Collaboration

We facilitate collaboration among social sector groups and across community segments. We support community groups in their development and help them connect with people, other groups, and resources to enhance their success.

We coordinate bimonthly interagency meetings, a forum for a range of community, health and social service providers across the region to share information, build relationships and work together.
Contact us to be added to our Interagency list. You’ll receive invitations to meetings and receive a weekly digest of pertinent information.
Community Link coordinates the Food Security Network, made up of a number of local organisations and Council (Wastebusters, QLDC, Food for Love, Grow Wānaka, Kahu Youth, Hāwea Food Forest, Wānaka Vegetable Grower’s Club and Dr Compost).
The group was established to investigate food rescue initiatives and find ways to promote kai-sharing, reducing wastage and help support those in need across our community.
Find out more about the network’s Community Produce Stands initiative on our Food and Financial Support page.
Click here to view our gardening and growing tips.
The Reconnecting Seniors Network is made up of representatives from local agencies (including Community Link, Age Concern, St John, Volunteer South, QLDC and Food for Love), community members and older adults.
The RSN aims to support the wellbeing of seniors in our community, helping them stay connected and involved in their local community.
In October 2022, the RSN received funding from Te Hau Toka to deliver a 12-month Reconnecting Seniors project, creating opportunities for older residents to connect, learn, and have fun throughout the Upper Clutha.
The project is being delivered by Communiy Link. For more information, see our Community Developmentpage.
In September 2023, the Network released its Upper Clutha Seniors Needs Survey. Questions focused on the needs of older adults (65+) in the Upper Clutha around three key areas: social participation; health care; and housing. Read the report here.
We connect parents, whānau and caregivers (our community) to the tools, knowledge and skills necessary to support our young people through their wildhood (teenage years).
The Group was created in 2019 to support the Wānaka community regarding the sale, use and licencing of alcohol, to help reduce harm and improve knowledge about how our teens are using alcohol.
Community Link supports PATH Wānaka in the delivering of their mission and vision.
In 2023 a survey was sent to 560 young people aged 11 to 24, resulting in 181 valid responses from Te Kura o Tititea | Mt Aspiring College students
The full report is here.
To find out more about PATH Wānaka head to their website https://pathwanaka.org.nz/