Apply for the Fund
Applications for the 2024 WLG Community and Environment Fund are now open and close on the 31 August 2024. The WLG Community & Environment Fund provides grants to organisations and community groups located within Motukairangi/Eastern Ward for the purpose of education, promotion and advancement of the community. This funding came out of the mediated settlement that Guardians of the Bays Inc and Strathmore Park Residents Association negotiated with WIAL in 2022.
The Trust has a total of $75,000 to allocate in 2024 with grants between $1,000 and $10,000 considered. Funding priorities include:
• education,
• community,
• environment,
• arts and culture,
• health and
• sport.
Become a Trustee
The term of WLG Community and Environment Fund Trustee Stephanie Rakuraku comes to an end in March 2025 and she will not be seeking an extension. We thank Stephanie for her amazing work in helping set up the WLG Community and Environment Fund and seeing through last year and this up-and-coming round of applications.
The selection process for the Community Trustee, as written in the Deed, is a decision with the “Guardians of The Bays and the Strathmore Park Residents Association or to whom these organisations transfer their appointment power”.
Email guardiansofthebays@gmail.com for further information and a position description if you want to become a Community Trustee or know of someone interested in becoming a Trustee.