Community heroes
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Tūrangi Dambusters on the road with the help of a community grant
The rugby league club in Tūrangi successfully applied for a grant from the Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund in 2023, with the funding used to support their whānau traveling to away games.
![Centre Stage Taupō Creative Taupō grant.](/repository/libraries/id:25026fn3317q9slqygym/hierarchy/Community/Community%20Grants/Centrestage.jpg)
Cheers for more Chairs thanks to Creative Taupō funding
Community theatre Centre Stage Taupō can get more bums on seats per show with the help of a Creative Taupō grant to buy new chairs.
![Taupō boxing gym given funding to buy new equipment.](/repository/libraries/id:25026fn3317q9slqygym/hierarchy/Community/Community%20Grants/Nukis.jpg)
Local boxing gym punching above its weight thanks to community grant
Life lessons, skills and fitness – a Taupō boxing gym that’s about more than just sport, has been given a boost to help it buy new equipment.
![Disc Golf gets community sports grant.](/repository/libraries/id:25026fn3317q9slqygym/hierarchy/Community/Community%20Grants/Discgolf.jpg)
Discy business: Sharing disc golf with schools thanks to grant
Taupō Disc Golf Club president Ken Harris says funding from a Taupō District Council community sports grant has helped with the further exposure of disc golf as a sport to schools and community groups.
![Worm farm funding from Waste Minimisation Grant.](/repository/libraries/id:25026fn3317q9slqygym/hierarchy/Community/Community%20Grants/Worm%20farm.jpg)
A worm welcome for waste grants funding at local motel
Guests staying at Taupō motel Bella Vista are helping keep some of the motel’s permanent residents well-fed, thanks to a Waste Minimisation Fund Grant.
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Practical driver’s licence training funded by council
People in the Taupō district will now find it smoother to get their practical driver licences after a community grant from Taupō District Council allowing the leasing of a training car.