Development House is located at 6 John Street, Balclutha, and is home to the following businesses:

Enterprise Clutha is a charitable trust with a focus on business, employment and youth development opportunities in the Clutha District. All services and programmes contribute to the economic and social wellbeing of the Clutha District.

Main areas of focus include:

• Careers, Employment and Youth Development

• Education and Training

• Business Support

• Economic, Business and Tourism Development

This includes facilitating training and development programmes, business visitation and advice, mentoring services and new venture support. Other initiatives include promotion of careers within the Clutha District, youth development programme, Heartland Services and the 'Biz' information service.

Heartland Services provides the community with access to a range of government services and information.

• Inland Revenue visit Work and Income office each month (on the second Wednesday)

• Community Law visit each month (on the third Thursday)

Also available are passport application forms, tax forms, tenancy forms etc.

For further information or to arrange an appointment, please contact Heartland Services Coordinator, Jackie Holgate, at Enterprise Clutha on (03) 418 4048.

It is bright ideas by farmers and their willingness to learn that has enabled the CADB to become a national leader in on-farm project management and technology transfer. Projects such as the use of willows for dairy effluent management, the Windows on Dairying and Gateway to Meat and Wool schools’ programmes , the Riparian Strip studies, the Know your Soils and Know your Plants seminars, and the popular Farm Safe courses are examples of activities run with enthusiasm and success.

Over the years Positively Clutha Women has grown and developed and is now seen as the main community development arm of this district. The committee is made up of representatives from many parts of the community which gives PCW huge networking opportunities and helps the group to know just what the community’s current needs are.

Key purposes: 

• To encourage local solutions to local problems

• To build voluntary sector partnerships

• To provide a starting point for community  services

• To support the development of an enterprising community.