In light of the Government’s Three Waters Review, Otago and Southland councils have been discussing whether a collaborative approach to water services delivery (drinking water, storm water and wastewater) could benefit Otago and Southland communities and the environment. To explore what options may be viable for the future delivery of 3 Waters services, the councils […]
Read More >Temporary Splash Palace car park changes
By Peter Thompson Manager Aquatic Services With construction beginning on the new hydroslides at Splash Palace we’ve had to make some changes to our car park to ensure that we can get the job done and keep everyone safe moving around the construction zone and through the facility car park. The graphic shows how the […]
Read More >Awarding of inaugural city centre heritage funds
By Shannon Baxter Heritage & Urban Design Planner Council’s inaugural city centre heritage funds were awarded mid-February! This means that we should all be on the lookout for the next several months, as multiple heritage buildings in our city centre will be getting a refresh. The majority of applications were for items that are easily […]
Read More >Council tenant celebrates milestone
The Invercargill City Council’s oldest tenant celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday. Originally from Scotland, Agnes Lily Cunningham known as Lily emigrated and settled in Christchurch with her husband in 1964, following her sister who come over to New Zealand as a nurse and married an Invercargill man. Lily’s husband was a fisherman and served […]
Read More >Record low for unregistered dogs
This year the number of unregistered dogs has hit a record low of 33 out of 9076 registered dogs, this time last year 50 dogs remained unregistered. Manager Environmental Services Betty Holden said this uptake can be attributed to the proactive work by the Animal Services team. “The team have and will continue to educate […]
Read More >Site investigation for Bluff Playground
Work to understand the possible impacts from historic fuel tanks which were once located on a Bluff playground will begin early next month. The land, now home to the Slaney Street Playground, was leased from the Bluff Borough Council by Europa (now BP) until 1987, and was the site of a significant fuel storage facility. […]
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