Community Grants 2015
2015/2016 Community Grants
Community Grants help local organisations pay for specific projects or maintenance of facilities that benefit our community.
Applications for the 2015/2016 Community Grants funding round have been assessed by each Community Board area and allocated as shown below.
The groups that have been allocated funding are required to complete the Expenditure Declaration form following expenditure of the grant prior to 30 June 2016.
Coromandel-Colville Community Board
The Coromandel-Colville Community Board allocated an amount of $13,500 for 2015/2016 to the following organisations:
Organisation
|
Project
|
Approved
$
|
| Coromandel RSA |
To host 2015 Armistice Day and two ANZAC services in 2016 |
$1,200 |
| Coromandel Players |
Production Costs associated with Play |
$500 |
| Coromandel Youth Support |
Provision of services |
$2,000 |
| Coromandel Independent Living Trust |
Costs associated with consents for establishment of Reuse Centre |
$2,000 |
| Colville Social Service Collective |
Colville Arts Festival |
$1,000 |
| Colville Hall Committee |
Completion of acoustic panelling on hall walls |
$1,000 |
| Colville Community Health Trust |
Purchase of new health equipment |
$684 |
| Coromandel Youth Project |
Provision of Wifi |
$750 |
| Te Roopu tautoko O Harataunga |
To purchase new items for playground |
$1,500 |
| Coromandel Gymnastics Club |
Gymsport affiliation fees |
$550 |
| Harataunga Marae Trust |
Water tank for extra capacity at the Marae |
$575 |
| Coromandel School of Mines & Historical Society |
To improve lighting in museum |
$1,000 |
| Grey Power Coromandel |
To send a delegate to the national Grey Power Conference |
$740
|
Mercury Bay Community Board
The Mercury Bay Community Board allocated an amount of $51,510 for 2015/2016 to the following organisations:
Organisation
|
Project
|
Approved
$
|
| Beach Hop Whangamata Rock 'n' Roll Festivial Inc |
Inaugural Day out in Whitianga - Rock n Roll Band and Marketing |
$5,000 |
| A Taste of Matarangi |
Annual Charitable Community Festival |
$2,000 |
| Mercury Bay Art Escape |
Open Studio Tour Mercury Bay Region |
$2,500 |
| Matarangi Ratepayers Association Inc |
Matarangi Annual Summer Carnival |
$2,080 |
| Mercury Bay Events Trust - Big Little Circus |
Big Little Circus FREE entertainment for the communities children |
$1,200 |
| Mercury Bay Events Trust - Fireworks Display |
Family Fireworks Display - If all other funds raised |
$2,000 |
| Mercury Bay Events Trust - Santa Parade |
Annual Santa Parade |
$3,000 |
| Mercury Bay Events Trust - Rally Street Party |
Rally Street Party - Entertainment |
$1,500 |
| Whitianga Community Services Trust |
Funding to assist keeping youth space doors open |
$2,000 |
| St Andrews Community Church (Mercury Bay Co-operating Parish) |
To assist with lighting upgrade and maintenance |
$1,500 |
| Mercury Bay Community Swimming Pool Trust |
Installation of swimming pool covers and reel system |
$1,500 |
| Whitianga Bike Club Inc |
Contribution to the Whitianga Bike Park maintenance |
$1,000 |
| Project Kiwi Trust |
To expand the parameters of its trapping area |
$1,000 |
Mercury Bay Gymnastics Club
|
Professional development coaching sessions
|
$900
|
| Mercury Bay Community Support Trust (Day Camp Project) |
To assist with the "Day camp" programme |
$2,000
|
| Kuaotunu Environmental Action (Inc) |
Quad bike maintenance and trapping lines |
$1,230 |
| Creative Mercury Bay Trust (CMB) |
Annual web hosting fee for Creative Mercury Bay |
$966 |
| Mercury Bay Netball Centre |
