Invercargill City Council has selected two External Appointees with broad community governance experience to guide the organisation through its response to a recent Governance Review. The appointees are Jeff Grant and Lindsay McKenzie. They will have a wide-ranging role to support elected members and Council staff through the implementation of an Action Plan to address […]
Read More >ICC Community Wellbeing Fund opens
Invercargill City Council is pleased to announce the opening of its new funding pool: The Community Wellbeing Fund. The fund will be launched on 14 December, with the first round closing on 29 January 2021. The Community Wellbeing Fund replaces the previous Council funds, the Community Grants Fund, the Neighbourhood Fund, the Iconic Events and […]
Read More >Crematorium to use eco-friendly urns
The Southland Crematorium has changed from plastic urns to sustainably sourced wooden urns. The new wooden urns are made in New Zealand from untreated pine sourced from sawmills that have Forest Stewardship Council ‘Chain of Custody Certification’. This means that their timber products must be from a responsibly managed forest. We believe the move away […]
Read More >Govt Ministers hold Tiwai briefing
Southland Mayors and their Deputies, the Chair of Environment Southland and Deputy together with local iwi met with Cabinet Ministers Grant Robertson and Megan Woods in Invercargill today. Mayor of Gore District Tracy Hicks, speaking as the Chair of the Southland Mayoral Forum said the meeting was useful to update Southland on what was happening […]
Read More >Positive uptake of recycling drop-off centre
It’s new, it’s better and it’s easier to operate. That’s the view of customers using the new recycling centre on Mersey Street. Hamish McMurdo, General Manager Southland Disability Enterprises said the drop off centre is safer and more efficient. ‘We opened on 30 November and already people can see the difference with a new roading […]
Read More >Proposed pathway to open Museum agreed
Invercargill City Council is pleased to have unanimously agreed on a proposed pathway forward for the city’s much-loved museum, following months of doubt, discussion, and anguish. His Worship the Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt acknowledged the community’s strong desire to see the pyramid reopened – a desire that all councillors share. Councillors have agreed to ask […]
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