Reimbursement of Community Facility Hire and Rents

We may be able to provide assistance on hire fees of community facilities and rental charges for council-owned properties provided the following criteria are met;

• The organisation making the application is a non-profit organisation.
• The organisation provides a service to, or is undertaking a project, that benefits the residents of the Clutha District.

Please read Council's Reimbursement of Community Facility Hire and Rents Policy 2025 to see whether your organisation might be eligible, or for further information, please contact us on 03 419 0200 during office hours.

An application form is available HERE.

Two types of assistance are available.

Reimbursement of Community Facility Hire Charges

This includes reimbursement of hire charges for community centres and community halls.

• Aims to support organisations by helping reduce the costs of one-off projects or events that benefits the residents of Clutha District.
• Is capped at a maximum of $1,500 per organisation in any given financial year of Council. Council’s financial year starts on 1 July and ends on 30 June of the following year.
• Excludes reimbursement of Council fees and charges.
• Please note Community Centre or Hall Hire reimbursement does not include reimbursement of costs for regular use e.g. weekly, monthly or quarterly.
• Council will only consider applications which are received within six months of the activity.

Reimbursement of rents for properties leased from Council

• Aims to help reduce costs for organisations leasing Council property.
• Up to $1,500 per organisation, per financial year of Council. Council’s financial year starts on 1 July and ends on 30 June of the following year.

Other requests for funding assistance from Council need to be made as a submission as part of the the Long Term / Annual Plan processes.