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Trust provides $2.6M pre-Christmas boost to Otago community groups
Otago Community Trust has wrapped up its funding for 2017 with over $2.6 million in donations approved for Otago community groups.
Read moreCavalcade to Owaka 2018 - New & Exciting Cycle Trail on Offer
The 2018 Goldfields Cavalcade promises something new next year with the addition of the Kaitangata Cranksters cycle trail – this will be an amazing ride for keen mountain bikers.
Read moreTūhura Otago Community Trust Science Centre
The Otago Community Trust supported the $2.5 million redevelopment of Otago Museum’s former Discovery World via a $500,000 donation.
Read moreFunding boost for Hawea Flat Link Track
The Upper Clutha Tracks Trust (UCTT) has received a funding boost from the latest round of donations from the Otago Community Trust. A $30,000 donation was awarded to the UCTT to support the development of the Hawea Flat Link Track. UCTT treasurer John Wellington said it has long been the desire of the Hawea Flat Community to be able to get to Albert Town more directly along the route of the closed Newcastle Road.
Read moreFunding Boost for Green Island Community
The Greater Green Island Community has received a significant boost from the latest round of donations from the Otago Community Trust.
Read moreOCT Learning Impact Fund gathering momentum, first Innovation Fund awarded
The Otago Community Trust Learning Impact Fund starts to gather momentum. The Trust launched its new Learning Impact Fund on 1 April 2017 with the aim to encourage new thinking and collaboration. The Fund has been delivered in two tranches, the $1.5million $for$ fund and a separate Innovation Fund. Each fund has been set up as a three-year programme to help assist projects which support the education of Otago’s young people.
Read moreOtago Community Innovators Workshop
The Otago Community Trust is pleased to be working with Community Builders and the Valley Project to provide a one day workshop for community people to explore community innovation, assets, enterprise and capacity building through relationship.
Read moreLakeside project starts in Catlins
It is always rewarding to see great community projects get underway. The Catlins Lake project in South Otago is now in full swing. This lakeside project is to improve amenities at the Catlins Lake, near Owaka. This project has been spearheaded by Catlins Promotion. The promotions group aims to utilise a section of disused highway to make a public amenity walk, picnic table and lookout near the historic wharf piles site.
Read moreOtago Community Trust enjoys a positive year
The Otago Community Trust invested $7.5 million into the Otago community over the last year. Around 80 people attended its Annual Public Meeting held in Dunedin on August 22. The Trust reported a positive year, its Investment Portfolio returning $22.5 million, representing a return of 9.2 percent.
Read moreWork begins on St Dominic's Priory
In February this year the Trust was pleased to approve $95,000 to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunedin to assist with the roof restoration of Dunedin’s Dominican Priory. For readers based within Dunedin, you may have noticed the scaffolding surrounding parts of the Priory recently.
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