Greytown groups scoop half wellbeing grants – August 2024
Two Greytown groups have been handed half of the $160,000 first tranche of central government funding earmarked for promoting community wellbeing.
A total of $500,000 of central government funding is available for dispersal from the council’s new Community Wellbeing Fund. The cash was left over from Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs, out of its Better Off support packages that were provided to local authorities under the Three Waters Reform programme.
The successful groups: Kohunui Marae ($49,000), Cobblestones Museum Trust ($45,000), Greytown Little Theatre Trust ($36,000), Ngahuia Wild Bird Rescue ($20,000) and Courage Dear Heart Events ($10,000).
Successful recipients of the funds were able to demonstrate wellbeing outcomes that tick social, cultural, economic and environmental boxes, said Councillor Rebecca Gray. All four are key tenets of the Community Wellbeing Fund criteria. … Continue Reading
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