The Trust donated $100,000 to the Roxburgh Gorge Trail Charitable Trust towards developing a walking/cycling trail from Alexandra to Roxburgh, and a further $100,000
to the Friends of Alps 2 Ocean Incorporated to assist with the cost of constructing a section of its cycle trail. The 300 km Alps 2 Ocean trail will stretch from Mt Cook through the Mackenzie Basin and Waitaki Valley to Oamaru.
The 34km Roxburgh Gorge Trail project follows the Clutha River from Alexandra through the Roxburgh Gorge to the Roxburgh Dam, to link with the Otago Central Rail Trail and the Clutha Gold Trail. It will be one of a series of 18 Great Rides under Nga Haerenga, the New Zealand Cycle Trail.
The latest funding from the Community Trust is being used to gravel stage one of the Roxburgh Gorge trail, from Alexandra to Doctors point. The donation is significant to the organisation; development of the trail would not be possible without such support, and it will have an ongoing benefit for the community.
Trust Chief Executive Keith Ellwood said the Trust has long been a supporter of the network of trails that have been developed around Otago, stating with the Otago Rail Trail many years ago, and is very pleased to be able to continue that support to new trail initiatives.
The Otago Community Trust donated a total of $531,800 to 32 Otago organisations in May, including a donation to the Mosgiel Memorial RSA towards the upgrade of the RSA facilities in Mosgiel.
It also donated $100,000 to the Dunedin Indoor Sports Venues Trust to help with the cost of replacing the artificial surface at the Edgar Centre. The Trust has had a long involvement with the Edgar Centre, with significant donations when it set up in 1994, and with the Lion Arena development.
Edgar Centre spokesman Blair Crawford said the Centre is a much used facility in Dunedin, and it’s great that the Trust continues to recognise its value to the community. “It’s in use seven days a week, morning till night, by 20 sports codes for games and training including netball, tennis and futsal. And it’s well supported by community organisations, for events ranging from home shows to kindergarten fun days.”
The Trust funding is an invaluable start to raising the $500,000 needed to replace the original flooring with artificial turf and a much-needed underlay across all 14 courts. “It needs to be replaced now, before it becomes a detrimental surface for playing.”
It’s hoped work will be able to be done in January 2014, to minimise disruption to users.
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Alexandra |
Special Olympics Central Otago |
$1,500 |
|---|---|---|
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Central Otago District Arts Trust |
$5,000 |
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Uruuruwhenua Health Inc |
$10,000 |
|
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Roxburgh Gorge Trail Charitable Trust |
$100,000 |
|
|
Balclutha |
Balclutha Contract Bridge Club Inc |
$750 |
|
Cromwell |
Cromwell Youth Worker Trust |
$2,500 |
|
Dunedin |
Dunedin Harmony Chorus Inc |
$500 |
|
Amputee Society of Otago & Southland Inc |
$500 |
|
|
Wakari Kindergarten |
$1,000 |
|
|
Spring Chamber Music |
$1,000 |
|
|
Saturday Morning Music Classes Dunedin Soc Inc |
$1,000 |
|
|
Carisbrook School |
$2,000 |
|
|
Keep Dunedin Beautiful Committee |
$2,000 |
|
|
Dunedin Tap Dancing Society |
$2,000 |
|
|
Portobello School |
$5,000 |
|
|
Bathgate Park School |
$15,000 |
|
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Otago Theatre Trust |
$20,000 |
|
|
Dunedin (NZ) Masters Games Trust |
$40,000 |
|
|
Dunedin Indoor Sports Venues Trust |
$100,000 |
|
|
Mosgiel |
Dog Rescue Dunedin Charitable Trust |
$500 |
|
Taieri Musical Society Inc |
$5,000 |
|
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Mosgiel Memorial RSA (Inc) |
$50,000 |
|
|
Oamaru |
Oamaru Poultry Pigeon & Canary Society |
$300 |
|
Memorial Oaks Committee |
$1,000 |
|
|
Orwell Street Gospel Chapel Oamaru |
$1,000 |
|
|
Citizens Advice Bureau - North Otago |
$3,500 |
|
|
Waitaki Resource Recovery Trust |
$15,000 |
|
|
Friends of Alps 2 Ocean Incorporated |
$100,000 |
|
|
Otago |
Stroke Foundation Southern Region Inc |
$10,000 |
|
Skeggs Foundation |
$25,000 |
|
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New Zealand Book Council |
$750 |
|
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Wanaka |
Makarora Valley Community Inc |
$10,000 |
Chairperson – Stuart Walker – (03) 477-3973
Chief Executive – Keith Ellwood – ph (03) 479-0994
Stephen Jeffery (03) 446-8189 stevejef@xtra.co.nz
Adair Craik (03) 437-2031 adair@adairca.co.nz
Blair Crawford (03) 4561200 blair@edgarcentre.co.nz
