Media Release

16 October 2009

Manukau City Council’s Grants and Events Sub-Committee recently allocated $236,800 for various community projects. Grants were allocated from the following funds:

Immediate Response Crime/Safety Fund

This fund provides immediate grants for crime prevention and community safety services in Manukau.

-- $2,000 to The Fatimah Foundation towards the cost of the South East Asian Women and Children’s Family Violence and Safety Expo.

School Swimming Pool Fund

This fund provides grants to Manukau schools that have swimming pools which the community can use during the 2009/10 summer weekends and holidays.

-- $17,800 was allocated to the following primary schools:
Anchorage Park, Botany Downs, Bucklands Beach, Clevedon, Cockle Bay, Macleans, Maraetai Beach, Mellons Bay, Riverina and Shelly Park.

Community Facilities Partnership Scheme

Community Facilities Partnership Scheme funding will support the development of multi-use community facilities. Funding allocated was:

* $80,000 to the Cockle Bay Tennis Club towards two new astro-turf courts, security fencing and resurfacing two existing courts. The funding is made up of a $40,000 grant from Botany Community Board and $40,000 from Howick Community Board

* $100,000 to the Totara Park Equestrian Centre Trust Board towards a new covered arena on Totara Park. The funding is made up of a $40,000 grant from the Botany Community board, $50,000 from the Manurewa Community Board and $10,000 from the Papatoetoe Community Board

* $30,000 to the Pakuranga Tennis Club to resurface three tennis courts

* $27,000 to Manukau Parks to construct six concrete steel dugouts at Lloyd Elsmore Park on behalf of the Howick Pakuranga Baseball Inc.

The Community Facilities Partnership Scheme is intended to support community groups to obtain grants from other funding organisations. To be eligible, the proposed project must be located on a Manukau City Council reserve.

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