Lottery funding to help Te Takere project
$550,000 in lottery funding will go towards the Te Takere community centre in Levin, the Minister of Internal Affairs Nathan Guy has announced today.
“The Lottery Community Facilities Committee has approved the grant, which is a big boost for the local fundraising effort.
“The grant will go towards the building and fit-out of the community meeting rooms, exhibition and performance space, community support space, and a youth area.
“Te Takere will be located in the current Levin Library, connected to the empty Countdown building next door.
“This will be a great asset for our community, combining the library with meeting rooms, local history displays, a recording studio and café. I’m sure it will become a central meeting point for locals, and will bring new life to the Levin town centre.
“The local community has really swung behind this project with a determined fundraising effort underway, and this grant is a major step forward.
"This is another example of how lottery funding helps build stronger communities throughout New Zealand," says Mr Guy.
The Lottery Community Facilities Committee makes grants for building projects that support community activities and interaction.
In total, $154 million will be distributed amongst the community this year by the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board. For more information on Lottery grants see www.communitymatters.govt.nz/.