Opportunities in education, sports and the arts are available
with the Clutha District Council offering money and grants
for all three pursuits.
The council took the step this week of extensively promoting
and publicising three separate funding schemes, in a bid to
get ratepayers and residents aware of them and of how they
can help.
The Tuapeka county bursary is available to young people in
the former Tuapeka County area, including the Roxburgh,
Lawrence and Tapanui townships. It helps cover some of their
tertiary education costs. A minimum bursary of $1000 is
available and paid out at the end of January. Applications
close on November 28.
The Sport and Recreation New Zealand rural travel fund helps
sports clubs and teams with their travel costs to attend
local sporting competitions and is targeted at people aged
between five and 19 years. Applications close on November 14.
Council communications co-ordinator Jamie Shaw said arts
groups could also benefit, with the Creative Communities New
Zealand funding scheme operating its second funding round at
the moment.
Designed to increase access and participation in the arts,
the fund allocated more than 43300 in the last round.
Applications for the present round close on November 28.
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