Approved Grants
April 2023 - March 2024
Values shown for multiyear grants are for the specified year only
| MARCH 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| PROJECT GRANTS | ||
| Arrowtown Charitable Trust | Matariki Light Festival | $12,000 |
| Mountainbikers of Alexandra incorporated | Alexandra Pump track | $30,000 |
| Rotary Club of Cromwell Charitable Trust Board | AED for Bannockburn Hall | $1,973 |
| Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands Association Otago Centre Incorporated | Queenstown Pipe Band Championships | $1,870 |
| Central Otago Districts Council | Cromwell Memorial Hall | $363,042 |
| OPERATIONAL/PROGRAMME GRANTS | ||
| Alzheimers Society Otago | Operational Grant Apr 2024 - Mar 2025 | $70,000 |
| M!NT | Programme Grant Apr 2024 - Mar 2025 | $45,290 |
| The Kiwi Kit Community Trust | Programme Grant Apr 2024 - Mar 2025 | $62,320 |
| Wao | Programme Grant Apr 2024 - Mar 2025 | $150,000 |
| Aphasia New Zealand (Aphasia) Charitable Trust | Operational Grant - Apr 2024 - Mar 2025 | $5,000 |
| TOTAL | $741,495 |
| FEBRUARY 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| PROJECT GRANTS | ||
| COEC | Resource Modernisation project | $6,000.00 |
| CODC - Parks and Recreation | Alexandra River Park Project | $250,000.00 |
| Fine Thyme Theatre Company | Christmas Variety Concert 2023 | $3,255.00 |
| Footnote New Zealand Dance | IYKYK tour - Queenstown | $3,776.00 |
| Frankton Volunteer Fire Brigade | Support Vehicle Replacement | $75,000.00 |
| Lake County A&P Society Inc | Lake Hayes A&P Show 2024 | $7,000.00 |
| Otago Community Hospice Trust | Central Otago 4wd | $8,000.00 |
| Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust | Site Review Project | $60,000.00 |
| QLDC - Corporate Services | Community Emergency Response Equipment | $24,361.00 |
| Shotover Primary School | Shade Sails | $3,100.00 |
| Showbiz Queenstown | Spamalot the Musical | $9,200.00 |
| Teviot Valley Rest Home Incorporated | Community Garden and Recreation Area | $14,000.00 |
| Whakatipu Rowing Club | Clubhouse Redevelopment Project | $223,557.00 |
| OPERATIONAL/PROGRAMME GRANTS | ||
| Bowel Cancer New Zealand | Operational Grant Apr 2024 - Mar 2025 | $8,100.00 |
| Central and Southern Kids Educational Trust | Programme Grant Apr 2024 - Mar 2025 | $40,000.00 |
| Central Otago Friendship Network | Operational Grant Apr 2024 - Mar 2025 | $48,350.00 |
| Food for Love | Operational Grant Apr 2024 - Mar 2025 | $123,855.00 |
| Friends of Bullock Creek | Operational Grant Feb 2024 - Oct2025 | $21,875.00 |
| Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand | Operational Grant Apr 2024 - Mar 2025 | $12,713.00 |
| Livingwell Disability Resource Centre | Operational Grant Apr 2024 - Mar 2025 | $21,106.00 |
| Otago Secondary Schools Sports Association | Programme Grant Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 | $7,600.00 |
| Path Wānaka | Ara ki Wānaka Incorporated | Programme Grant 2024 | $16,400.00 |
| Road Safety Education Limited | Programme Grant RYDA 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities New Zealand | Programme Grant Apr 2024 - Mar 2025 | $84,500.00 |
| Southern Lakes Sanctuary Trust | Operational Grant Apr 2024 - Mar 2025 | $223,425.00 |
| SPELD NZ | Operational Grant Apr 2024 - Mar 2025 | $17,815.00 |
| The Brain Injury Association (Otago) Inc. | Operational Grant Apr 2024 - Mar 2025 | $15,890.00 |
| THE QT CATS | Programme Grant Apr 2024 - Mar 2025 | $25,000.00 |
| TOTAL | $1,358,878 |
| NOVEMBER 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| PROJECT GRANTS | ||
| Alexandra Elim Church Trust | Community Space Development | $250,000 |
| Alexandra Primary School | Mural for school redevelopment | $4,000 |
| Arrowtown Preschool Durham Street; Arrowtown Preschool Cotter Ave | Sleep Room Extension | $3,822 |
| Bhartiya Samaj Queenstown | Queenstown Diwali 2023 | $8,400 |
| Central Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association | 126th Central Otago A&P Show 2024 | $8,478 |
| Cromwell Presbyterian Church | Light Party 2023 | $3,310 |
