Troopersʼ memorial is currently surrounded by scaffolding and white plastic as restoration work is carried out. Communications Advisor – Digital Media Daniel Tobin was invited to scale the scaffolding and see the work up close. STANDING next to the soldier on top of Troopersʼ memorial is one of the highlights of my year. At the […]
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Council secures funding to innovate streets
Invercargill City Council has been successful in its application for funding for three special projects which will bring the chance to truly innovate the city’s streets. About $400,000 has been awarded to Council from the Waka Kotahi Innovating Streets pilot fund. Roading Manager Russell Pearson said the Innovating Streets fund was all about offering Council […]
Read More >Funding secured for war memorials
Seven war memorials will soon receive some extra special treatment, thanks to funding from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF). Invercargill City Council has received $680,000 from PGF for the restoration work on the important monuments. The Council applied for the funding when PGF offered the one-time initiative to help repair community memorials and town halls. […]
Read More >Community helps shape Invercargill City Centre Master Plan
A wide range of community groups, city organisations, businesses, iwi and individuals have had their say in the initial stages of the Invercargill City Centre Master Plan process over the past three months. The groups and individuals were part of a Project Working Group set up to provide community input to the process. Feedback was […]
Read More >Special group to help drive city centre master planning project
Invercargill’s city centre master planning project now has a team to promote, drive, and champion it, with the formation of a special City Centre Governance Group. In June, urban design specialists Isthmus Group began developing a master plan for the city centre, which will give direction on what the Invercargill City Council can do to […]
Read More >ICC helps heritage building owners secure Govt funding
Ensuring our city centre’s heritage buildings are safe just became a little less costly for some building owners, thanks to government funding secured with support from Invercargill City Council. Associate Minister for Arts, Culture, and Heritage Grant Robertson earlier this week announced more than $300,000 in funding for Invercargill heritage buildings as part of the […]
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