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Funding round bolsters region’s arts and heritage
Scoop 3 September 2019 Old Cromwell Incorporated’s restoration project of the McNulty House receives $233,747 for the earthquake strengthening and restoration of this Heritage NZ listed building. “The majority of the house will be set up to display how a family lived in the area in the 1880's and will [...]
New perspective to Central history
The News, April 3 2019 A word from Central Otago heritage co-ordinator Alice Spiers The recent establishment of an Oral History Working Group in Central Otago brings a renewed sense of purpose and enthusiasm to the task of recording for posterity the stories, experiences and perspectives of people growing up [...]
Trust gains $40K annual grant
Otago Daily Times, 11 June 2018 The Central Otago Heritage Trust was one successful funding recipient in the Central Otago District Council’s 10-year plan. In a submission to the plan, the trust requested $40,000 a year to employ a part-time heritage co-ordinator. At a meeting on Thursday the council resolved [...]
Forgotten Cromwell war surgeon’s legacy restored
Stuff, 27 March 2018 The forgotten legacy of a third-generation Cromwell man and battlefield surgeon is on the path to restoration. A commemorative ceremony and memorial plaque unveiling was held in Cromwell's historic precinct on Friday, honouring Douglas Waddell Jolly's war surgery and humanitarian contributions. The event, co-ordinated by the [...]
Leaders welcome help for heritage buildings
Otago Daily Times, 3 April 2019 Community leaders in Central Otago are embracing a government funding scheme for earthquake-prone historic buildings in the region. Last month, Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Grant Robertson announced changes to the Heritage EQUIP programme which centred around funding incentives for earthquake strengthening [...]
Heritage in jeopardy
Otago Daily Times, 19 August 2017 Central Otago heritage sites will be in jeopardy unless changes are made to the district’s governing heritage trust, its members say. Central Otago Heritage Trust chairman Graye Shattky is trying to improve the authority and resources of the trust, which connects about 12 heritage [...]
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