By Libby Flett Invercargill Youth Councillor Invercargill is home to over 140 Colombian former refugees and to make sure they feel welcome the Invercargill Youth Council United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Committee decided to organise a ‘picnic in the park’ at Queens Park for the Colombian Youth on the afternoon of Friday the 20th of […]
Read More >Voting now open
Invercargill and Bluff voters are now able to cast their votes in the 2019 local body elections. Voting papers have been mailed out to registered voters, with all papers expected to be delivered by Wednesday 25 September. People who have not received their voting papers by then should contact the Invercargill City Council Electoral Officer […]
Read More >Green machine impresses at cemetery
By Ricky Mulqueen Cemetery Team Leader We now have our new fully electric ride-on mower operational at the cemetery/crematorium. The mower has three batteries which, when charged, give up to seven hours operation. Compared to the standard diesel mowers the ‘green machine’ is very quiet and has no diesel fumes which makes it ideal […]
Read More >Software to speed up and simplify consent process
The death of the clipboard is imminent as the Invercargill City Council Building Services team goes digital. Building inspectors have this week begun electronic inspections – swapping their clipboards for tablets. Electronic inspections are the first step in the rollout of Go Get – a suite of applications and services which simplifies the building consent […]
Read More >Special project to highlight stormwater network
During Conservation Week, Sunrise Rotary and ICC have planned a special project to help draw attention to the importance of keeping our stormwater network clean. Council Stormwater Technical Officer Michael Sollitt explains: New Zealand’s Conservation Week is celebrated this month between 14 and September 22. As part of this, Environment Southland, University of Otago, Sunrise […]
Read More >City kids’ work on way to sister city + Gallery
By Mary Napper Community Development Manager Ten paintings created by Invercargill young people are on their way to Jiangsu province in China. This is the second year the Invercargill City Council has been invited to send paintings to China for the competition, in recognition of our Sister City friendship with Suqian. The competition’s theme for 2019 is […]
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