Harts Daffodil Charitable Trust

20-Jun-13
Success Stories

Nothing welcomes spring like daffodils, something the people of Otago get to appreciate when the Hart family of Lawrence hosts its annual daffodil gala day.

Originally planted in 1895, there are thousands of daffodils on the 10 acre site which once housed the Hart's Black Horse brewery, Otago's most successful provincial brewery (including throughout prohibition). Even when the brewery closed, the site was still a popular destination, many hundreds of Dunedin people travelling to Lawrence by train in the spring up until the mid 1950's.

Dunedin visitors are now bussed up for the daffodil gala day in September, which the Otago Community Trust supported with a $750 donation in 2012. Historically the daffodils on the brewery site were picked for charity, a tradition that has been revived, with a different charity benefitting each year - 2012 being the Lawrence Playcentre.

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News & Media

Wharekai Re-development - Te Runanga o Moeraki

20-Dec-17
Funding Stories

The Otago Community Trust was pleased to provide a $50,000 donation to Te Runanga o Moeraki in November of last year. Kaihautu Mary-Anne Tipa sent these wonderful photos in recently of the finished facilities.

$125,000 for First Church Spire Restoration

14-Dec-17
News Media Release

The First Church has received a funding boost of $125,000 from the Otago Community Trust. The donation will assist with the major restoration project currently being undertaken on the church spire. First Church announced last week that it would start a public appeal to fund the $600,000 refurbishment of the towering 56.4m spire after much more restoration work was found to be required due to the Church’s Category 1 Heritage New Zealand classification.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: OCT Donations System Change

10-Dec-17
Announcements

The Otago Community Trust is in the process of updating its systems relating to how we process our Donations and this includes our on-line donations application portal. As a result of this update we are unfortunately not going to be able to approve Donations from December 2017 until the last week of March 2018. Please feel free to contact us should you wish to discuss how this change is likely to affect your organisation – 0800 10 12 40

Trust provides $2.6M pre-Christmas boost to Otago community groups

08-Dec-17
News Media Release

Otago Community Trust has wrapped up its funding for 2017 with over $2.6 million in donations approved for Otago community groups.

Cavalcade to Owaka 2018 - New & Exciting Cycle Trail on Offer

01-Dec-17
Funding Stories

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.