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Through our success and profitability, we ensure ongoing benefits for the people of Ashburton and surrounding area by returning a share of our profits to the community through grants.

04/10/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐈𝐧𝐜. - $33,823
𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧, 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐜. - $23,135
𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐜. - $12,000
𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 - $3,055
𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 - $35,000
𝐌𝐢𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐜. - $70,877
𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐤𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐈𝐧𝐜. - $6,667
𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐉𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 - $15,556
𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 - $10,000
𝐌𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐠𝐛𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐈𝐧𝐜. - $32,222
𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐈𝐧𝐜. - $6,222
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐢 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 - $81,502
Total - $330,059.

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐅 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬. Applications are now ONLY accepted via the online portal, please visit the LF Website for more details.

30/09/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗧𝗢𝗡 𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞!

Behind the festival is the Canterbury Latin American Association, a group BRCT has been proud to support over the past three years as they continue to build connections, strengthen cultural ties and share their traditions with the wider Mid Canterbury community.

From LatiKids, where children connect with their Latin heritage through food, music, stories and crafts, to educational sessions, social activities and cultural events, this is a group creating opportunities for people to connect throughout the year.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹!

The Ashburton Latin Festival brings food, music, performances, traditions and plenty of colour together at Tinwald Hall, giving all of us the chance to experience the richness of Latin American culture.

We love seeing the organisations we support bring ideas like this to life, opening the door for all of us to experience something a little different and have a whole lot of fun while we're doing it.

So go along, soak up the atmosphere and enjoy everything the Ashburton Latin Festival has to offer.

27/09/2026

𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞
For 40 years, Mid Canterbury Childrens Theatre has been giving local tamariki and rangatahi the opportunity to step onto the stage, and you don’t need years of experience to be part of it.

Their philosophy is wonderfully simple, “𝗪𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲.”

This year’s production, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr., has 60 young people from age seven through to Year 13 taking to the stage for three performances from 2 to 4 October. With up to 1,500 people expected through the doors, you better get your tickets!

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗕𝗥𝗖𝗧’𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, $𝟮𝟴,𝟵𝟯𝟯 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲.

But what happens under those stage lights goes well beyond putting on a great show. Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre gives young people a place to have a go, discover what they’re capable of and be part of something pretty special.

The show might only run for three nights, but the experience can stay with them for much longer.

And once again, we’re pleased to be sponsoring Brooklyn and Olivia as they take to the stage. Good luck to you both, and to the entire cast and crew for a fantastic week!

24/09/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗜𝗡...
Today, we're pleased to announce the applicants from our Monthly Quick Response round.

💚 Holland Films | $850
💚 Ashburton Dahlia Circle | $800
💚 Tamati Graham | $500
💚 Chloe Peck | $800
💚 Ashburton College Senior A Netball | $1,000

Another great mix of projects, groups and individuals, and we can't wait to share more about what this funding made possible.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀.

22/09/2026

𝗕𝗘𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
There are real people reading your story.

Did you know your application is read by several people along the way, all looking at it for different reasons?

So, tell us who you are, what you do, who you support and why the funding is needed. Even if some of it feels like something we might already know, it’s still worth including.

𝗔 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀: if we didn’t know your organisation before we opened your application, by the time we’ve finished reading it, we should.

20/09/2026

𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗘

At the beginning, it was Whizzie Wheels on Friday nights in Tinwald. Now, 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗶𝗲 is pulling on the New Zealand kit and lining up alongside some of the best junior track cyclists in the world.

Just a few weeks ago, Eliza was in Belgium competing at the UCI Junior World Championships, an experience she describes as “𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁”. Racing amongst athletes from around the world, she rode a personal best in the Individual Pursuit, helped the NZ Women's Endurance Team finish fifth in the world in the Team Pursuit and came away knowing she could genuinely compete at this level.

It's been quite a journey from those Friday nights at Tinwald, and one Eliza is quick to acknowledge she hasn't made alone. In her application, she spoke about the early help she received from the Tinwald cycling community and the great local support she's had over the years, describing her journey as “𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘴𝘩𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘰 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.”

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁.

Eliza is now building towards the New Zealand Championships, with her sights set on earning another NZ jersey and a place at the 2027 Junior World Championships in Paris. Beyond that, an even bigger goal has appeared on the horizon. Cycling NZ has identified Eliza as a junior athlete they want to continue working with, with Brisbane 2032 and beyond now part of the long-term picture.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺, 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗲. 𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲.

16/09/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗪𝗢

We often share the moments BRCT funding has helped make possible. Many of those stories come from something that might not sound particularly exciting... an accountability report.

When you apply to BRCT, we ask what benefits you hope the funding will bring to our community. When the funding has been used, we ask what the key outcomes were.

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱.

A quote tells us what something will cost. An invoice tells us where the funding went. But your application and accountability help us see the people, experiences and outcomes behind those dollars.

So, when it's time to complete yours, tell us the good stuff too. The feedback, the little moments and the things you're proud of.

𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.

14/09/2026

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘
Fun days out, getting creative, a little extra support when it's needed, children making new friends and families simply spending time together.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻.

For over 60 years, Birthright Canterbury has been there for families in Ashburton. This year alone, they've worked alongside 44 families, offering practical support, connection and a helping hand along the way.

The numbers show the support, but sometimes it's the smallest moments that say the most. 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅:
“𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒖𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏.”

On an application, we see wages, mileage and activity costs. In an accountability report, we get to see what happened because of them.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲.

09/09/2026

𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗦 𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥......

Last year, 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘁 packed her bags and headed to Sicily for a 10-month AFS student exchange. She lived with a host family, attended a local school, navigated a new language and culture, travelled through Italy and made friendships she says will last a lifetime. It wasn't all easy, but that was also part of the experience.

Before leaving, she shared with us what she hoped the experience would give her. She wrote about building resilience, developing leadership skills, forming strong relationships and returning home ready to encourage other young people to take up opportunities like this.

𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻. 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗱.

“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘐𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦.”

Hearing from Danielle after her return was a wonderful reminder that the value of funding isn't always measured by the amount granted, but in the experiences, confidence and opportunities that can grow from it.

𝗛𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗶 𝗻𝗴𝗮̄ 𝗺𝗮𝗵𝗶, 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲!

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