Windellama's Peanuts Wellbeing Sanctuary receives government funding

The non-profit charity joins their rescued animals with children from dysfunctional, neglected and abusive backgrounds to teach the young ones that violence is not the answer and in turn leads them away from bullying, domestic violence and a life of crime.

Peanuts Wellbeing Sanctuary director Tracey Keenan and the rest of the crew were all ecstatic with the $2,500 received from the federal government's volunteer grants.

"The money will go towards our volunteers and help them get the equipment they need," Ms Keenan said.

"Our volunteers mean a lot to us because without them, we can't do what we do."

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Another organisation that received funding from the same grant was the Goulburn and Southern Tablelands Amateur Radio Society (GSTARS).

Member for Hume Angus Taylor said they thoroughly deserved the $5,000.

"GSTARS had a great application that met all the criteria for the program and I know it was ranked highly by the community panel members," Mr Taylor said.

"The group have a good membership across all ages and have been active in this region for more than 40 years, so it is great to be able to support their members and ensure they can continue to pursue their passion for radio and electronics."

Other organisations in the region to receive funding were Baptist Care NSW and ACT ($5,000), Broadway Rural Fire Brigade ($1,920), Crookwell Meals on Wheels ($1000), Crookwell CWA Evening Branch ($1,049), Goulburn Community Radio ($1,400), Goulburn Crookwell Heritage Railway ($4,092), Home Start National ($5000), Tallong Community Focus Group ($3,000), Tarago & District Men's Shed ($3,999) and Tarago Sporting Association ($1,313).

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