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Supporting recreation and sports organisations

Our awesome recreation and sporting clubs add so much to our communities and Council has a role to play in supporting them. Currently council provides support through grants that are distributed by the Sports Advisory Council, these grants help our local organisations with smaller one-off costs but we know you face other challenges. While we cannot do everything, we think these are the best ways that we can help.

Are these the right principles when it comes to supporting recreation and sports organisations?

Draft guiding principles for discussion

Council recognises that there are many fantastic recreation and sports organisations that provide amazing choices and opportunities that make Taupō district a great place to live. While these organisations will continue to rely on their members and users for their core funding, there are ways Council can help.

Council will provide the use of pools, sportsgrounds, and facilities at fair cost.

Council will provide reserve land for sports and recreation clubs to lease at a fair cost where we are not making a profit.

Council will provide a budget of contestable grants for recreation and sports clubs who support the wellbeing of the community.

Council will provide advice to support clubs to access third party funding and become more financially resilient.

Council will consider providing some funding for large capital investments by clubs where those investments benefit a wide section of the community or have wider community benefits.

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