ABOUT US
A bit of history…
The Albany Community Hub – Pokapū ā-Hapori o Ōkahukura is a multi-functional community facility located on Albany Domain at 575a Albany Highway. It consists of two buildings; the smaller one approximately 132sq m and the larger one approximately 420sq m.
The larger building was opened in 2017 and the two buildings are connected by a covered walkway. The facility is council owned and since 2018 the operational management of the two buildings were combined to create one operational venue for hire, previously under the management of Auckland Council and since 1st April 2022, under the management of Harbour Sport.
In 2021, the Upper Harbour Local Board expressed a desire for community-led management of the Hub, supporting wider community-led development in Albany and now works in partnership to support Harbour Sport in the role of managing the Hub.
The management of the Hub is in alignment with the Upper Harbour Local Board Plan
Outcome 1: “Empowered, connected and resilient Upper Harbour communities” and the Objective “Our residents participate and feel a sense of belonging to their community”
Outcome 1 states:
“Our focus on supporting a resilient and adaptive community will be to increase awareness of risks and issues, build capacity, and encourage social connectedness. We will do this by empowering local people and groups to design and deliver activities or events that build community, celebrate diversity and foster unity. We will provide groups with practical support, funding and partnership opportunities, and the opportunity to learn new skills”. Upper Harbour Local Board Plan 2020
Some of the key initiatives under the Local Board Outcomes are:
- “Fund programmes that strengthen community connections through neighbourhood activities or events that are delivered by local people, building a sense of belonging in their local community”
- “Support initiatives that build local resilience in the community by funding programmes, activities or events that help build local capacity and encourage social connectedness” Upper Harbour Local Board Plan 2020
Below provides some details of what Access, Activation, and Programming means
Access
To provide fair, easy, and affordable access to a safe and welcoming venue. Access is the provision of a facility booking service to enable communities to use the space they need for their activities.
Activation
Enable and co-ordinate a wide range of activities that cater to the diversity of your local community. Activation allows for access with considered curation and coordination of facility activation. Ensuring there is a wide range of activities meeting the wider community needs and interests and to provide personal customer interaction and service.
Programming
Develop and deliver programmes that respond to a need or gap in your local community and that meet the diverse range of ages, ethnicities and genders of the community as outlined in the data below.
Upper Harbour ethnic and age data from 2018 census
There were 62,841 people resident as at the 2018 census.
Ethnic breakdown in the local board area:
- 55.3% identified as European (compared to 53.5% Auckland)
- 39.6% identified as Asian ethnicity (compared to 28.2% Auckland)
- 5.1% identified as Māori (compared to 11.5% Auckland)
- 2.4% identified as Pacific Peoples (compared to 15.5% Auckland)
Amanda Isada
Albany Community Hub Manager
Kia ora!
My name is Amanda. I look after the Albany Community Hub and ensure that it is an accessible, vibrant and safe. I organize, liaise and oversee various community workshops, programmes and events. I am usually out and about connecting and networking with community members and businesses that share the same vision of bringing Albany residents closer together.
I have a Masters Degree in Sports Management. Managing events and marketing are my strengths. I love playing volleyball, hiking, travelling, crocheting and all things arts and crafts.
The Local Board expectations
The community facilities become, or are seen as, the heart of the community, managed by a community organisation, a facility where:
- placemaking
- events
- activities (that may be delivered through partnerships and other external relationships)
- a place for community capacity building
- networking
- brokering
- enabling and engaging
- and empowering the community.
There is an expectation that the facility is open to all and is not identified as belonging to a
select group.
“Our focus on supporting a resilient and adaptive community will be to increase awareness of risks and issues, build capacity, and encourage social connectedness.
We will do this by empowering local people and groups to design and deliver activities or events that build community, celebrate diversity and foster unity. We will provide groups with practical support, funding and partnership opportunities, and the opportunity to learn new skills”.
Upper Harbour Local Board Plan 2020
Access
To provide fair, easy, and affordable access to a safe and welcoming venue. Access is the provision of a facility booking service to enable communities to use the space they need for their activities.
Programming
Develop and deliver programmes that respond to a need or gap in your local community and that meet the diverse range of ages, ethnicities and genders of the community as outlined in the data below.
Activation
Enable and co-ordinate a wide range of activities that cater to the diversity of your local community. Activation allows for access with considered curation and coordination of facility activation. Ensuring there is a wide range of activities meeting the wider community needs and interests and to provide personal customer interaction and service.
Spaces
Total Capacity
Disability Access
Toilets (incl. disability)
Our Venue
The perfect venue for your regular workshops, meetings, programmes, events and more!
We have a lovely community venue with a commercial kitchen, communal garden and book library, and plenty of recreational and play equipment on hand.
Contact Info
PHONE: 09 415 4615
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