Success Stories
Discover the projects and initiatives supported by the Glenorchy Community Trust, and the positive impact they are making across our community.
Glenorchy Collective Trust
The Glenorchy Community Trust has been a valued supporter of the Glenorchy Collective Trust from the very beginning, helping to turn community ideas into real opportunities.
Over time, the vision for this project has grown alongside the needs of our community. What began as planning around community facilities has evolved into a broader vision for a multi-purpose community hub, including the replacement of Glenorchy's much-loved community swimming pool—an essential asset that has served generations of local families and is now in urgent need of replacement.
Throughout this journey, the Glenorchy Community Trust has continued to invest in the project's development. Their support has helped fund key planning work, including the Project Prospectus, and most recently the community swimming pool needs assessment and feasibility study. This work will ensure future decisions are guided by community aspirations, sound planning and long-term sustainability.
Their ongoing commitment demonstrates a shared belief in creating facilities that bring people together, support wellbeing, and strengthen the future of Glenorchy. We are sincerely grateful for their partnership and their continued investment in projects that will benefit our community for generations to come.
Glenorchy Community Golf Club
Without the support of the Glenorchy community Trust all that we have achieved over the past 6 years would not have been possible. In that time the Glenorchy community trust have supported us on a great number of projects that include but not limited to acquiring plant and machinery, shipping containers placed out of flood zone to protect said assets, robotic mowers,
sprinkler heads for irrigation and most recently the automation of that system.
A club such as ours which is none for profit relies heavily on the support of volunteers, donations, sponsorship, local businesses and trusts such as the Glenorchy Community trust.
Glenorchy Heritage and Museum Group
The Community Trust has been the most significant supporter of the Glenorchy Heritage and Museum Group's work. Over the years, they have helped us to be able to create panels capturing our community's history and in recent years, came in with significant support for our "Exploded Museum" which debuted in 2025. Having the backing of the Community Trust allowed us to be able to focus in on making sure we can celebrate our community's history and share it with the visitors who come, too.
Glenorchy Trails Trust
The Hugo Bridge in Glenorchy officially opened in August 2025. The project was made possible through funding support from the Glenorchy Community Trust, whose investment helped bring the vision to life. Designed to enhance connectivity and accessibility in the area, the bridge provides a safe and convenient crossing for both residents and visitors.
Tāhuna Glenorchy Dark Skies
The Community Trust played an important role in the success of the Tāhuna Glenorchy Dark Sky Sanctuary. By funding us at the earliest stage when we needed to create a website and raise awareness of the project we were able to get the word out and also show other funders that our home community was behind us from Day One. Other funders took that as a vote of confidence and came on board which helped us raise what we needed to pursue our international accreditation and become an International Dark Sky Sanctuary.
Routeburn Dart Wildlife Trust
The Routeburn Dart Wildlife Trust greatly appreciates support of the Glenorchy Community Trust.
This year, their funding will help us fight the good fight to maintain Hedgehog Free Glenorchy. It also enables us to pursue our long-term goal of bringing back the birdsong to the head of the lake.
Corrine's Archaeoastronomy Course
In 2026, one of the members of the Dark Skies group had the opportunity to take an international course on archaeoastronomy that would lay the foundations for her knowledge base and for her to be able to help all of us as we move towards creating a star compass here in Glenorchy. We're so appreciative that the Community Trust came in to support her with her tuition for this program as through her and the newsletters she creates for the community, we're all learning so much more. Sometimes the investment in one person is an investment in everyone and we're grateful that the Community Trust understood that and helped make this possible.
