A new initiative to recycle lithium and alkaline batteries has launched in Invercargill. WasteNet, which manages solid waste disposal and recycling For Invercargill, Gore, and Southland, has teamed up with Phoenix Metalman to provide a drop-off point for all kinds of electronic batteries in order for them to be responsibly disposed of in a first […]
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Chance to capture Waihōpai’s good side with The Grrreat Invercargill Photo Competition
We all know Waihōpai is a great place to live, but now the Invercargill City Council wants the community to show us why with The Grrreat Invercargill Photo Competition. To mark the launch of Council’s new Love Waihōpai email newsletter, Council is asking the community to whip out their cameras and show everything there is […]
Read More >Airport terminal to be named in Sir Tim Shadbolt’s honour
The legacy left by former Invercargill mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt will be recognised, with the city’s airport terminal to be renamed in his honour. Invercargill City Councillors have agreed to pay tribute to Sir Tim’s eight-term tenure, by requesting the airport terminal be renamed in tribute to his service to the city. Shadbolt was mayor […]
Read More >New Group Manager Community Spaces and Places looks forward to getting stuck into work
Invercargill is set to welcome Rex Capil as its new Group Manager Community Spaces and Places from Monday. Capil will join Invercargill City Council from Gore District Council where he served as both Deputy Chief Executive and General Manager Community Lifestyle Services. He has extensive local government experience from across New Zealand and has also […]
Read More >Councillors get sneak peek of nearly finished museum collection storage facility
Invercargill City Councillors have been treated to a first look at the almost-complete Tisbury Storage Facility. The facility – part of Council’s Project 1225, to build new cultural facilities within the city including Invercargill’s new museum and a specialist tuatara enclosure – will house precious museum collection items when they are not on public display. […]
Read More >Splash Palace to host free water safety workshop
With summer fast approaching, the community are being invited to attend free water safety workshop to prepare for a summer of safe swimming. To mark Water Safety Month this November, Invercargill’s aquatic centre Splash Palace is working with Drowning Prevention Auckland to offer specially tailored free water safety courses to the community. Invercargill City Council […]
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