Official Sponsor for the Otago Coach of the Year

16-Mar-16
Announcements

The Otago Community Trust is excited to announce that it will be the official sponsor for the Otago Coach of the Year at the ASB Otago Sports Awards this year. The Trust invests over $1 million dollars annually into a variety of sport initiatives right throughout the Otago region, including but not limited to;

Regional sports development programmes. These are programmes facilitated by Otago regional sports bodies which retain and increase participation, provide skill development and enhance enjoyment and satisfaction.
The Skeggs Foundation. Since 1997 the Otago Community Trust has provided coaching grants to voluntary coaches and officials in Otago who work with emerging high performance athletes. The project financially assists qualifying coaches and officials with expenses incurred in relation to the development of their knowledge and coaching skills.
Sporting Events. A variety of regional sporting events from grass roots to world class (i.e., South Island Secondary Schools Triathlon and Duathlon Championship, New Zealand Masters Games, Challenge Wanaka)

Otago has a fine reputation of producing world class sportspeople and we are looking forward to recognising the sporting excellence that we have here in our province in May.

The ASB Otago Sports Awards will be held on the 20th of May 2016.

Nominations are now open and can be made here: http://www.sportotago.co.nz/99-news/1053-asb-otago-sports-awards-nominations-now-open

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.