Regional Sports Grants Announced
25 Jun 2018
Otago Community Trust approved over $960,000 to Otago regional sporting bodies at its recent board meeting held in Balclutha last Tuesday.
Trust chief executive Ms Barbara Bridger explains that the trust offers annual sports development funding to regional sporting bodies who are seeking to introduce and / or maintain programmes which encourage participation and development of their sport regionally.
Regional sport is the trust’s largest funding sector, making up around ten percent of its annual budget and this excludes any large-scale capital projects the trust also contributes to such as turfs or dual-purpose pitches.
This year across all 36 regional sporting bodies close to $1.2million was requested and the Trust was able to approve $ 969,750, said Ms Bridger.
“The figure approved was overall very consistent with last year. Trustees evaluate funding levels based across the different bodies based on participation rates, community engagement and the overall strategic direction of the sporting code” Bridger explains.
Chair Ross McRobie highlights that the Trust sees a great opportunity for sport to provide a positive outlet for people in the Otago community, whether playing or socialising. It is an easy way for everyone in the community to come together.
“Sport is highly valued in New Zealand as a past-time and involvement promotes a raft of not only physical but social and emotional benefits” he said.
A small number of community grants were also approved in the June meeting. Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust the largest beneficiary, receiving a $65,000 grant to assist with the installation of a goods lift into the Loan & Mercantile building at 14 Harbour St, Oamaru.
Otakou Health Services Ltd was approved a $18,723 grant to assist with the cost of purchasing additional medical equipment and computers and Otago Potters Group Incorporated received a $7,182 grant to support with the upgrading of their kiln firing area.
In total Otago Community Trust approved a total of $1,077,155 to 41 applicants in June.
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Otago Community Trust Regional Sports Grants, June 2018 |
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Regional Sports |
Athletics Otago Inc |
$26,000 |
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Surf Life Saving New Zealand Inc |
$18,500 |
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Netball South Zone Inc |
$110,000 |
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Basketball Otago Inc |
$52,000 |
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Otago Rugby League Inc |
$16,500 |
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Otago Touch Assn Inc |
$40,000 |
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Otago Table Tennis Assn Inc |
$4,000 |
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Swimming Otago |
$12,000 |
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Otago Rugby Football Union Inc |
$55,000 |
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North Otago Rugby Football Union Inc |
$22,000 |
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Otago Cricket Assn Inc |
$60,500 |
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Tennis Otago Incorporated |
$7,500 |
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Cycling Otago |
$7,500 |
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Gymnastics New Zealand (formerly GymSports NZ) |
$6,000 |
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NZ Curling Assn Inc |
$7,500 |
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Snow Sports NZ Inc |
$40,000 |
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Volleyball Otago |
$10,000 |
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Parafed Otago |
$20,000 |
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Otago Rowing Assn Inc |
$27,500 |
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Otago Academy of Sport |
$30,000 |
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Sport Otago - Development in Central Otago |
$10,000 |
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Sport Central |
$30,000 |
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Sport Clutha |
$22,000 |
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Sport Otago - Fundamental Skills |
$8,250 |
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Sport Otago - Sport Management |
$27,500 |
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Sport Waitaki |
$22,000 |
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Sport Otago - Golf Development |
$27,500 |
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Football South |
$80,000 |
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Otago Badminton Assn Inc |
$16,500 |
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Otago Hockey Assn (1990) Inc |
$44,000 |
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Squash Otago Inc |
$27,500 |
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Mainland South BMX Assn Inc |
$8,000 |
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Dunedin Ice Skating Club Inc |
$11,000 |
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Sport Otago - Sport Development |
$25,000 |
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Central Otago Hockey Assn |
$10,000 |
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Otago Secondary Schools Sports Assn |
$28,000 |
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Otago Community Trust General Community Grants, June 2018 |
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Dunedin |
Cargills Castle Trust |
$15,000 |
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Otakou Health Services Ltd |
$18,723 |
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Otago Potters Group Incorporated |
$7,182 |
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Otago |
The Otago Tertiary Chaplaincy Trust Board |
$1,500 |
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Oamaru |
Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust |
$65,000 |