Community Development
Community Development staff work with youth groups, new settlers, refugees, women's groups, community and arts groups to help them organise a structure, develop links with other groups and raise their profile in the community.
Community Development Can Help You With...
- Funding Advice
- Settlement Support
- Community safety issues and initiatives
- Youth matters
- Gathering and providing information for our communities
- Linking community groups and agencies
- Community group advice and support
- Connecting and accessing services and networks
Manager
Phone: 570-6714
- Providing strategic direction to the Unit, supporting community initiatives, managing contracts with community groups.
Community Development Officer
Phone: 570-6923
- Setting up new groups, accessing training courses, developing business plans, supporting network groups, assisting new initiatives.
Community Funding Officer
Phone: 570-6900
- Administering funding schemes, providing FundView and BreakOut databases, producing funding plans, assisting with completing funding application forms, providing funding advice.
Community Support Officer
Phone: 570-6757
- Producing the Community Services Directory and other publications, providing information on community groups, finding meeting spaces for groups.
Youth Development Officer
Phone: 570-6978
- Supporting the city's youth council, Youth Infusion and the Hutt Youth Worker's Network, as well as supporting youth projects.
Community Development Officer - Safe City
Phone: 570-6718
- Supporting community safety initiatives.
- Safe City programme
Settlement Support Coordinator
Phone: 570-6786
- Support the goal of the NZ Settlement Strategy and facilitate refugees & migrants accessing information and support services to help them settle more easily into the community.
Location
Main Council Building (Mayoral Entrance), 30 Laings Road, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt.
Hours Available
Office open to the public, Monday to Friday (except public holidays) from 8.30am to 5.00pm.
Staff are available for appointments from 8.30am - 5.00pm.
Contact Numbers
| Phone | (04) 570 6757 |
| Fax | (04) 570 6969 |
Fees and Charges
Community Development Fees and Charges 2009/10
Council reserves the right to vary fees and charges for goods and services or amenities provided by Council under Section 12 of the Local Government Act 2002 (other fees may be prescribed by by-law).
All fees and charges include Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Community Development
| Community Group Directory | $5.00 |