The Ōhope Chartered Club is home to a bar, restaurant, and local community hub. Soon, it will also house a family-friendly café – thanks to almost $40,000 in funding from Trust Horizon.
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Students from across the rural Eastern Bay of Plenty are soon to gain access to a new digital resource, thanks to Trust Horizon’s decision to gift their old iPads to Eastbay REAP (Rural Education Activities Programme).
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The Whakatāne Aquatic Centre’s outdoor pool is gearing up for its busiest winter yet, following the long-awaited installation of an all-weather pool cover enclosure – made possible with funding from Trust Horizon.
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The Eastern Bay Energy Trust (EBET) is investing $1.5million in Whakatōhea Mussels Ōpōtiki Ltd – helping create at least 230 new jobs, and firmly establishing the Eastern Bay at the forefront of the New Zealand aquaculture industry.
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The Galatea War Memorial Hall has always been held in high regard by its community.
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It’s been 41 years since the Reverend Don Ferguson was inspired to create a restorative haven on a four-hectare property at Poroporo, about 13 kilometres from Whakatane.
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The Eastern Bay Energy Trust has announced funding towards ensuring that all of the district’s flood-effected residents return to warmer and healthier, insulated homes.
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Maintaining membership is a challenge for many sports clubs, and one that the Ohope Bowling Club is very happy to be facing head-on.
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It has been a great end of term for a group of Trident High School students, not only taking out the Regional Enviro Challenge, but also receiving funding to carry on their good work.
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The Eastern Bay Energy Trust has maintained its distribution budget at $2.2 million for the coming 12 months.
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The sight of elders sitting and talking in a dining hall may seem very ordinary, but for Te Rere Marae Trustee Arihia Tuoro it’s an ongoing reminder of a job well done.
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Six community events, ranging from Christmas celebrations to music and sport, have received grants in the latest Eastern Bay Energy Trust funding round.
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Opotiki Museum Manager Dorothy-Anne (Dot) Wilson is looking forward to receiving next month’s power bill.
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The Maurie Kjar Memorial swimming pool has been a Kawerau cornerstone for close to six decades and is a source of renewed community pride following a year-long refurbishment programme.
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Completion of a new Opotiki Baptist Church hall is a step closer, following a grant of just over $52,000 from the Eastern Bay Energy Trust.
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A Whakatane sports club, which has recently celebrated its 50-year anniversary, is welcoming a $60,000 grant, which will help secure the code’s future sustainability.
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The purchase of floodlighting equipment for every fire appliance in the Eastern Bay of Plenty is being hailed as a huge safety improvement for fire-fighters and members of the public at emergency s
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The demands of a punishing rehearsal schedule means a 60-year-old Commerce Street building is almost a second home to the 40-plus members of the EBOP Brass Band.
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Public safety was a feature of two grants announced this month for the first round of applications from the Eastern Bay Energy Trust’s Community Amenities Fund.
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The Manawahe Eco Trust’s aim, to repurpose the area’s school into a well-resourced Ecological Centre, took a significant leap forward this week, after receiving a grant from the Eastern Bay Energy
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