VOTING CLOSED FOR QUEENS PARK People have the chance to make arguably their most crucial vote of the year this month, with voting for the annual Beautiful Awards now open. Invercargill’s Queens Park was announced as a finalist last year, competing with four other special spots from throughout New Zealand for the Kiwis’ Choice award, […]
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 >Invercargill City Council’s annual report released
The Invercargill City Council’s Annual Report has reconfirmed its strong financial position. Council this week adopted its annual report at an extraordinary meeting of the Risk and Assurance Committee. Council Group Manager Finance and Assurance Michael Day said the report confirms Council’s commitment to maintaining financial prudence. “Together with our recent AA+ Fitch Rating, we […]
Read More >Work on museum and art gallery progressing
Work towards reimagining Southland’s museum and art gallery is progressing at pace with a new name and vision to tell the stories of Southland leading the way. Invercargill City Council committed in its Long Term Plan to invest $39.4 million to redevelop the city’s museum and art gallery, which was closed in 2018 due to […]
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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