THE TRUST was set up for the environmental purposes laid out in its deed. In a nutshell, it has a ‘whole of island and its coast’ focus. Enhancement of this island’s natural values on land and around the coast is central. The involvement of locals and organisations both on and off the island has trended persistently upward.

The great value of this trust’s existence is as a focus for groups, organisations and individuals to interact in such a way as to ensure a large degree of consistency exists as to the main strategy(s) by which the potential of this island can be realised.

  To that end, the trust has a major project being scoped right now to examine and report on the prospects for the island’s economic and social future by various possible means using as a basis an enhanced natural environment. This project will be comprehensive and interactive with the community and other relevant organisations. A report will be produced.

In the meantime it is of vital importance that the four main parties to this island’s future (interested locals and landowners, ACC, ARC and D.o.C) keep talking.