The Invercargill City Youth Council is holding an online competition called Isolate. Innovate. Create. – a creative challenge held virtually via Facebook. The idea for this challenge came about when New Zealand went into Alert Level 4 and therefore the Youth Council could no longer plan to hold Youth Week Event in the CBD. Youth Week is […]
Read More >Garden waste can go in red rubbish bins during lockdown
WasteNet Southland is delighted Invercargill residents can now put their garden waste in red rubbish bins for the duration of the COVID-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown, after asking Invercargill City Council to temporarily suspend part of its rules. Transfer stations are closed to the public and private garden waste collection services are also on hold […]
Read More >Southland Museum and Art Gallery Board releases Tim Walker report
The Southland Museum and Art Gallery (SMAG) Trust Board at its meeting on April 2 resolved to publicly release museum consultant Tim Walker’s report entitled Reinventing the Southland Museum. The report was received by the SMAG board in June 2019 but was not released due to several factors, including a request from the funding Councils […]
Read More >Emergency Management Southland contact advice
Emergency Management Southland (EMS) has activated an 0800 number, email address and website contact form to ensure every Southlander can access the support they need during the Covid-19 lockdown, Group Controller Angus McKay says. New Zealand is now at Alert Level 4 of the Covid-19 Response, which means anyone not involved in essential work, needs to […]
Read More >Alert Level 2
Invercargill City Council is delighted to be able to welcome customers back into its offices, facilities, and places people love to visit at Alert Level 2, albeit with some changes in place. Splash Palace, Invercargill Public Library, Bluff Service Centre, and the Civic Administration Building will all open their doors to the public on Thursday […]
Read More >Splash Palace, Invercargill and Bluff Public Libraries to close
Splash Palace, along with Invercargill and Bluff libraries, will be closed to the public from the end of today. Invercargill City Council Chief Executive Clare Hadley said the decision to close these public facilities was not taken lightly, and was based on recent announcements and guidance in relation to Covid-19. “We feel this is the […]
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