Concrete Pad Materials only Courtside Shelter |
$1,700 |
| Mercury Bay Museum |
Lockable security glass cases for artefacts display |
$1,800 |
| Kuaotunu Hall |
Restoration of the 1891 historic KFC banner |
$1,200 |
| Mercury Bay Amateur Swimming Club Inc |
To purchase a Competition Pace Clock |
$1,035 |
| The Parenting Place - Attitude Youth Division |
Presentation to MBAS and handbooks |
$600 |
| Mecury Bay Speedway Club Inc |
Repairs to water truck and cost of first aid supplies and fire extinguishers |
$5,000 |
| Mercury Bay Community Choir |
To assist with venue hire, music and sundry costs |
$1,000 |
| Coromandel Independent Living Trust (Artists in the making programme) |
New laptop for participants and staff |
$999 |
| International Day of the older Persons Committee (Whitianga Community Services Trust) |
To assist in costs for small expo showcasing assistance avaliable to the seniors in our community |
$300 |
| Lifesaving New Zealand - Eastern Region |
Regional Lifesaving patrols - Fringe Week tidal service at Hot Water Beach |
$4,500 |
| Coromandel Film Collective |
Funding to support the production of a film on Kauri of Coromandel |
$2,000 |
Tairua-Pauanui Community Board
At its 2015 meeting, the Tairua-Pauanui Community Board approved $35,695 from the Community Grant fund to the following organisations:
Organisation
|
Project
|
Approved $
|
| Pauanui Community MENZ shed |
To purchase tools |
$700 |
| Pauanui Sports and Recreation club |
Contribution towards the annual summer series
|
$7,500
|
| Pauanui Preschool |
Towards gardening materials |
$858 |
| Coromandel Peninsula Coastal Walkways |
Boardwalk materials |
$4,200 |
| Pauanui Surf Lifesaving Club Incorporated |
To help cover extension of service over summer
|
$5,300
|
| Tairua-Pauanui Community Promotions |
For annual New Year's fireworks display
|
$8,500
|
| Pauanui Business Association |
To help with Music at the Point |
$500 |
| Hikuai School |
To help with Great Outdoors Expo |
$1,000 |
| Tairua Care and Friendship Club Inc |
To assist with rent
|
$1,000
|
| Tairua Elim Community Church Trust |
Children's Light Party |
$1,025 |
| Tairua Information and Community Services Society Inc |
To contribute towards its annual summer series event |
$3,000 |
| Tairua School Assoc |
Expenses to Food and Wine Festival |
$1,000
|
| Pauanui Neighbourhood Watch |
Camera expenses |
$812 |
| Tairua Business Assoc |
Beautification of Tairua CBD |
$300 |
|
|
|
Thames Community Board
The Thames Community Board allocated an amount of $15,000 for 2015 Community Events to these organisations:
Organisation
|
Event
|
Approved
$
|
| Totally Thames |
Wearable Arts |
$740 |
| Totally Thames |
Thames Santa Parade |
$700 |
| Steampunk the Thames |
Thames Steampunk Festival |
$3,000 |
| CAPS Hauraki |
Whare Tapere event |
$1,000
|
| Rotary Club of Thames |
Women of Empire |
$2,860 |
| Thames Musicians Club |
Art, Music and Performance Festival |
$5,000 |
| Thames Youth Centre |
Paint Party |
$1,000 |
| Thames Music Group |
Lunchtime Concerts |
$700 |
|
|
|
The Thames Community Board allocated an amount of $25,000 for 2015 Community Grants to these organisations:
Organisation
|
Project
|
Approved
$
|
| Thames South School |
Developing a bike track |
$1,000 |
| Thames-Parawai Playcentre |
Purchasing chairs |
$700 |
| Thames Gymsports |
First aid courses |
$1,600 |
| The Parenting Place |
Attitude presentations |
$600
|
| Valley Vamps |
Roller Derby |
$500 |
| Rotary Thames |
Women of Empire event |
$4,000 |
| Transition Town Thames |
Community firewood project |
$300 |
