The Invercargill City Council will contribute a total of $40.5 million in the city block development, in recognition of the community wellbeing outcomes the project offers. Councillors approved its funding contribution at an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday, 8 June, after a series of funding announcements and changes. In May 2020, Council had consulted with the […]
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Work to begin at Rugby Park
Progress is being made towards the removal of toxic mould at Rugby Park, despite delays due to structural concerns and the COVID-19 lockdown. In February, Invercargill City Council resolved to undertake work to remove the mould, retest the environment, and complete restoration work, which would enable Rugby Southland staff and Rugby Southland Supporters Club to […]
Read More >Boost for Southland tourism
A significant allocation of funding for Southland’s Regional Tourism Organisations (RTOs) is set to play a pivotal role in the sector’s rebuild. Today the Government announced up to $20.2 million has been made available for the countries 31 RTOs as part of the $400 million Tourism Recovery Fund. This includes Great South as Southland’s Regional […]
Read More >ICC asks: Extra Money for City Block?
Invercargill City Council is asking its community: should we invest extra money in the city block? At a meeting on Monday, Councillors agreed to seek feedback from the community on further investment in the city block development. At this stage, Council’s preferred option is to invest a further $16million in the development, and to invest […]
Read More >Central city carpark closed to public vehicles
The car park in the middle of the City Block, between Tay and Esk Streets, is now closed to the public to allow for demolition preparation work. We are recommending people looking for a great parking spot head to the Leven Street Car Park Building, or to one of the other close by car […]
Read More >Chinese Garden development continues
Earlier in 2019 Council committed to commencing construction on the Chinese Garden to an amended design that would fit with the original planned budget, yet also be in keeping with the original design intent. Since this time the Parks and Recreation Team have been busy at work with key elements of the project now either […]
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