Grants allocated in November 2021

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Community groups and event organisers across Dunedin are benefitting from nearly $792,000 in funding grants following the latest meeting of the Dunedin City Council’s Grants Subcommittee.

Biodiversity

Grant Recipient	Purpose of Grant	Amount Allocated
Parker, M & J	Purchase of fencing materials to prevent rabbits from browsing and suppressing native forest regeneration	$2,456.00
Jakobs, F	Share of contractor costs for fencing of regenerating native forest	$2,500.00
Farr, H	Contractor costs and equipment for plant pest control, and possum traps, to facilitate natural regeneration of native forest	$2,400.00
Hereweka - Harbour Cone Trust	Contractor costs and equipment for fencing native forest remnant	$2,500.00
Hall, C	Share of contractor costs and plant purchase for native forest revegetation	$1,500.00
Parker, D	Share of fencing materials and contractor costs to exclude rabbits and remove pine trees to allow native forest regeneration	$600.00
Jones, J	Contractor costs for plant pest control in regenerating native forest in QEII Covenant	$2,500.00
Sidaway, K	Plant and planting materials purchase for native forest revegetation project	$3,900.00
Van Turnhout, R	Fencing materials and herbicide for riparian fencing and facilitation of natural regeneration	$2,500.00
Otokia Creek and Marsh Habitat Trust	Plant purchase for wetland revegetation project	$5,000.00
Edwards, P	Plant purchase, planting materials, contractor costs and animal pest control for coastal native forest revegetation project	$750.00
Araiteuru Marae	Plant and planting materials purchase, fuel for planting maintenance machinery for native forest revegetation	$1,800.00
Landscape Connections Trust - Halo Project	Equipment and herbicide purchase for control of wilding pines in area of regenerating native forest	$2,000.00
Forrester, J	Fencing materials purchase to fence off remnant and regenerating native bush from stock	$1,300.00
Brownlie, T	Fencing materials purchase to fence off regenerating native bush and from stock, plant and animal pest control consumables	$2,500.00
Chambers, C	Plant purchase for native forest revegetation	$800.00
Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki	Purchase of plant propagation consumables to grow native plants for local native revegetation projects	$4,994.00
Total		$40,000.00

Community Events

Grant Recipient	Purpose of Grant	Amount Allocated
Brighton Gala Experience	A portion of overall event costs, payment of this grant will be made when the event is confirmed.	$1,500.00
Disc Golf Dunedin Inc	Venue hire and the purchase of discs for each player.	$2,000.00
Dunedin Curling Club Inc	Costs associated with 4 preliminary “Have A Go” sessions.	$1,500.00
Dunedin Ice Skating Club Inc	Cost of venue hire and sound and technical support.	$2,000.00
Dunedin Multi-Ethnic Council	Venue hire costs, AV equipment hire, event coordinator fees and marketing expenses.	$10,000.00
Dunedin Poultry, Pigeon & Cage Bird Club Inc	Venue hire costs, as DCC does not fund travel costs.	$1,300.00
Green Island Competitions Society Incorporated	Venue costs.	$905.58
Royal New Zealand Pipe Band Association-Otago Centre	Traffic Management costs.	$3,800.00
Swing Riot Dunedin Incorporated	Cost of the equipment hire, venue hire, and marketing costs.	$2,000.00
Tennis Otago Incorporated	Venue Hire for the Masters Games Tennis.	$1,000.00
The Auckland Diving Community Trust	Venue hire and technical equipment hire.	$1,000.00
The Peace Club at University of Otago	Costs of advertising, marketing, promotion, and other exhibition costs, including paper, sound and lighting. DCC is unable to fund prize money.	$2,160.00
Vintage Car Club of New Zealand Otago Branch Inc	Overall cost of the event.	$2,781.00
VSP Charitable Trust	Infrastructure and equipment for the festival, including outdoor shelter, musical equipment and lighting, to contribute towards remunerating a festival coordinator and provide a headline artist for the festival.	$6,500.00
Total		$61,143.31