| Thames Youth Centre |
Heating of building |
$1,811 |
| Steampunk the Thames |
Workshops |
$1,789 |
| Thames Hauraki and Disability Resource Centre |
Civil Defence Emergency Kits |
$1,600 |
| Thames Tumble Tots |
Gymnastic equipment |
$1,000
|
| Coromandel Independent Living Trust |
Delivery of the Kiwi Can programme to the 180 students at Thames South School |
$1,500 |
| Lotus Realm |
To help increase Grahamstown Gazette circulation |
$1,200 |
| Coromandel Heritage Trust |
Rack for photo collection |
$1,500 |
| Te Kohanga Reo o Matai Whetu |
To help promote Te Reo Maori |
$1,400 |
| Thames RSA |
To help with a plinth for flags for ANZAC day |
$1,500 |
| Thames Mountain Bike Club Incorporated |
Towards track infrastructre planning |
$3,000 |
|
|
|
The Thames Community Board allocated an amount of $9,000 for the second round of 2015/2016 Community Grants to these organisations:
Organisation
|
Project
|
Approved
$
|
| T3 - Transition Town Thames |
Provision of firewood to needy households in Thames |
$1,000 |
| Bright Smile Gardens |
Revitalise Bright Smile Gardens project |
$500 |
| Totally Thames |
Trolley Derby |
$700 |
| Steampunk the Thames |
Steampunk Festival advertising costs |
$3,200 |
| Thames School of Mines |
Workshops on historic paint making |
$660 |
| CAN DO |
Business Expo |
$1,500 |
| Kauaeranga Tramping Club |
Upgrading Nightingale stream approach |
$517.15 |
| Returned Services Association |
To erect a flagpole at the Workingmans Club |
$922.85 |
Whangamata Community Board
The Whangamata Community Board allocated an amount of $28,444 for 2015 to these organisations:
Organisation
|
Project
|
Approved
$
|
| Whangamata RSA |
To purchase a defibrillator
|
$1,500
|
| Whangamata Lions Club |
To purchase replacement costumes, lollies, advertising for Christmas Parade
|
$500
|
| Surf Lifesaving NZ |
To extend lifeguard coverage
|
$7,800
|
| Ella Williams Trust |
Contribution towards specialty design software for local business to create surfboards |
$3,000
|
| Onemana Ratepayers Assoc |
Contribution towards plants & Market Day Council permit costs |
$1,054 |
| Whangamata Bowling Club |
To replace curtains
|
$500
|
Whangamata Croquet Club
|
To assist with on-going lawn maintenance and mowing costs
|
$500
|
| Whangamata Summer Festival Inc. |
To support the extension of the event programme by contributing to sound & lighting costsl |
$2,000 |
| Whangamata Run Walk Festival |
Traffic management costs |
$2,000 |
| Enterprise Whangamata |
To install permanent outdoor mural |
$4,000 |
| Whangamata CAT |
Contribution towards a project focusing on managing cats through de-sexing & rehabilitation |
$1,000 |
| Whangamata Multisport Club |
Contribution towards reconstruction of trails in and around the family fun zone |
$2,000 |
| Whangamata Youth Forum |
Youth Hui costs |
$290 |
| SANZ Whangamata |
Contribution towards the purchase of sanitury fixtures |
$2,300 |
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Event sponsorship
There are a few ways to access events sponsorship funding:
- For Thames-based community events please apply for funding via the Thames Community Board Events Sponsorship programme
- For major events, please apply for funding via the Major Events Sponsorship programme
- For community based events in the Mercury Bay, Tairua/Pauanui, Coromandel/Colville and Whangamata wards/areas, please apply via the Community Grant programme (on this page), using the "Community Events Application Form"
For questions about event sponsorship, please contact Benjamin Day, Deputy Chief Executive.