Trust News
Education once again receives a big boost
Bulk funding grants awarded to Kuranui College, Greytown School, Greytown Kindergarten and Greytown Early Years were recently “handed over” by the Trust’s Chairman, Sid Kempton. All in all Trustees approved the release of funding totaling $71,600 in support of a...
Grants supporting individuals in tertiary education
The next round of annual education grants will open for application on 6 January 2020 and close on 28 February 2020. Details of the grant criteria can be found under the “grants” tab on the Trust’s website www.greytowntrustlands.org.nz. Successful applicants from...
Greytown aiming to futureproof sport and recreation facilities
Futureproofing Greytown’s sport and recreation facilities is a step closer with the formation of an advisory group led by Greytown Community Sport and Leisure Society (GCSLS). Chaired by GCSLS board member Gary Hewson, the Greytown Sport and Recreation Advisory Group...
New Trust Board
Elections to fill the three vacancies arising from the retirement by rotation of three current Trustees have proved not to be necessary as only three nominations were received. Congratulations to two new Trustees, Phil Holden and Matt Bell, and one returning Trustee,...
September Update
Annual Performance Report The Trust’s Annual General Meeting was held on 24 July. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Sid Kempton, provided commentary on the 2019 Performance Report which received an unqualified audit clearance from Moore Stephens Wairarapa Audit....
Trust Annual General Meeting – Wednesday 24th July, 7pm
The Annual Meeting of the Greytown District Trust Lands Trustees electors will be held for the purpose of receiving the Annual Performance Report for the year ended 31 March 2019 on Wednesday 24th July, 7pm in the WBS Room of the Greytown Town Centre. The general...
Election of Trustees
This year is an election year for the Trust. Three Trustees will be retiring by rotation (but will remain eligible for re-election) on Saturday 12 October, when the triennial local government election takes place. Nomination forms and candidate information packs...
Successful event – Celebrate Greytown
On Sunday 23rd June the first "Celebrate Greytown" free community event was held in the Greytown Town Centre. This free event was organised by Greytown Community Board and gave local sports groups, community groups, and clubs an opportunity to showcase their...
Social, Cultural and Environmental Strategy (community grants)
The Trust finalised the draft Social, Cultural and Environmental Funding Strategy at their Board meeting held on Thursday 16 May 2019. The new grant funding strategy will take affect from 1 April 2020. Submissions were sought from the public with only one submission...
Greytown Trust Lands budget changes explained at SGM
The first special general meeting of Greytown Trust Lands in recent memory attracted a large crowd to the WBS Room in the Greytown Town Hall on 16th April, as Chairman Sid Kempton presented the 2019/20 annual budget. “The Board of Trustees needed to put accurate...
March 2019 community grant funding round
In the March 2109 community grant funding round the Trust awarded grants to the following: Alexander Southey, $1,000 (pledge) Parkinson's New Zealand, $2,200 Wairarapa Balloon Society Inc (Festival), $1,000 Greytown Rugby Football Club, $540 Alex Clark, $100
Kuranui Sports Hub Project Working Group
The Trust’s Chairman and Deputy Chairman are members of a Working Group that has commissioned an independent consultant, Global Leisure Group Ltd, to carry out a study into the feasibility of developing a joint community and school sports hub based at Kuranui College...