Parts of Invercargill’s Don St are set to close to traffic this month as works on the City Streets Upgrade Stage One move towards completion. Invercargill City Council started work on the inner city streets upgrade in July 2021 to create attractive streetscape connections on Don and Esk streets between the Invercargill Central development, HWR […]
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Estuary clean up by contractors
Contractors, subcontractors and staff working on the Stead Street Stopbank Upgrade worked on something a little different on Monday. Invercargill City Council is upgrading the Stead St and Cobbe Rd stopbanks with a sheet pile wall and earthen embankment to protect the city, the Invercargill Airport and critical infrastructure from extreme weather events, sea level […]
Read More >Feedback sought on museum rebuild options
The Invercargill community will this month be asked their views on options identified for the future of the region’s museum. Invercargill City Council committed in its Long Term Plan 2021-2031 to invest $39.4 million to redevelop the region’s museum and art gallery and agreed to review whether a new building would better meet the region’s […]
Read More >Community feedback invited on next steps for city development
The Invercargill community is being invited to give feedback on the next steps for the inner city redevelopment. Work to rejuvenate and rebuild the Invercargill CBD began in 2020, after Invercargill City Council committed to the Invercargill Central development, a centre comprising retail, food and beverage, offices and car parking. Council is also upgrading the […]
Read More >Esk St works recommence
Works to upgrade Esk St in Invercargill have recommenced as part of the project to build a more attractive city centre. Works in Esk St were suspended late last year after some samples of bone and other artefacts discovered by site heritage experts unexpectedly changed colour, triggering testing. Invercargill City Council is upgrading the inner […]
Read More >Gostelow Park officially opened
Gostelow Park has been officially opened at a ceremony in Otatara today. A new community pump track was built on the corner of Oreti Rd and Dunns Rd to honour the legacy of Otatara man Derek Gostelow and his family. Mr Gostelow, a former resident, left $90,000 in his will for the Invercargill City Council […]
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