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**From Oratia School Newsletter:  HEADS UP – TRAFFIC DELAYS!

South Pacific Pictures will be filming outside Kenlock Motors on Monday 15th February  from 3.15pm – 6.15pm. There will be a number of large vehicles parked on West Coast Road and Shaw Road around this time, which may cause traffic delays withthe after school pick up.

** Creative Communities Funding apply Now!

 Want to do a creative community project in Oratia?
Applications close: 26 February 2016  Apply now
Amounts: Usually between $250 and $2000

 The Creative Communities Scheme is funded by Creative NZ and managed by Auckland Council.  Full Details Here.

To get funding through CCS, your project must do at least one of the following:

  • Participation: create opportunities for local communities to engage and participate in local arts activities
  • Diversity: support the diverse artistic cultural traditions of local communities
  • Young people: enable young people  (under 18 years) to engage with and participate in the arts.