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Wednesday 7 August 2019
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Snowden’s Bush ‘buy it for the public’ Bruno Saia Reporter
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The race is officially on for a trust to raise $350,000 within 12 months so it can purchase a piece of land near Brightwater to gift
back to the community. The Snowden’s Bush Trust is a charitable trust created by a group of Brightwater residents who were fearful that 3,500m² owned by the Nelson Diocesan Trust, was going to be turned into a housing development. Snowden’s Bush covers over five
hectares on Waimea West Road and is a rare example of the podocarp forest that once covered much of the area. Crucially, it is one of the last surviving native lowland bush areas of the Waimea Plains. So the group of residents set about saving it, by buying and donating the land to
the Department of Conservation. On Friday the two trusts signed an agreement to give the community group 12 months to raise the money. Snowden’s Bush Trust chair Jeremy Cameron says the occasion marked a formal commitment from the Diocese to give them the time it needed.
“Now the trust and the community need to go ahead and raise the rest of this money.” Donations can be made through the Trust’s Facebook page, through Givealittle or through their website www. snowdensbushtrust.nz.
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Business fund raises for girl Bruno Saia Emma Guyer is a 12-year old smiley girl who likes to study, to draw and to spend quality time with her family and friends. She was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour that is the third cancer she has had to fight against. She was the winner of a colouring competition at Westmeat and when she went there to collect her prize, her smile was recognised. “She has a page at the ‘Give a Little’ website and one of the staff members recognised her from there”, says Kate Pullar, Westmeat’s shop manager. “When we saw the story on the page we were all crushed”. Then they decided to help. “We thought that it would be a good idea if we got together when we’ve got our day off and just do like a fundraiser barbecue for her”, she says. According to Kate, Westmeat is going to donate all the meat towards it so all the profit will go to Emma’s family. The barbecue will be on August 24th, from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. “Everyone is invited,” she says.
Emma is 12 years old and is facing her third fight against cancer. Photo: Bruno Saia.
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