Oban Collective Shortlisted for SURF Award

That the Parliament congratulates the Oban Collective on being shortlisted for its Re_Store community hub in the Community Led Regeneration category of the prestigious 2026 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration; notes that the awards celebrate best practice, innovation and achievement in interventions that improve Scottish communities; understands that the Oban Collective is a partnership of key local charities focused on collaboration and founded on the principle that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts; commends this innovative approach and the transformative work that the collective has undertaken for the sector and for those in its communities facing the challenges of poverty, isolation, food insecurity, employability, energy costs, wellbeing and access to support, and wishes the collective well in the upcoming SURF awards presentation.