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Plunket has no plans to change current arrangements for its buildings in Warkworth and Wellsford, following its recent restructure into a single national organisation.
The national children’s health service has come under fire recently for consolidating its buildings and assets, with some communities losing facilities and services as part of the reorganisation.
However, Plunket’s acting Northern regional operations manager, Sam Ferreira, said there would be no changes for the Warkworth building, which is currently leased to Plunket by Auckland Council, and Wellsford, which is on land that was gazetted for Plunket use.
She added that Plunket had been working with the Wellsford group to identify their future needs, and would start work this month to reclad part of the building and improve drainage.
There has already been a major campaign to renovate and improve facilities at Wellsford by local mother and fundraising coordinator, Tania Hamilton, without whom the rooms were facing closure. In the past two years, she has mustered the community and raised thousands of dollars to completely revamp and upgrade the building, grounds and equipment.
She was recently given $10,000 for her efforts – $5000 for Wellsford Plunket and $5000 for a trip of her choice – by ASB’s Good As Gold community awards scheme.
Tania is currently planning several events to raise money for a new Plunket kitchen and carpark improvements, including a gala black tie dinner and dance on May 26, a family portrait photograph weekend on June 9 and 10, and A Night With Te Radar at the Wellsford RSA on Saturday, July 2. Full details are available from Tania on 021 264 0424 or taniaannbishop@gmail.com.
