Donation Announcement! WoW - $10,000

Andrew Mockford, CEO of Opuha Water Ltd met with OJ to officially donate $10,000 to CPlay - the new community asset coming our way!

Lake Opuha is a 700 hectare man-made lake, built as an irrigation reservoir as an infrastructure project undertaken by the community of South Canterbury. The Opuha Dam, (where the North and South Opuha Rivers meet near Fairlie), also generates electricity before water flows on to meet the Opihi River further down stream. As well as the increased value of the farms and the farming activities, the reliable irrigation has provides growth for various vegetable processing exporting operations in Washdyke and has supported the growth of the massive dairy processing facility at nearby Clandeboye. The 7MW power station provides a valuable contribution to the local electricity network and the revenue from the electricity sales accounts for approximately half of the company’s income.

Many of us will have enjoyed fishing in the lake and and other recreational activities such as boating, kayaking and water skiing. And thanks to their donation, we will soon have a new community asset the Caroline Bay Playground.