Timebanking is a new concept in Australia and allows members to earn ‘time credits’ for volunteering. 

They can ‘bank’ these time credits and redeem them later on a service of personal value, such as help around the home, support with shopping or getting your car washed.

The Shoalhaven joins the more than 80 per cent of people in NSW who will soon have access to Timebanking, enabling them to earn a credit each time they support one another, and bank that credit for their own use later.

Timebanking has seen 4700 people exchange 13,700 hours of support across NSW.

NSW residents commit more than 240 million hours to volunteering each year, contributing an estimated $5 billion to the state’s economy.

More information is available at www.timebanking.com.au.