Community Grants 2014
2014/2015 Community Grants
Community Grants help local organisations pay for specific projects or maintenance of facilities that benefit our community.
Applications for the 2014/2015 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 2015.
Coromandel-Colville Community Board
The Coromandel-Colville Community Board allocated an amount of $13,300 for 2014/2015 to the following organisations:
Organisation
|
Project
|
Approved
$
|
| Coromandel RSA |
ANZAC ceremonies |
1,000 |
| Kauri 2000 Trust |
To enhance the entrance to the Kauri Hill Walking Track |
1,500 |
| Coromandel Youth Forum |
Venue hire and equipment |
2,500 |
| Coville Social Service Collective |
Annual Community Festival |
1,000 |
| Coromandel Community Organic Garden |
To provide garden accessories for volunteers and users |
500 |
| Koputauaki Combined Community Centres |
To assist with resources for kapa haka costumes |
500 |
| Coromandel Sea Rescue |
For testing and maintenance of safety equipment |
800 |
| Coromandel Youth Support Assn |
To assist with administration costs |
2,500 |
| Harataunga Beach Road |
Maintenance to the beach access road for public use |
1,500 |
| The Parenting Place - Attitude Youth Division |
To deliver drug and alcohol programmes to the Coromandel Area School Year 10 students |
1,000 |
| Te Korowai Hauora O Hauraki |
To assist with the cost of a touch screen health kiosk |
500 |
Mercury Bay Community Board
The Mercury Bay Community Board allocated an amount of $55,818.30 for 2014/2015 to these organisations:
Organization
|
Project
|
Approved
$
|
| Whenuakite Country Kids |
For art supplies for art projects
|
$500
|
| Creative Mercury Bay Trust |
Contribute towards marketing and publicity costs
|
$1,278
|
| Mercury Bay Recreation Trust |
For trestle tables and chairs for Mercury Bay Sports Park users
|
$4,951
|
| Mercury Bay Museum - |
Updating and reprinting Museum brochures
|
$1,645
|
| Mercury Bay Community Swimming Pool Trust |
Contribution to replace and repair the old cobblestones that have become a trip hazard at the Community Pool
|
$2,000 |
| Te Rerenga School |
Contribution development of a playground
|
$3,000
|
| Whitianga Bike Club Inc |
Contribution to the maintenance of the bike park
|
$3,000
|
| Mercury Bay Netball |
For the purchase of netball post protectors
|
$2,226
|
| Spirit of Coromandel Trust |
To fund one student to attend a five day course at the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuit Centre Course
|
$886
|
| Whitianga Volunteer Coastguard |
For two wet weather sets of jackets and trousers
|
$1,600
|
| The Parenting Place |
Attitude Youth Division - For 90 hardwired books for year 10 students to support the positive life skills programme
|
$140
|
| Hot Water Beach Lifeguard Inc |
Contribution to jackets for life guards
|
$3,200
|
| Order of St John Mercury Bay |
Automatic External Defibrillator for the Kuaotunu first response St John Group
|
$3,492
|
| Project Kiwi Trust |
Contribution to cost of kiwi programme machinery maintenance and establishment of the kiwi creche facility
|
$2,000
|
| Mercury Bay Gymnastics Club |
For gymnastic coaching courses for volunteers
|
$1,400
|
| Whitianga Sea Scouts |
Purchase of 10 uniforms and contribution to name tape and investiture packs
|
$1,500
|
| Kuaotunu Environmental Action Plan |
Purchase of traps, bait and maintenance costs of equipment and trap lines
|
$1,000
|
| Mercury Bay Community Support Trust |
Scaffolding charges, transportation and erection for day camp 2015
|
$2,000 |
| St Andrews Community Church, Mercury Bay Cooperating Parish |
Contribution to community programmes |
$3,000 |
| Mercury Bay Boars Rugby League Club Inc |
Purchase of 17 Rugby league jerseys |
$1,230 |
| Kuaotunu Hall Committee |
Contribution to the development of the hall website |
$800 |
| Mercury Bay Historical Society Inc |
Arrange a programme of activities and functions commemorating the 175th anniversary of the wreck of HMS Buffalo |
$2,000 |
| Whitianga Fun Tri Feb 2015 |
T-shirts for each participant, trophies male/female and medals 1st 2nd 3rd in each age group |
$2,480 |
| Whitianga Junior Tennis Open |
Two day tennis coaching course for kids aged 8-18 |
$990.30 |
| A Taste of Matarangi |
Marketing of the event via radio, publications and signage |
$2,000 |
| Matarangi Ratepayers Association |
Support for the annual summer carnival |
$2,000 |
| Mercury Bay Art Escape Trust |
Contribution to the design and printing of the Mercury Bay Art Escape 2014/15 guide |
$3,500 |
| Whitianga Community Services Trust |
Contribution to Youth Space and the set-up of and alcohol-free youth event March 2014 |
$2,000 |
Tairua-Pauanui Community Board
At its 9 September 2013 meeting, the Tairua-Pauanui Community Board allocated an amount of $34,000 from the Community Grant fund amongst those that applied for funding in 2013/2014 as follows:
Organisation
|
Project
|
Approved
$
|
| Pauanui Community MENZ shed |
Second annual event, building from the 2013 event
|
$1,000
|
| Pauanui Sports and recreation club |
Contribution towards the annual summer series
|
$7,000
|
| Pauanui Library |
Contribution to additional and replacement shelving for move to new library
|
$2,500
|
| Pauanui Surf Lifesaving Club Incorporated |
To assist in training and qualifications for volunteer lifeguards
|
$1500
|
| Tairua-Pauanui Community Promotions |
