Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is launching the 2024 Get Active Community Grant to help get more people more active, more often.

The annual Get Active Community Grant will support not-for-profit organisations and charities that benefit the health and wellbeing of people around the district, QLDC said. 

It enables eligible organisations to apply for QLDC sport and recreation facility entry passes so their customers can access different services including swimming pools at Queenstown Events Centre (QEC) and Wānaka Recreation Centre (WRC) as well as programmes at Paetara Aspiring Central.

QLDC community wellbeing coordinator Samantha Saccomanno said the grant aims to give access to facilities for people who might otherwise find it difficult.

“Get Active Community Grant has been a great way for community organisations to support their clients and give them access to our facilities,” she said.

“We’re hoping this year is no different and we’ll be supporting over 500 entries to our facilities.”

The options available are a pool pass that can be used at the QEC, Arrowtown Pool and WRC; an all-programmes pass that can be used at the WRC and Paetara Aspiring Central (valid for all programmes except yoga); and an all-facilities pass that can be used at the Queenstown Events Centre (valid for the gym, group fitness classes and the climbing wall).

Applicants must be a registered charity, incorporated society or not-for-profit group, based in Queenstown Lakes, and must not be a sport group or a business.

Applications for this year’s grants will open on next Thursday (August 1) and close on August 22.

Find more information here.

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