Otago Hall of Fame
Otago Community Trust is proud to be part of the inaugural Otago Hall of Fame. Our region is full of bright minds with ideas and skills that put them and Otago on the map.
To celebrate these achievements MediaWorks Otago has created this wonderful new initiative.
Click across to www.otagohalloffame.co.nz to learn more about the Sponsored Award categories and finalists.
Otago Community Trust is proud to be supporting the Sustainability Award for 2020.
The finalists for the Sustainability Award are:
- Kiwi Harvest - Food Rescue
Kiwi Harvest Dunedin is a food rescue organisation that rescues good, nutritious food from going to landfill and distributes it out into the community via social service agencies, community groups, and food banks. The Dunedin branch has been in operation for eight years and has four staff. All food collected is done so free of charge and distributed at no cost to social service agencies and community groups in Otago.
- Laura Cope
Laura Cope... certainly a superhero, wearing a sustainability cape! Laura is the founder of, 'Use Your Own: A cafe directory that represents Otago (and beyond), working for cafes who are committed to minimising their environmental impact by encouraging use of your own cups and containers when dining out or taking away. Use Your Own is a not-for-profit organisation, where all employees are volunteers (no one takes a wage), all striving towards one goal - making the world a better place.
- Our Seas Our Future
Our Seas Our Future (OSOF) is a charity organisation carrying out cleanup events, and environmental education in the Dunedin area, and has been actively engaging with the public and local groups to take part in cleanups over the past eight years.
All work carried out by OSOF is 100% volunteer-run, utilising the expertise and passion of local volunteers. Over 34,550 litres of rubbish has been diverted away from the coastal and marine environment since 2012, the majority of which was collected along St Kilda, Tomahawk, and Smaills beaches and surrounding coastal areas, as well as other areas within Dunedin.
Category winners will be announced on November 14th, however, there is one more thing you can do!
Vote for the People's Choice Award named the Otago Person of the Year - Vote Now!