Welcome to Otorohanga

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Welcome to Otorohanga!

• Youth Transitions -
• our success story!
• Presentation by
• His Worship the Mayor
• Dale Williams

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• Demographics
• Population 9500 district 2700
  Otorohanga 300 Kawhia
• One college 11 primary schools
• 28 maori
• Lower than national average income
• Zero registered unemployed under 25 years old

3

• Strengths-
• Otorohanga District Council is connected to
  its community - Mayors passion!
• Supportive infrastructure
• Council and staff, 2 community boards,
  Project Kiwiana, Business Assn, Development
  Board, Service clubs, Churches, Schools, Student
  Leaders forum, Community Trusts, Police, business
  community
• Key Businesses and large employers
• Freightlines, OTC Timber, Supabins,
  McDonalds Lime, Giltrap companies etc

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• Programmes Run by
  
• Gateway
  Otorohanga College
• Trade brochures MTA, businesses
  
• Careers Expos The Employment
  Shop, OBA, businesses
• Young Achievers Awards Otorohanga District
  Community Trust
• Harvest Youth Centre Harvest Christian
  Fellowship, Youth
• 
  Development Partnership Fund
  
• The Employment Shop Development King
  Country
• Wintec Otorohanga Trade Training Centre Wintec,
  MSD, W and I
• Trade Apprentice co-ordinator MTF4J,
  Enterprising Communities Fund, Otorohanga
  District Development Board, Advisory Committee
  
• Student Scholarships McDonalds Lime,
  Otorohanga Rotary
• Mayoral Graduation Ceremony Council, MTF4J,
  Wintec
• Otorohanga Childrens Art House Art House Trust,
  Otorohanga Rotary
• Research project Youth transition, Teen
  parenting unit MTF4J

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• Cost to Council
• Gateway
  nominal rent
• Brochures
  nil
• Careers Expos
  participation
• Young Achievers Awards admin
• Harvest Youth Centre
  consent fees
• The Employment Shop 40k
  over two years
• Wintec Otorohanga Trade Training Centre 1
  years free rent
• Trade Apprentice co-ordinator nil
• Student scholarships
  nil
• Mayoral Graduation Ceremony 1k
• Otorohanga Childrens Art House consent
  fees
• Research project
  nil
• Estimated total cost to Council 70k

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• Investment to Council
• Zero registered unemployed under the age of 25
  years
• Strong businesses with access to local young
  people
• Tidy vibrant community no graffitti, vandalism,
  crime
• No problems from disconnected, frustrated,
• unemployed and under appreciated young people

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• Is it worth it You Bet!
• Sincere thanks to all our supporters and
  contributors Mayors Taskforce
• for Jobs, Work and Income, MSD, Wintec,
  Employment Catalyst Fund,
• Harvest, especially the Otorohanga District
  Council team and the people
• of the Otorohanga District!