Gary McCormick and Tim Shadbolt are bringing their stand-up comedy routine to the Heriot Community Centre next Friday.
An auction will also be held on the night, with an All Black shirt signed by Dan Carter, a white gold and diamond ring worth more than $4000 and a print by Deidre Copland among items being auctioned for the centre.
West Otago Health Centre Trust fundraising committee chairwoman Annalie Downie said the community had got behind the project and she hoped the show and auction would boost fundraising efforts.
"There's something for everyone at the auction - we've even got one month's worth of baking up for grabs."
"No matter where you go to for your medical care, the fact that you can be collected by an ambulance and taken to this centre would be so valuable for the community. We'd be incredibly grateful if the council decided to give this money to the project," Mrs Downie said.
The $5.9 million facility, to be built on the grounds of the former Tapanui hospital, would include a 14-bed rest-home, primarily aimed at keeping the district's elderly residents in the town instead of forcing them to move to facilities in larger centres.
The centre would provide health services to about 2000 people in the West Otago area.
The Tapanui hospital was closed in 1994 and bought by the community in 2004. Last year, the hospital was demolished. The rubble and land will be cleared when the site is dry enough.
Mrs Downie said the site on State Highway 90 was an excellent location for a purpose-built facility in which to base the integrated health service.
West Otago Health Limited, a charitable company, was formed in 2002 to run the day-to-day business from its base at the West Otago Medical Centre in Tapanui.
The company provides a range of community health services - district nursing, home help, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and meals on wheels - and 24-hour general practice services seven days a week.
The sole owner of West Otago Health Limited is West Otago Health Trust, with trustees appointed by members of the West Otago Community Board.
• The Gary McCormick/Tim Shadbolt show and auction will be held at the Heriot Community Centre on Friday, September 2 at 8pm. Contact the Tapanui Service Centre, 204-8306, with any questions.
WEST OTAGO HEALTH CENTRE
What the centre will offer:
• General practice services.
• Practice nursing services.
• Community nursing services.
• Visiting specialist services.
• ACC access.
• Emergency triage, stabilisation and transfer unit.
• Consulting rooms, a family room and space for a physiotherapist.
• Dedicated space for doctors and nurses.
• Purpose-built helipad.
Aged-care services will include:
• 14-bed rest-home.
• Carer support.
• Respite care.
Proposed funding sources:
• $2 million from major funders, e.g. corporate funders and central government.
• $1.5 million fundraising activities within and by the West Otago community.
• $1 million loan from the Clutha District Council repaid by a levy on all council rates.
• $400,000 or more from Presbyterian Support Otago that must be applied to the construction of the rest-home.
• $1 million commercial debt.
