PHOTO: ODT FILESIt is hoped a $435,000 support fund will help to extinguish the "house on fire" in Dunedin in the wake of Covid-19. All but one Dunedin city councillor approved the money at Tuesday’s full council meeting for immediate use across a range of social wellbeing and economic development objectives. "The second lot [of funds] allows us to engage with the community on how we can contribute to recovery." Government funding would not reach most community groups, who while providing support, were unable to pay their own salaries, rent or power, she said. The $435,000 included a $100,000 boost to the council’s community grants fund, $75,000 to Otepoti events, $60,000 to the Maori innovation and development fund, and $50,000 to the consumer electricity fund.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 01, 2020 16:41 UTC