| Cromwell Primary School | Outdoor Learning Environment | $100,000 |
| Cystic Fibrosis NZ | Providing services for those affected by Cystic Fibrosis | $6,000 |
| Hawea Playgroup | Playscape Project- Stage 1 | $6,615 |
| Lake Hawea Community Centre | Emergency Generator | $12,500 |
| QMTBC | Queenstown Bike Festival | $9,500 |
| Queenstown Primary School | Playground upgrade | $213,029 |
| The Rodger Fox Big Band | Queenstown workshop and performance | $7,700 |
| Upper Clutha Tracks Trust | Charteris Track | $46,527 |
| Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshows Ltd | Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshow 2024 | $55,000 |
| OPERATIONAL/PROGRAMME GRANTS | ||
| Alexandra and Districts Youth Trust | Operational Grant Jan 2024 - Dec 2026 | $154,476 |
| Alexandra Districts Parents Centre | Operational Grant Oct 2023 - Mar 2025 | $3,750 |
| Arts On Tour NZ | Programme Grant Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 | $22,454 |
| Catholic Social Services | Operational Grant Jan 2024 - Dec 2026 | $55,000 |
| Central Otago REAP | Operational Grant Jan 2024 - Dec 2026 | $131,823 |
| Central Otago Riding for Disabled | Operational Grant Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 | $14,000 |
| Community Networks Wanaka | Operational Grant Jan 2024 - Dec 2026 | $180,000 |
| Cromwell Community House | Operational Grant Nov 2023 - Mar 2025 | $42,500 |
| Good Bitches Baking | Operational Grant Oct 2023 - Mar 2025 | $7,470 |
| Graeme Dingle Foundation Southern | Programme at WHS Jan 2024 - Dec 2026 | $26,040 |
| Kahu Youth | Operational Grant Jan 2024 - Dec 2026 | $260,000 |
| Life Education Trust | Operational Grant Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 | $30,000 |
| Otago Multiple Sclerosis Society Inc | Operational Grant Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 | $8,832 |
| Pivotal Point | Operational Grant Nov 2023 - Mar 2025 | $70,833 |
| Southern REAP | Drive My Life Programme Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 | $34,600 |
| St Andrew's Anglican Church | Programme Grant Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 | $8,100 |
| Sticks 'n Stones | Programme Grant Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 | $90,196 |
| The Boys Brigade in New Zealand Inc | ICONZ Edge programme Jan 2023 - Dec 2024 | $23,176 |
| Transition to Work Trust | Mana Rangatahi Programme Jan 2024 - Dec 2024 | $73,242 |
| Wakatipu Youth Trust | Operational Grant Jan 2024 - Dec 2026 | $320,000 |
| Youth Employment Project | Operational Grant Jan 2024 - Dec 2026 | $45,000 |
| CLT INITIATIVES | ||
| Sport Otago | Swim safe programme Jan 2024 - Dec 2026 | $207,709 |
| Central Otago Queenstown Trails Network Trust | Tracks Maintenance Fund | $24,662 |
| TOTAL | $2,568,744 |
| SEPTEMBER 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| PROJECT GRANTS | ||
| Alexandra Community House | Foyer Modification | $71,600 |
| Challenge Wanaka | Junior Festival of Triathlon 2024 | $20,000 |
| SARDA NZ | Rescue Equipment | $21,000 |
| The Lightfoot Initiative | Programmes Sep 2023 - Aug 2024 | $39,000 |
| Arrowtown Village Association | Emergency Preparedness Kit | $5,000 |
| Disc Golf Wanaka | Event trailer and power supply | $5,000 |
| Forest & Bird | Grandview Creek Project | $5,250 |
| OPERATIONAL/PROGRAMME GRANTS | ||
| Age Concern Otago | Operational Grant Dec 2023 - Nov 2024 | $100,000 |
| MULTIYEAR GRANTS | ||
| KiwiHarvest | Operational Grant Sep 2023 - Mar 2025 | $111,775 |
| TOTAL | $378,625 |
| AUGUST 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| PROJECT GRANTS | ||
| Central Otago Heritage Trust | Oral History Project Aug 2023 - Jul 2025 | $11,430 |
| Hawea Flat School | Emergency Preparedness Kit | $5,000 |
| Lower South Island Snow Sports | Special Olympics 2023 | $2,726 |
| Mt Aspiring Outdoor Education Trust | Generator Project | $6,000 |
| Roxburgh Baptist Church | Church Extension and Food Bank Pantry | $35,000 |
| Te Kura Whakatipu o Kawarau | School Hall AV Project | $30,000 |
