Steph Cooke MP
Member for Cootamundra

​​Tuesday, 4 October 2022​ With summer sport registrations officially open and swimming season here, families are being encouraged to take advantage of the enormously successful Active Kids and First Lap Voucher programs, helping kids keep healthy and having fun without breaking the family budget. Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke said families can use these NSW Government cost-saving measures for summer sport and swimming lessons. “Getting kids out of the house to be acti

​​Friday, 10 December 2021​ Christmas has come early for families in the Cootamundra electorate with millions of dollars in NSW Government vouchers available to be redeemed this year. This year’s Active Kids $100 vouchers are available until 31 December with the NSW Government’s new $100 First Lap learn to swim voucher for pre-school children and kindergarten kids available from 1 December until 30 June 2022. Member for Cootamundra said the two voucher programs were an early

​​Wednesday, 27 October 2021​ The NSW Government’s new learn to swim program will be expanded from preschool aged children to include kindergarten kids who missed out on lessons due to COVID restrictions. Under the ‘First Lap’ program, eligible children from the Cootamundra region can access a $100 voucher for swimming lessons with an approved provider, with businesses able to register for it next month. Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke, welcomed the program to the regio