Thank you to all who have donated towards our recent funding drive. We’ve had some generous donations but we’re still only half way there. Please encourage anyone you know who is concerned about the future of Chamberlain Park to sign the petition and to donate what they can. Every little helps. https://www.change.org/p/save-chamberlain-park https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/savechamberlainpark The Civic Trust Auckland has supported Save Chamberlain Park Inc by donating funds and including in their 13-page submission to the Council the following statement: “We do not support the priority of making a start on the development of Chamberlain Park. We would like to see the present golf course retained. As the only public golf course on the central isthmus, Chamberlain Park is not just a local park within the Albert Eden Local Board area but a city-wide asset. In terms of green space being available for people in this local board area, Chamberlain Park as being close to: Auckland Zoo, Western Springs Park, Fowlds Park, MOTAT, and all the associated Meola Reserve spaces. As a public course, Chamberlain Park performs a city-wide function, providing access to golf for a wide cross-section of the population, in terms of age, gender, ethnicity and socio-economic status. It is particularly patronised by those from Maori and Pacific Island communities” Check out the wonderful work the Civic Trust does for Aucklanders! http://civictrustauckland.org.nz/ The Aims of the Trust are: • Protection of natural landforms • Preservation of heritage, in all its aspects • Encouragement of good planning, for the City and Region • Removal of visual and environmental contamination • Publicising what we have and hope to achieve