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 […]
Read More >Fund transferred to Active Southland
Invercargill City Council has passed the administration of the Invercargill Active Communities funding scheme to Active Southland. Council resolved to transfer the administration of the fund to Active Southland at a meeting of the Performance, Policy and Partnerships committee in July. The scheme had been administered by the Council since 2002 when the fund was […]
Read More >Work to safely continue in Esk St
Minor work has been able to continue on the Esk St City Streets Upgrade site this week. Progress on the Invercargill City Council’s work to upgrade Esk St was paused earlier this month when an unknown substance was discovered amongst archaeological material and soil excavated during the works. Testing identified small amounts of cyanide and […]
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