Community Grants

Grant Recipient	Purpose of Grant	Amount Allocated
Alzheimers Otago	Wages for the Alzheimers Society Otago Manager	$3,500.00
Blue Light Ventures Incorporated	Production and printing of the Street Smart Handbook	$2,660.00
Cancer Society of New Zealand - Otago and Southland Division	Driver and counselling cost for the Supportive Care Programme in Dunedin	$3,500.00
Dunedin Community Transport Trust	Salaries for part-time coordinator for the Plus Bus service	$3,000.00
Dunedin Curtain Bank Trust	Wages of the Manager and Machinist	$4,500.00
Dunedin Environment Centre Trust	Costs of building and landscaping materials to create a Poutama pathway	$2,000.00
Dunedin Korean Society	Expenses of the Korean Language and Culture classes	$4,000.00
Dunedin Multi-Ethnic Council	Expenses to run the Women's and Men's Social Wellbeing Project	$4,500.00
Dunedin Jazz Foundation (formerly The Dunedin Youth Jazz Orchestra Charitable Trust)	Salary costs of the musical director	$1,500.00
Eastern Junior Rugby Club	Purchase of a dishwasher for the clubrooms renovation	$2,000.00
Ignite Consultants	Operational costs for diversity hui and presentation evenings	$3,500.00
Mosgiel Memorial RSA Trustees Trust Fund	Wages for the Dunedin support officer	$2,500.00
Muscular Dystrophy Assn of NZ	Wages of the Fieldworker and Coordinator	$3,500.00
Opera House Trust	Gardening labour and equipment to clear and chip felled trees	$3,408.00
Otago Heritage Bus Society	Purchase of a new engine	$1,150.00
Otago Multiple Sclerosis Society Inc	Salary of field officer	$3,500.00
Saddle Hill Foundation Trust	Wages of the Community Workers	$4,500.00
Senior-Link	Wages of the Activity Coordinator	$4,282.00
Stem Communication Trust	Science communication media series with NZ sign language interpretation	$4,500.00
Taieri Christian Care Trust	Wages of the Co-ordinator	$5,000.00
The Brain Injury Association (Otago) Inc	Wages of the two Liaison Officers	$3,500.00
The Order of St John Dunedin Area Committee	Promotion and volunteer expenses for St John Therapy Pets Programme in Dunedin	$2,500.00
The Parkinson's New Zealand Charitable Trust	Salary of the Parkinson's nurse	$3,500.00
The Rothesay News	Printing of the Rothesay News	$4,500.00
The Work Opportunities Trust	Wages of the employment specialist	$4,500.00
Threading Whare Charitable Trust	Wages of two coordinators	$4,500.00
WEKA Wellness Empathy Kindness Aotearoa	Expenses of the workshops	$4,500.00
Total		$94,500.00

Creative Communities

Grant Recipient	Purpose of Grant	Amount Allocated
Christine Keller	Ongoing teaching costs and studio hire.	$3,000.00
Dunedin Midwinter Celebrations	To support wages for artists employed in the creation of physical and/or digital artworks.	$4,000.00
East Otago Musical Theatre Inc.	To support production costs of a 5-night run of the musical “Chicago”.	$4,000.00
Nathaniel Otley	Venue hire, artists fees and music costs(APRA licence and scores).	$2,305.70
New Zealand International Science Festival	To contribute to director, actor, and scriptwriter fees for the production of a Matariki-themed play.	$3,000.00
Ōtepoti Youth Space Collective	Artist Fees, exhibition costs and materials for workshops.	$4,900.00
Pacific Trust Otago	To support the development and presentation of performances and art activities by nine Pasifika cultural groups.	$8,100.00
Rainbow Rosalind (Rosalind Manowitz)	Song recording and production, music video costs, and koha for school.	$2,500.00
Robert Fugah	To support artist fees, venue hire, promotion and equipment costs.	$2,500.00
Sergio Biggemann	To contribute to printing costs of a book featuring the work of 14 local poets and photographer Carlos Biggemann.	$2,643.00
The Opera House Trust	To cover workshops costs for the repair of two community sculptures.	$2,250.00
VSP Charitable Trust	To provide remuneration for the musicians	$5,000.00
Weka Club inc	To support artists’ and administrative fees for the production of “Disturbance” at Dunedin Fringe 2022.	$2,511.30
Total		$46,710.00

DCC Arts Grants

Grant Recipient	Purpose of Grant	Amount Allocated
Broad Bay School	To support costs of a film-making workshop for school pupils.	$1,375.00
Connected Media Trust	To support the costs of running film-making workshops for young people.	$2,000.00
Dunedin Jazz Foundation	To support production and performance costs of the Dunedin Jazz Club 2022 concert programme.	$5,000.00
Dunedin Jazz, Cabaret & Performing Arts Trust	To support the administrative and marketing costs of running the Jazz Loft concert, and to contribute to artists’ fees.	$3,500.00
Dunedin Repertory Society Incorporated	To support project costs for three children’s theatre productions.	$5,000.00
Dunedin School of Art	To contribute to artists’ costs for the production of works as part of the 2022 Art+ Science Project	$4,750.00
Late Bloomers	To support administration and artist costs for a series of performance workshops.	$3,110.00
Te Hou Ora Whanau Services	Production and performance costs, artist fees for workshops and travel.	$2,040.00
The Wanda Foundation	To support the costs of bringing the Waste Free Wanda show to approximately 20Dunedin schools.	$3,500.00
Weka Club Inc	To support artists’ and administrative fees for the production of “Disturbance” at Dunedin Fringe 2022	$4,775.00
Total		$38,446.58