| The Cromwell Menz Shed Charitable Trust | Shed Construction Project | $197,068 |
| Upper Clutha Radio Telephone Ass Inc | Lake Hawea VHF Repeater unit | $30,000 |
| Wakatipu Search and Rescue | Wakatipu Search and Rescue | $7,593 |
| Wanaka Community Hub | Battery Bank for the Solar System | $17,930 |
| Winterstellar | Winterstellar 2023 | $8,007 |
| OPERATIONAL / PROGRAMME GRANTS | ||
| ADL | Operational Grant Aug 2023 - Jun 2024 | $55,000 |
| Child Cancer Foundation | Operational Grant Jul 2022 – Jun 2023 | $5,000 |
| Community Patrols Of New Zealand | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $5,000 |
| TOTAL | $415,754 |
| JUNE 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| PROJECT GRANTS | ||
| Bannockburn Bowling Club Inc | New Kitchen | $35,000 |
| Clyde School | Junior Playground Upgrade | $15,450 |
| Mīharo | Central Lakes Polyfest 2023 | $25,000 |
| Alexandra Ice Skating Club Inc | Ice Rink Sound System Upgrade | $2,120 |
| Special Olympics New Zealand | NZ National Winter Games 2023 | $7,630 |
| Te Kura O Take Kārara | Community Shared Outdoor Spaces | $80,000 |
| OPERATIONAL/PROGRAMME GRANTS | ||
| Alexandra Rural Community Patrol | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $9,500 |
| Alexandra Senior Citizens Centre Inc | Operational Grant Jun 2023 - May 2026 | $1,152 |
| Blind Low Vision NZ | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $35,000 |
| Cancer Society of NZ | Operational Grant Apr 2023 - Mar 2026 | $5,040 |
| CanInspire | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $3,710 |
| DRC Southland | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $15,000 |
| Journeys Charitable Trust | Journeys Programme Apr 2022 - Mar 2025 | $1,055 |
| Leukaemia & Blood Cancer NZ | Operational Grant Jun 2023 - Mar 2024 | $7,000 |
| Presbyterian Support Southland | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2026 | $65,000 |
| Prime Timers | Operational Grant Jun 2023 - May 2024 | $9,900 |
| Salvation Army | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $155,000 |
| Uruuruwhenua Hauora | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $50,000 |
| Volunteer South | Operational Grant Apr 2022 - Mar 2025 | $3,517 |
| Wanaka Riding for the Disabled | Operational Grant Aug 2023 - Jul 2024 | $12,000 |
| CLT INITIATIVES | ||
| Volunteer South | Lighthouse - support for community groups | $75,000 |
| TOTAL | $613,074 |
| MAY 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PROJECT GRANTS | |||
| AWE Festival | AWE Festival 2023 | $40,000 | |
| Central Otago Regional Choir Inc | Concert Series 2023 | $7,933 | |
| Queenstown Trails Trust | Queenstown Trail Realignment | $187,884 | |
| Rockquest Charitable Trust | Smokefreerockquest & Tangata Beats 2023 | $4,838 | |
| Roxburgh Entertainment Centre Improvement & Promotions Inc | Sound System Replacement | $21,774 | |
| St John Ambulance | Ambulance for Alexandra | $100,980 | |
| WoolOn Creative and Fashion Society Inc | WoolOn 2023 | $14,000 | |
| OPERATIONAL/PROGRAMME GRANTS | |||
| Able Charitable Trust | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $60,000 | |
| Age Concern Southland Incorporated | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $47,344 | |
| Alexandra Community Advice Network Inc | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2026 | $10,000 | |
| Baskets of Blessing | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $113,828 | |
| Birthright Central Otago | Programme Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $4,830 | |
| Central Lakes Family Services | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2026 | $85,000 | |
| CCS Disability Action Southland | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $8,500 | |
| Central Otago Victim Support Local Group Committee | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $7,500 | |
| CO Compassionate Friends | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $10,345 | |
| Community Care Trust | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $40,000 | |
