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MANGAWHAI'S NO.1 NEWSPAPER
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Grants for Mangawhai organisationsEight organisations will receive grants totalling $129,500 from the Mangawhai Endowment Lands Account to further their projects.
Income from the fund is split between a portion to protect the capital value of the Account and funds available to distribute to organisations in the area covering Mangawhai Heads, The Spit and adjoining areas, plus land adjoining the Harbour. This year the Mangawhai Endowment Lands Accounts Committee, comprising of Kaipara District Council Commissioners John Robertson and Colin Dale, plus Mangawhai residents Joanna Roberts and Alan Russek, had a total of $129,560 available to distribute. They considered 11 applications seeking a total of $392,592 and approved grants totalling $111,500 to seven Mangawhai organisations. They are: ■ $5,500 to the New Zealand Fairy Tern Charitable Trust for signage, tables, displays and stationery to be used when visiting schools and setting up stalls. ■ $30,000 to the Mangawhai Harbour Restoration Society for ongoing restoration of the distal spit, plus maintenance dredging of the main channel, planting native species and mangrove removal. ■ $4,500 to the Mangawhai Tracks Charitable Trust towards resource consent, design and costings for a harbour edge boardwalk. ■ $18,000 to the Mangawhai Community Park Steering Committee for a topographical survey so areas can be assigned for future buildings and natural areas preserved. ■ $7,500 to Mangawhai Library Hall Inc for two heat pumps to replace their old gas heaters. ■ $40,000 to the Mangawhai Historical Society to help towards the completion of the foyer at the new museum building. ■ $6,000 to the Mangawhai Domain Society for repairs and improvements to the Domain’s playgrounds. Says committee chair Colin Dale: “It is pleasing to be able to assist worthy community projects, even though it was not possible to accommodate all requests. It is especially encouraging to see so much happening in Mangawhai.” |
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