Council grants

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 14, Issue 688, 27 May 1997, Page 2

Council grants

Grants to be made by the Ruapehu District Council according to its 1997/98 Draft Annual Plan include: • $18,000 to the Safer Community Council. Jointly funded by central government's Crime Prevention Unit and the Ruapehu District Council, the Safer Community Council focuses on prevention of crime and support for members of the community; • $29,700 to Sport Wanganui for Sport Ruapehu. Funded jointly by the council, the Hillary Commission and Sport Wanganui. Sport Ruapehu has appointed a co-ordinator to facilitate a range of sport and physical recreational activities throughout the district; • $ 1 3,500 to Ruapehu Enterprise Incorporated, T aumarunui. Ruapehu Enterprise was established in 1996 after the Mt Ruapehu eruptions and concentrates on economic development, the creation of employment, training and promotion; • $2250 to Citizens Advice'Service, Taumarunui. This grant i s made to help cover costs associated with the rent of an office ; • $3000 to community organisations. These grants ate made on application to communities of faith for non-residential buildings and to pre-school facilities operated by community groups to cover the cost of service rates levied; • $2000 towards extraordinary grants. A sub-committee of the council considers applications for financial assistance made on an urgent basis for amounts up to $500 and provided the application is for no more than 50% of the proposed project costs (including voluntary input); • $ 1 500 towards Christmas festivals in T aumarunui, Ohakune and Raetihi for administration costs associated with the Christmas parades; • $1500 to Main Trunk Rail Ohakune to assist with the painting of the relocated signal box in the Ohakune Junction' s railway precinct; • $100 to the Ohakune Garden Club to assist with the cost of prizes for the Ohakune Garden Club's annual garden competition.