Overview
- The proposal would provide South Australians aged 18 to 25 with a $250 annual voucher to help cover gym access.
- The Greens estimate about 96,000 young people would take up the offer at a yearly cost of roughly $6 million.
- Vouchers could also be used for local sporting club memberships, framed as an extension of existing kids sports vouchers.
- Greens MP Robert Simms described the plan as a national first and cited Malta’s model while arguing it would aid gyms and community sport.
- A local trainer pointed to potential mental health benefits, and the Greens are urging Labor’s Peter Malinauskas and the Liberals’ Ashton Hurn to support the policy, with full delivery details yet to be released.