For annual New Year's fireworks display includes maintenance costs on the community barge
|
$8,000
|
| Hikuai Community Plan Steering Committee |
To assist in the completion of the Hikuai Community Plan |
$400 |
| Tairua Care and Friendship Club Inc |
To assist with rent
|
$900
|
| Tairua Elim Community Church Trust |
Children's Light Party |
$1,200 |
| Tairua Information and Community Services Society Inc |
To contribute towards its annual summer series event |
$4,000 |
| Tairua Youth Group |
To assist with acquiring sports gear and the refurbishment of tennis/netball rooms to create a suitable space for youth
|
$3,000
|
| Tairua Wet n' Wild |
To help towards costs for its second annual event |
$2,500 |
Thames Community Board
The Thames Community Board allocated an amount of $40,000 for 2014/2015 to these organisations:
Organization
|
Project
|
Approved
$
|
| Events Coromandel |
For the Original Music Competition |
500 |
| Surf 2 Firth Events Trust |
For Surf 2 Firth Bush Marathon
|
3,000 |
| Thames Society of Arts |
For the 2014 Thames Arts Festival - Steam Punk Circus Event |
5,000 |
| Thames Valley Swim Academy |
For the Thames Fast 25s
|
2,500
|
| Totally Thames |
Trolley Derby |
800 |
Totally Thames
|
2014 Santa Parade |
550 |
| Totally Thames |
Wearable Arts 2014 |
1,000 |
| CAPS Hauraki |
Kuranui Community Family Fun Day |
650 |
| Te Whariki Manawahine o Hauraki |
FreNZ Waitangi Day |
1,000 |
| Thames Valley Motorcycle Club |
To repair and re-instate parts of the Rhodes Park motor cross track |
2,500 |
| Thames Music Group |
To meet expenses for 10 Friday lunchtime concerts |
500
|
| Coromandel Independent Living Trust |
Delivery of the Kiwi Can programme to the 180 students at Thames South School |
1,000 |
| Figjam Workshops Charitable Trust |
To run two workshops in Thames: a youth empowered employment workshop and a youth creative empowerment programme |
500 |
| Coromandel Heritage Trust |
To fund the installation of a ventilation system in the Carnegie Building |
2,080 |
| Thames Coast Community Kindergarten |
To build a new, safe , fun and challenging fort to replace the current one |
2,000 |
| Turbo Toddlers |
Purchase of equipment required to run activity sessions |
750 |
| Thames Society of Arts |
To assist with cost of running workshops prior to and during the Thames Arts Festival |
1,000 |
| Thames Croquet Club |
Re-carpeting the club rooms |
1,000 |
| NZ Council of Victim Supports Groups Inc |
Volunteer and staff training |
1,605 |
| Thames Indoor Archery Club |
To buy bows and arrows for new members and the public to hire and targets for the Club |
500 |
| Thames Green Dollar Exchange |
To advertise before each monthly market held at the Grahamstown Hall |
500 |
| Thames Mountain Bike Club Incorporated |
To turn the Karaka/Waiotahi walking track into a dual use trail |
3,000 |
| The Parenting Place |
To deliver positive life skill programmes to Thames High School students |
500 |
| Ngati Maru Runanga |
To help cover the costs of the Thames based learners licence training courses |
2,605 |
| Thames Junior Football Club Inc |
To cover the Council fees to connect a water meter and provide connections for water and wastewater |
1,000 |
| The Order of St Johns Thames |
To purchase a set of tyres for each of the two transit health shuttles |
900 |
| Kauaeranga Music |
Hiring the Kauaeranga Hall |
560 |
| Thames Music and Drama |
To send a delegation to the 55th Annual Conference of Musical Theatre New Zealand in Christchurch in March 2015 |
1,000 |
| Education and Resources for Students |
EARS Training Wananga in February/March 2015 |
500 |
| Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki |
To purchase a touch screen health kiosk |
1,000 |
Whangamata Community Board
The Whangamata Community Board allocated an amount of $25,514 for 2014/2015 to these organizations
Organization
|
Project
|
Approved
$
|
| Whangamata Scout Group |
For the purchase of chairs and camping equipment
|
1,000
|
| Whangamata RSA |
To assist with providing a special ANZAC Day Service to commemorate the 100th Anniversary
|
4,850
|
| Whangamata Lions Club |
To purchase replacement costumes, lollies, advertising for Christmas Parade
|
1,000
|
| Thames Valley Motorcycle Club |
To repair and reinstate parts of existing tracks and bridges due to weather and storm damage
|
3,500
|
| Riverview Community Gardens on Mayfair |
To construct a further six raised beds plus vegetable plants
|
2,000
|
| Onemana Surf Life Saving Club |
Costs related to cadet lifeguards to sit their exams
|
800
|
| Whangamata Pony Club |
To purchase a horse float and jumping equipment and to pay for instructors
|
1,500
|
Whangamata Croquet Club
|
To assist with on-going lawn maintenance and mowing costs
|
500
|
| Whangamata Summer Festival Inc. |
A donation towards entertainment, sound, lighting and security for 2 & 3 January 2015 |
5,000 |
| Whangamata Sailing Club Inc. |
To assist with the purchase of a new 4 stroke motor for the patrol boat which is used to accompany young sailors when they are on the water |
900 |
| Whangamata Events |
To assist with the costs of a traffic management Plan for a multi-sport event to be held in November 2014 |
2,464 |
| Te Whanau Waka Ama O Whangamata |
To assist with the purchase of a trolley to transport the waka into the water and two sets of paddles. Paddles the club have at present are on short term loan |
2,000 |
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.