| Epilepsy Association of New Zealand Inc | Operational Grant Apr 2023 - Mar 2024 | $5,000 | |
| Happiness House Trust | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $70,000 | |
| Parkinson's New Zealand | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $10,000 | |
| Royal New Zealand Plunket Trust | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2026 | $75,000 | |
| Snow Sports NZ Charitable Trust | Central Lakes Adaptive Programmes 2023 | $17,500 | |
| Sport Otago | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2026 | $60,000 | |
| The Moray Foundation Trust | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $2,600 | |
| WAI Wanaka | Operational Grant Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $85,000 | |
| CLT INITIATIVES | |||
| Presbyterian Support Otago | Emergency Heating Fund Jul 2023 - Jun 2024 | $30,000 | |
| MULTIYEAR GRANTS | |||
| Alexandra Community Arts Council | Central Lakes Arts Support Scheme (CLASS) Jul 2021 - Jun 2024 | $32,149 | |
| Alexandra Senior Citizens Centre Inc | Operational Grant Jun 2023 - May 2026 | $16,000 | |
| Anglican Family Care Centre (Inc) | Operational Grant Jul 2022 - Jun 2025 | $26,800 | |
| Arts Central | Central Lakes Arts Support Scheme (CLASS) Jul 2021 - Jun 2024 | $21,538 | |
| Cancer Society of NZ, Otago & Southland Division | Operational Grant Apr 2023 - Mar 2026 | $70,000 | |
| Central Otago Budgeting Services | Operational Grant Jul 2022 - Jun 2025 | $79,765 | |
| Central Otago REAP | Counsellor in Schools Pilot Programme Jul 2022 - Jun 2024 | $30,000 | |
| Central Otago Victim Support Local Group Committee | Emergency Fund Jul 2022 - Jun 2025 | $10,000 | |
| Citizens Advice Bureau Queenstown | Operational Grant Jul 2021 - Jun 2024 | $51,654 | |
| CLT Scholarships 2023 | CLT Scholarships 2021 - 2023 | $125,000 | |
| Community Law Otago | Operational Grant Jul 2022 - Jun 2025 | $27,872 | |
| Creative Queenstown | Central Lakes Arts Support Scheme (CLASS) Jul 2021 - Jun 2024 | $69,521 | |
| Cromwell College | Central Otago Principals Assn Referral Programme Jan 2023 - Dec 2025 | $20,504 | |
| Cromwell Community Welfare Trust | Operational Grant Jan 2022 - Dec 2024 | $5,279 | |
| Cromwell Youth Trust | Operational Grant Jan 2022 - Dec 2024 | $208,868 | |
| Dunstan High School | Central Otago Principals Assn Referral Programme Jan 2023 - Dec 2025 | $19,879 | |
| Journeys Charitable Trust | Journeys Programme Apr 2022 - Mar 2025 | $22,512 | |
| LUMA | LUMA 2022 - 2024 | $30,000 | |
| M!NT | Programme Grant Jul 2022 - Mar 2024 | $45,290 | |
| Mount Aspiring College | Central Otago Principals Assn Referral Programme Jan 2023 - Dec 2025 | $45,648 | |
| Otago Community Hospice Trust | Operational Grant Jul 2022 - Jun 2025 | $107,200 | |
| Presbyterian Support Otago | Operational Grant Jul 2022 - Jun 2025 | $85,760 | |
| Roxburgh Area School | Central Otago Principals Assn Referral Programme Jan 2023 - Dec 2025 | $5,485 | |
| Southern Lakes Arts Festival Trust | Festival of Colour 2023 & Aspiring Conversations 2024 | $20,000 | |
| Southern Lakes Sanctuary Trust | Predator Trapping Project May 2022 - Apr 2024 | $185,000 | |
| Southland Multiple Sclerosis Society | Operational Grant Jan 2022 - Dec 2024 | $1,703 | |
| Teviot Valley Rest Home Incorporated | CLT Resthomes Aquaria Jun 2021 - May 2027 | $18,432 | |
| The Stroke Foundation of New Zealand Ltd | Operational Grant Jul 2022 - Jun 2025 | $10,720 | |
| Upper Clutha Community Arts Council | Central Lakes Arts Support Scheme (CLASS) Jul 2021 - Jun 2024 | $35,157 | |
| Upper Clutha Presbyterian Church | Youth Workers in MAC Programme Jul 2022 - Jun 2025 | $13,000 | |
| Volunteer South | Operational Grant Apr 2022 - Mar 2025 | $75,040 | |
| Wakatipu High School | Central Otago Principals Assn Referral Programme Jan 2023 - Dec 2025 | $44,764 | |
| Wanaka Primary School | COPSSA Programme Apr 2022 - Dec 2024 | $10,720 | |
| TOTAL | $2,691,116 |
Values shown for multiyear grants are for the specified year only.
For information on grants prior to these financial years, please see our annual reports