A current focus of CILT is the establishment of a purpose built centre - Coromandel Hub - to ensure further development and sustainability of our services into the future.

This project is to provide a modern, enduring, collaborative environment where the social and community needs of the people of the Upper Coromandel Peninsula can be met; this includes community service and social support providers; meeting space and co-working facilities; and space for sports, recreation and community clubs.

To complement the delivery of social and community services it is proposed to provide hot desk space and facilities for work from home businesses, and an Impact Hub. This co-working environment will create opportunities for local entrepreneurs and small business owners to increase their work opportunities and create higher value work. For an good overview of the advantages of co-working spaces, read this article here.

December 2020 - CILT received the welcome news of a $500,000 grant from the Lotteries Community Facilities Fund. This allows us to proceed with final designs for Stage One of our hub building, and construction is planned to begin in May 2021.

November 2020 - Resource consent variation received.
September 2020 - TCDC approves a 5 year lease of 100 Pound Street to CILT for native plant nursery project, adjacent to the Hub.
September 2020 - Trust Waikato grants 1 year extension of funding
August 2020 - Budget revised from 4,995,000 to 2,218,180
August 2020 - Building size revised to 356 sq/m, with a planned second stage of an additional 240 sq/m to be added in the future
August 2020 - TCDC gazetted rezoning of adjacent depot site for community use.
June 2020 - TCDC support for rezoning of adjacent land for community use (currently used as a depot)
March 30 2020 - Resource consent Granted.
November 2019 - PGF application declined.
October 31 2019 - Resource consent submitted.
August 28 2019 - Land Transferred to CILT from TCDC
July 2019 - 531,000 confirmed to go towards tourism amenities. 
July 2019 - Ground core samples taken for analysis
June 2019 - Application to Provincial Growth Fund
May 2019 - Community consultation, funding applications and design ideas continue. 
April 2019 - Funding application to Tourism Infrastructure Fund for public amenities.
March 2019 - Strong support from Coromandel business community incl. Acqaculture, Tourism and Hospitality industries
February 2019 - Thames Coromandel District Council resolve to transfer land at Pound Street to CILT for Hub
January 2019 - Discussions underway with preferred Architect and design requirements being fine tuned
December 2018 - Concept Plans received from Architects
September 2018: We have engaged with 3 architects, and are anticipating concept designs from them soon.
August 2018.  Trust Waikato has granted $574,000 towards the project.
July 2018: Feasibility Study completed, read it here

We require 2,222,000, we have $1,842,000 confirmed so far.
A further $380,000 will mean the project can begin, with a revised building size of 356 sq/m.

$500,000 -  Lotteries Community Facilities Fund Grant.
$531,000 -  Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
$50,000 - Grant from DV Bryant Trust
$574,000 - Trust Waikato
$175,000 - Thames Coromandel District Council
$12,000 - Grant from SPAN Trust 

Do you want to support this fantastic and essential community project? We'd love some help to get over the line:

Feasibility Study

CILT Capital Projects History - click here

Advantages of Co-Working spaces for small business owners: click here

Impact Hub Inverness - Scotland. A great example of a successful Impact Hub, where our Executive Trustee Mike Noonan Visited in 2017 on a research trip. http://inverness.impacthub.net