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Grants allocated in March 2024

Last updated: 20 Jun 2024 6:45am

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    • The funding is part of a wider allocation of $317,662.20 to 91 individuals and community groups for the March quarter, confirmed at a recent meeting of the DCC’s Grants Subcommittee.

    Biodiversity

    Grant RecipientPurpose of GrantAmount Allocated
    Junichi HayashishitaContribution toward plant purchase for restoration of retired farmland contiguous with remnant podocarp forest$4,997.10
    George MurrayContribution toward plant purchase for wetland restoration$2,082.50
    Ben Ponne (Matai Hill Trust)Contribution toward contractor costs associated with site preparation and planting (including the costs of plant purchase and plant consumables) for ongoing restoration of QEII covenant$5,000.00
    Ryan FitzgeraldContribution toward plant purchase for restoration of coastal forest block$4,992.02
    Bernice ChapmanContribution toward contractor costs associated with site preparation and planting (including plant purchase) for restoration of block in upper Tomahawk Lagoon catchment$4,950.00
    David MallochPurchase herbicide for woody weed control around the periphery of a 200 ha QEII covenant$2,550.00
    Luke CampbellContribution toward plants, plant consumables, traps, and herbicide for the restoration of block adjacent to Orokonui Ecosanctuary$4,995.38
    Claire ReidContribution toward plants and plant consumables for restoration of harvested exotic plantation section$5,000.00
    Puawanaga Limited (Moira Crossman)Contribution toward tools and fencing equipment required to fence 91 ha QEII covenant$4,636.88
    Alec BarkerContribution toward plant purchase for indigenous bush restoration$5,000.00
    Total$44,203.88

    Community Events

    Grant RecipientPurpose of GrantAmount Allocated
    Dunedin Folk ClubTo assist with the costs of marquee hire$6,525.31
    Dunedin Fringe Arts TrustTo assist with marketing and administration$5,788.00
    Dunedin Indian AssociationTo assist with venue hire, lighting, and production costs$6,506.00
    Dunedin Town Hall Organ TrustTo assist with advertising of concert$977.50
    Evening BooksTo assist with speaker fees$2,500.00
    Fire In Ice Outrigger Canoe ClubTo assist with venue hire, safety, and support boat fees$1,722.00
    Indian Students AssociationTo assist with sound, and lighting$1,780.00
    New Zealand Red Cross IncorporatedTo assist with hire of Araiteuru Marae$402.50
    Ōtepoti Hip-Hop HustleTo assist with lighting and visuals$4,400.00
    Samoan Advisory Council Dunedin - Fono Faufautua i OtagoTo assist with venue hire, and equipment hire$1,700.00
    The Little Miracles Trust (formally The Neonatal Trust)To assist with venue, hire and children's entertainers$500.00
    Waitati Music Festival Inc SocTo assist with costs of staging and sound$6,000.00
    Zumba with Alanna and ChontelTo assist with hall hire, sound and lighting$723.03
    Total$39,524.34

    Community Grants

    Grant RecipientPurpose of GrantAmount Allocated
    Aphasia New Zealand (AphasiaNZ) Charitable TrustTo help fund salary for Community Aphasia Advisor$2,500.00
    Autism New Zealand IncTo help fund operational expenses includes salary for Outreach Coordinator$2,500.00
    Caversham Baptist ChurchTo fund wages for the food bank coordinator$5,000.00
    Caversham Toy Library IncTo help fund wages, rent and resources for the toy library$3,091.02
    CCS Disability Action Otago IncTo help fund the salary cost of Service Coordinator roles$2,500.00
    Disabled Persons Assembly (Dunedin Region)To help fund running forums for disabled people and the wider community of Ōtepoti$5,000.00
    Dunedin Chinese Language & Cultural TrustTo help fund venue hire and wages$3,500.00
    Dunedin Community MediationTo help fund part‐time manager's wages and room hire costs$4,000.00
    Dunedin Parents CentreTo help fund cost of running eight parent education events$1,966.00
    Dunedin Tracks Network TrustTo help fund Wages for staff and Xero accounting software subscription$3,000.00
    English Language Partners DunedinTo help fund rental costs for our community class venues in South Dunedin$4,045.98
    Epilepsy New ZealandTo help fund salary for an educator$2,500.00
    Good Bitches TrustTo help fund core operating programme$2,500.00
    Grey Power Otago IncTo help fund the design and development of a website$1,000.00
    Life Education Trust Heartland Otago/SouthlandTo help fund salary costs for the Otago educator$2,500.00
    Otago Asthma Society IncTo help fund staff salaries$2,500.00
    Otago Blind Indoor Bowls Club IncTo help fund the cost of venue hire$700.00
    Ōtākou Māori Women’s Welfare LeagueTo help fund venue hire, resource costs and volunteer related expenses$2,000.00
    Pioneer Opportunities Resources TrustTo help fund wages for Hall Co-ordinator$4,000.00
    Pregnancy Help Inc Dunedin BranchTo help fund wages for the drop-in centre$5,000.00
    Presbyterian Support Otago IncTo help fund the cost of wages for social workers$2,500.00
    Royal New Zealand Plunket TrustTo help fund wages for two staff members$2,500.00
    Sara Cohen SchoolTo help fund provision of picnic tables for new sensory playground$1,647.00
    Southern Youth DevelopmentTo help fund the cost of salaries and programme costs$4,000.00
    St John South Island Region Trust BoardTo help fund with operational costs for the Dunedin Health Shuttle for a period of six months$4,000.00
    SuperGrans Dunedin Charitable TrustTo help fund wages for staff$4,000.00
    The Sth Is (Te Waiounamu) Branch of the Muscular Dystrophy Assn of NZ IncTo help fund wages and support group expenses in Dunedin$2,500.00
    The Straight Up Trust/Rock Solid Youth Development ProgrammeTo help fund salaries of youth worker$5,000.00
    Turning Point Counselling ServiceTo help providing subsidised services for clients$4,000.00
    Valley Community WorkspaceTo help fund operational costs$4,000.00
    Youthline OtagoTo help fund wages$5,000.00
    Total$98,950.00

