PHOTO: NIC DUFFThe Oamaru Licensing Trust has just handed out its largest donation in the past 25 years. The Waitaki Event Centre Trust received a $175,000 donation from the licensing trust, on behalf of the Lion Foundation. The donation was the biggest single donation the licensing trust had given in the past 25 years, licensing trust grants committee chairman Ali Brosnan said. Waitaki Event Centre Trust chairman Kevin Malcolm said the donation was a continuation of the great work dome by the the licensing trust and Lion Foundation. The event centre would be operational in time for winter sports, he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 09, 2026 16:00 UTC