At a time when thousands across the country are struggling, one Highlands charity is bringing plenty of joy to others.
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Over the past few months, Where There's a Will - inspired by Will Clarke - is now giving back to communities both at home and further abroad.
The charity refurbishes old cricket bats which are then turned into amazing artistic creations by people across the country.
Where There's a Will. formerly known as Willo Industries, recently held a hometown exhibition and with the funds raised, a decision was made to use these to create a community garden in Robertson.
The garden will be designed with the help of Will and his friends at the disability service in Moss Vale, DSA.
Where There's a Will has also helped organisations as far away as South Australia in the Southern Yorke Peninisula and the mallee district in Victoria.
One of these groups was YP Leisure Options, located in Minlaton, South Australia.
Will met the manager of YP Leisure Options and following the Warooka Bats for Will exhibition, all funds raised were given to the organisation.
These funds will help to expand and build on the organisation's existing programs.
"They have inspired us enormously and we look forward to seeing more of their participants," Will's mum Ange said.
"This is a service that displays the compassion, skills-building, friendship and belonging, that we celebrate. [It is] a truly positive service for their community and those who live with intellectual disabilities in the Yorke Peninsula."
In Victoria, Where There's a Will has put its energies towards helping the community of Rainbow establish the Rainbow Innovation Centre.
The centre has been designed to support all abilities through art and creativity.
They raised close to $10,000 through the sale of cricket bat art at the Rainbow Bats for Will Exhibition and will use this money to launch the new service later in the year.
"We are so chuffed and excited to have been invited to this community and to be a part of creating more choice and options for our families," Ange said.
Since it began, Ange said they had received hundreds of bats which had been repurposed in many different ways.
"Cricket bats have been turned into musical instruments, succulent gardens, metal objects, love hearts, canvasses to write poetry and the most stunning painted and drawn pieces," she said.
"They are housed in homes around the world, Australia House in London, the International Cricket Hall of Fame, the Hong Kong Cricket Club, art galleries, Hollywood, have been played by musicians, featured on every Australian TV network and highlighted in a future story which opened the 2020 Test Series in Adelaide.
"They have been painted by Archibald winners and finalists, sportsmen and women, musicians, children and farmers. They motivated a leading university to offer a residency under the banner of innovation and they inspired a young UN Ambassador to paint."
Over the past few years, Ange said Will had proven to be an inspiration for all people.
"Once people meet Will they realise it's not that difficult to embrace disability. They've just got to take the first step."
One of Where There's a Will's most recent artists has created a touching tribute to firefighters across the country.
Kimberley Abbott is the CEO of Vested and has also represented Australia at the United Nations.
The bat she designed will be sold, along with the bat created by Michael Jones in 2019 to raise funds for Where There's a Will's disability partners.
Visit https://wheretheresawill.org.au/ to learn more about Where There's a Will.