    Creative Communities

    Grant RecipientPurpose of GrantAmount Allocated
    Alan Gray (Brighton Club Inc)Admin costs, sound engineer and drum kit hire$2,000.00
    Angelina StantonTo cover tutor and facilitation costs for six poetry/wellness workshops$2,235.00
    Cellists of OtagoPersonnel / Production Costs$2,000.00
    dance.happy.doom.crewWages, artist fees, venue hire, sound equipment hire, marketing and manaakitanga for artists$2,050.00
    Dunedin Edinburgh Sister City SocietyTo contribute to remuneration for performers and presenters$2,000.00
    Dunedin Folk ClubTo contribute to remuneration for musicians and other performers$4,000.00
    Dunedin Fringe Arts TrustTowards the cost of contracting the Amped Co-Producers, guest tutors, guest artists and technicians to mentor the young people$5,000.00
    Elizabeth Ann BreslinContractor / Artist fees + printing costs$3,450.00
    Ellie Swann (AS Moose of Fire Productions)Contribution to artists’ fees$2,500.00
    Jasmin DingemansTo contribute to remuneration for musicians$2,000.00
    Kerekere Studios (Savannah Kerekere and Michael-Lydia Winiana)Artist fees, venue hire, marketing and promotion and materials$2,850.00
    Lily WarringTo contribute to tutor remuneration, promotion, and materials for drawing club$2,840.35
    Music Heals (Tamariki Together)Facilitator wages and manaakitanga$5,000.40
    New LandsArtist fees / rent$3,266.70
    Te Hou Ora Whānau ServicesArtist fees, materials, and contribution to manaakitanga$1,800.00
    Waitati Music Festival Inc SocTo support payments for musicians and performers$5,000.00
    Zehavit DarlingtonArtist fees / Workshop consumables$2,217.53
    Total$50,209.98

    DCC Arts Grants

    Grant RecipientPurpose of GrantAmount Allocated
    Ana Teofilo (under auspice of Dunedin Fringe)To support administrative costs, materials, and venue hire$4,995.17
    Brighton Club IncorporatedSound equipment hire$4,000.00
    Cellists of OtagoVenue hire$5,000.00
    Curiouser & Curiouser (Rosella Hart)Wages - majority of which will be engaging specialist trainers and facilitators to deliver the identified needs of the beneficiaries$4,994.00
    Dance Therapy NZFacilitator fees and venue hire$3,770.83
    Dunedin Chinese Art/Instrument AssociationTo contribute to tutor and workshops costs, and venue hire$2,000.00
    Dunedin Opera Company IncorporatedWages for three professional singers, the two minor soloists and a pianist$5,000.00
    Lara Macgregor (under auspice of He Waka Eke Noa Charitable Trust)Lighting and sound hire$5,000.00
    Manu Scripts (Māori & Pasifika Education Trust)Support of book launch events / workshops$5,000.00
    Music Education OtagoTo contribute to the accompanists’ fees for the concert$4,200.00
    National Flash Fiction Day Ōtepoti DunedinWages, event costs, venue, food, and print/ distribution of the programme$5,000.00
    NZ Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Otago Southland BranchWages for workshop tutors, artist and musician fees, MC for the event and a small fee for the organisers$2,050.00
    Otago Dance AssociationLighting and sound hire, as well as advertising$2,600.00
    South Dunedin Street Art TrailTo support a programme where school-age rangatahi can learn how to create street-art style artworks$5,000.00
    West Harbour Arts Charitable TrustContribution to artist fees, marketing, and materials$2,000.00
    Total$60,610.00

    Waste Minimisation Community Grants

    Grant RecipientPurpose of GrantAmount Allocated
    Dunedin Midwinter CelebrationsTo subsidise waste minimisation at the 2024 Dunedin Midwinter Carnival event$4,244.00
    New Zealand International Science FestivalTo subsidise workshops that promote repurposing e-waste and educating the community on responsible e-waste management$4,920.00
    Otago Farmers MarketTo subsidise the running costs of the reusable cup programme at Otago Farmers Market$5,000.00
    Pregnancy Help Incorporated Dunedin BranchTo purchase reusable nappies to provide for free to whānau in Dunedin.$5,000.00
    The Gift Trust (Sew on Period Care)To fund free information and sample kits on reusable menstruation and incontinence products to the community.$5,000.00
    Total$24,164.00

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