Performing Theatre Fund

Grant Recipient	Purpose of Grant	Amount Allocated
afterburner	To contribute to the costs of three, weeklong workshops for the devising and development of new work "The Anderson Localisation" and the staging of a series of micro-performances	$16,258.00
Ake Ake Theatre Company Ltd	Support artists fees and production costs for a 2022 season of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream ."	$15,000.00
Happy You...!!	To support the costs of the development of a new forum theatre play to be performed at Dunedin Fringe 2022.	$7,030.21
Harle Queen Productions	To contribute to the costs of bringing new play “Dreamer” to the stage (artist wages/fees, rehearsal, promotion, production).	$14,796.00
Mayfair Theatre Charitable Trust	To help fund the wages of part-time theatre manager.	$8,805.79
Prospect Park Productions	To support costs of the Ōtepoti Theatre/Writing Labs and the development of Liz Breslin’s “HUGE Ack Man”.	$19,890.00
The Unity Creative	To support the costs of a week-long choreography and lighting workshop(personnel and venue costs).	$13,220.00
Total		$95,000.00

Regional Events Fund

Grant Recipient	Purpose of Grant	Amount Allocated
Conference Innovators	To fund 3-5 destination managers AND/OR a LGBTTQIA social impact project for the 17th World Leisure Congress 2022	$20,000.00
Dunedin Brass Incorporated	To help fund the hire of venue, marketing/advertising and road closure for 2023 Festival of Brass	$35,000.00
Dunedin Midwinter Celebration	To fund projection costs for the Dunedin Midwinter Carnival projection event and out of town marketing.	$50,000.00
Hockey New Zealand	To fund operational costs including first aid, facility and turf hire, accommodation/meal vouchers for umpires and officials for the New Zealand Hockey Championships	$60,000.00
Pacific Trust Otago	To fund operational costs including lead project coordinator for the Moana Nui Festival	$30,000.00
Dunedin Wildlife Trust	To help fund marketing and promotion, new programme strands and staffing For the Wild Dunedin New Zealand Festival of Nature	$50,000.00
Live Nation New Zealand	To help fund building and programming a third stage for local Dunedin talent at the Fortune Festival	$55,000.00
Otago Sports Car Club	To fund costs associated with marketing and assessment of event economic impact of the Otago Rally	$42,000.00
Total		$342,000.00

Waste Minimisation Community Grants

Grant Recipient	Purpose of Grant	Amount Allocated
Bathgate Park School	To fund a garden wood chipper to reuse green waste	$2,100.00
Dunedin Curtain Bank Trust	To fund wages and physical materials	$3,275.00
Edgar Centre	To purchase recycling bins for key customer areas	$3,000.00
Malcam Charitable Trust	To fund physical materials, expert assistance, and wages.	$3,275.00
OneCoast	To fund a container shelter	$5,000.00
South Dunedin Street Festival Organising Committee	To fund expert assistance to hold a zero waste event	$3,401.00
Te Hou Ora Ōtepoti Inc (operating as Te Hou Ora Whānau Services)	To fund physical materials	$3,275.00
The Wanda Foundation	To fund artist fees for 'Wanda'	$3,274.00
Waitati Music Festival Incorporated Society	To fund expert assistance and materials to hold a zero-waste event	$3,400.00
Total		$30,000.00

Waste Minimisation Commercial Grants

Grant Recipient	Purpose of Grant	Amount Allocated
Dunedin Craft Distillers	To assist with the purchase of a rainwater storage tank, trailer and plumbing equipment	$7,000.00
Mutu Limited	To assist with the promotion and establishment of Mutu in Dunedin	$9,675.00
Waewae Permaculture	To assist in the purchase of a compostable string tying machine capable of efficient produce bundling	$11,000.00
Weaving on Hillingdon	To assist with designing/running of trial educational workshops on reusable menstrual product alternatives and sanitary pad working bees	$16,071.80
Total		$43,746.80

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