Mobile Community Hub Caravan, custom-built to respond to emergencies across Tasman, including fire, flood & earthquake.

Recent natural disasters causing widespread flooding, land slips, and large rural fires, have seen hundreds of people across the top of the South Island displaced from their homes, some of them permanently. These events have affected many people and tested community resilience.

Having a purpose-built, mobile and visible connection base in the Tasman district enables people to seek direct help and support.

Working with FENZ community response teams, Rotary has already launched two mobile community hub caravans for Nelson and Marlborough to bolster community resilience.

Led by Whakatū Rotary in Nelson, with pledges from Richmond and Motueka Rotary clubs, we are fundraising to purchase a mobile community hub caravan for placement in the Tasman district. We have raised over $80,000 and are committed to raising $135,000 for the unit. It is fully self-contained to operate in emergencies, with communication equipment, meeting room, marquee, BBQ plate, tables, chairs, and basic kitchen facilities for volunteers to prepare food and hot drinks.

The caravan can quickly be set to give immediate support to those affected and to provide a hub for the distribution of real-time information from support agencies. At other times, the caravan may be used by other community organisations, and FENZ to educate and promote fire and emergency safety.

Please help us to make this project a reality and better help Tasman communities in times of emergency.