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The Lawrence Chinese Camp Charitable  Trust  was established in 2002 by Dr James Ng as Foundation Chairman.

Click here to read Dr Ng's bio.

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Purpose of the Trust

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The purpose of the Trust  is to:

• administer the Lawrence Chinese Camp site and its adjacent land;

• restore, preserve and promote the Lawrence Chinese Camp site, its heritage and its history;

• appropriately develop the adjacent land to complement and sustain the Lawrence Chinese Camp site;

• align the development of the Lawrence Chinese Camp site with the development  of the Lawrence  township and the Tuapeka District, in the public interest;

• without restricting the scope of the foregoing, undertake research into the history of gold mining in Lawrence and the Tuapeka District;

• preserve, develop and interpret the Lawrence Chinese Camp site consistent with the policies of the Historic Places Trust;

• promote the Lawrence Chinese Camp site for the enjoyment of local residents, and domestic and international visitors;

• any further purpose consistent with the above objectives.

 

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The Trustees

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Geoff Blackmore (Chair) - Farmer, Lawrence, Clutha District Council Councillor and member of Lawrence-Tuapeka Community Board

 

Phil Marshall (Secretary) - Senior planner Dunedin City Council

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Debra Murray (Treasurer) - Farmer and Property Investor, Lawrence and Fundraiser/Administrator for the Tuapeka Aquatic Centre.

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​​​Prof Richard Walter - Head of Anthropology and Archaeology University of Otago and Director of Southern Pacific Archaeological Research [ SPAR]

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Geoff Davidson - Farmer, Lawrence and member of Lawrence-Tuapeka Community Board

 

Rachel Gemmill - descendant of Chow Tie, Occupational Health Nurse.

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Roger Cotton - Farmer, Lawrence and involved in several Lawrence community entities.

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Trustee Emeritus

Peter Cummings - Farmer, Lawrence and member of Tuapeka-Lawrence Community Company

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