Hi everyone
Welcome to our latest Newsletter, attached. A huge thank you to Gail Stent for producing it.
A reminder that the annual subscription of $30 is now due. This can be paid into our account: Arts Collective 02-1254-0026782-00 Ref: Your Name

COMMUNITY MARAE AND WELLBEING HUB UPDATE
Plans for the Whangamatā Community Marae and Wellbeing Hub made strong progress in 2025, highlighted by the signing of the lease with TCDC and a blessing of the whenua at 101 Lindsay Road.
Significant groundwork has been completed, including securing $75,000 for design, developing concept plans with stakeholders, and completing reports on site topography, geotechnical requirements, and stormwater.
The site is already being utilised through temporary storage for the Arts Collective, Marae Trust, Lions and the Resource Recovery Trust. 
The concept plans are nearly complete, we are just waiting on a traffic assessment to inform the carparking requirements. 
The next steps are to finalise the concept plans, hold a community meeting to share the plans, submit resource consent application and begin the fundraising process. 
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