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Community Matching Fund

A yearly council fund where Western Bay community groups match their grant with cash or volunteer time for social, cultural and environmental projects.

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Dates

The next dates are not published yet. We add them when they are.

What it funds

  • Projects with a clear public benefit that respond to a community need
  • General Fund for social, recreational and cultural initiatives
  • Environmental Fund for projects that benefit indigenous biodiversity

What it will not fund

  • Individuals or for-profit organisations
  • Retrospective funding for activities already completed
  • Land or property purchases
  • Salaries, wages or rent
  • Routine building maintenance
  • Activities promoting political or religious purposes

Good to know

You must match what you ask for with your own contribution. Salaries, wages and rent are not funded; other running costs only where directly tied to the project. Rounds are usually in July only.

A once-a-year round that typically opens on 1 July and closes on 31 July; the 2026 round is closed and no 2027 dates are published.

Checklist

What Western Bay Matching Fund says you need:

Common things funders ask for, worth having ready:

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A weatherboard community hall with a sign on its gable
Pukekawa Hall

Sources

What we relied on, in the funder's own words.

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