Skip to main content

What area does the Lottery Otago Southland Community committee cover?

The Otago Southland Community committee area covers:

  • all communities within the Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago District Council boundaries
  • all communities within the Waitaki District south of the Waitaki River
  • all communities within the Clutha District Council boundaries, and all suburbs and communities within the Dunedin City Council boundary
  • all communities within the Southland and Gore District Council boundaries, and all suburbs within the Invercargill City Council boundary.

What are the Lottery Otago Southland Community committee outcomes?

The Otago Southland Community committee outcomes are:

  • people are engaged and involved in community life.
  • there is increased community collaboration between service providers within communities, and duplication of services is reduced.
  • increased community ability to be innovative, resilient and responsive to change and opportunities
  • positive contributions are made to the life, vibrancy and identity of communities to enhance enjoyment for all its members.
  • rurally isolated communities have increased support.

Lower priority is given to requests from the following areas:

  • arts
  • sports
  • organisations that receive government funding, but are unable to show community need and benefit over and above their contract
  • organisations that only provide information or whose main service is information.