Further security measures at Stirling Point in Bluff will be considered after glass panelling at the viewing platform has been vandalised again, just a day after previous damage was repaired. The glass panels at the Stirling Point lookout were replaced in December after the viewing platform had been the target of vandals three times since […]
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Construction of museum storage facility under way as beginning of Project 1225 marked
Work on the storage facility to house the Southland Museum and Art Gallery collection is officially under way after a site blessing and sod-turning event on Thursday morning. The commencement of work at the storage facility marks the start of Project 1225, which will also deliver a new museum base build and tuatara facility by […]
Read More >Kennington to Invercargill pipeline upgrades to begin
Work to replace an ageing sewer main between Kennington and Invercargill is set to begin today, Friday 5 August. Sewer pipes across the city that are due for renewal are being proactively replaced as part of the Invercargill City Council’s project to safeguard the system and avoid major pipe breakages. Invercargill City Council Manager Engineering […]
Read More >Branxholme Pipeline Upgrade set to secure city’s water
A major upgrade of the city’s main water pipeline is set to begin this month as Invercargill City Council works to future-proof the city’s water supply. The Branxholme Pipeline Upgrade is a substantial Council project, which will see more than 10km of pipe installed through several city streets, along a state highway and under two […]
Read More >Council to make submission on Three Waters
Invercargill City Council is to make a submission to the Government on the Three Waters Reform Agenda. Councillors voted to make a submission to the Water Services Entity Bill, the first of three pieces of legislation which will give effect to the Government’s Three Waters Reform agenda, at a meeting of the Infrastructural Services Committee […]
Read More >Shared pathway to open
The shared pathway along the new Stead St Stopbank will be open from 5pm on Friday, June 3. Invercargill City Council has been 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 […]
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