government funded version.
Always savvy with applying for the right grants, Bec Woods secured the baby seats through funding from a Main Roads Transport Safety Grant.
On Tuesday evening she decided to post on social media, offering expectant Whitsunday mums the brand-new, still in the box, 0-8 years Infasecure Legacy Convertible Car Seats.
Within 16 hours all the seats were snapped up.
Five went to Whitsunday Counselling and Support, two went to disability support and the rest when to individual community members.
“We offered them out with no means testing,” said Bec.
“There was no criteria needed to get a seat because at the end of the day they are all going to safely transport children and that’s the priority.”
Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre have a range of other community assistance initiatives which include the recently launched Community Food Drive.
They are also a referral service for many other organisations that can help with a variety of issues such as mental health and homelessness.
Image: Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre gave away 14 car seats this week
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