8 July 2020

Whanganui District Council  101 Guyton Street Community Link  PO Box 637, 4500  06 349 0001  [email protected]  www.whanganui.govt.nz  @whanganuidistrictcouncil  @whanganuidc  @WhanganuiDC

Help to keep Whanganui beautiful July planned works Council is Flood damage recovery – Major works on Whangaehu Valley Road (2017 storm event) entering the Keep Beautiful Awards again after Pavement road maintenance – Road, Whangaehu Hotel Road winning New Zealand’s Most Beautiful City and Best Street trophies in 2019. Road re-metalling – Mangamahu Road, Burmah Hill Road The Council is entering under the Most Beautiful Large Unsealed road grading – Kauarapaoa Road, Town category this year and we’d like to hear about potential Mangamahu Road, Burmah Hill Road, area contributions from the community that could be included in Safety improvement – Mosston School bus bay the entry, specifically any community-initiated projects that Tree removal – Victoria Avenue enhance Whanganui’s environment in these areas: • Litter prevention / waste minimisation – can include, for Kerb and channel renewal – Wilson Street example, clean-ups, education and community engagement Footpath renewal – Wilson Street related to litter Pavement reinstatement – Wilson Street • Community beautification projects – includes plantings Water table/culvert maintenance – and/or maintenance of landscape areas, community murals If you know of an initiative that might be eligible for entry Brunswick Road, Creek Road, Longacre Road, and heritage restoration in the awards – it needs to have been started in the 12 Matatara Road • Improve recycling projects – includes events, collections, months between August 2019 and 5 August 2020 – please Mowing and vegetation treatment – education and community engagement related to recycling email: [email protected] by midnight on Friday, Brunswick area • Sustainable tourism attractions – includes implementing 17 July 2020. For more information about the Keep New In-ground services – Gloucester Street ecological restoration or waste minimisation initiatives that Zealand Beautiful Awards and the organisation’s activities (Glasgow Street to Somme Parade), cater to tourism. and goals, visit: www.knzb.org.nz/beautiful-awards-2020 Wilson Street (lower block)

A blooming trip hazard Input wanted on proposed Requests for tender Contract No 1879: Hillside Tce to It’s the time of year when camellia Whanganui Port CCO Peat St – Watermain replacement blooms brighten up winter days Whanganui District Council is inviting tenders in many of Whanganui’s suburban Whanganui District Council is consulting on a proposal to establish a new port-related Council-controlled from suitably experienced contractors to streets. However, as well as replace the existing watermain from Hillside organisation (CCO) for the purposes of developing, providing beautiful displays of colour over the colder Terrace to Peat Street. Tender documents are months, masses of fallen flowers can also create a trip operating and maintaining Whanganui Port and associated available at: www.tenderlink.com/whanganui hazard for pedestrians, especially elderly walkers. In the assets. To submit feedback, complete the submission form TenderLink reference: WANGDC-924826 interest of community safety, Whanganui District Council online at: www.whanganui.govt.nz/have-your-say or email Contract No 1884: Cemetery services your thoughts to: [email protected] requests that if you own a camellia bush or hedge that Whanganui District Council is inviting tenders or drop a submission form into Council Customer Services overhangs a public footpath, please make sure that dropped from suitably experienced contractors to flowers are removed on a regular basis. Thank you! at 101 Guyton Street. Hard copies of the proposed policy, provide specialist cemetery management statement of proposal and submission form are available services including grounds maintenance at from 101 Guyton Street, the Davis Library or Gonville Cemetery, cremation and burial Library. All consultation information is also available at: services, associated chapel services and all Notice of intention to required data and document management. www.whanganui.govt.nz/have-your-say Tender documents are available at: issue Licence to Occupy Submissions close at 5.00pm on Friday, 31 July 2020. www.tenderlink.com/whanganui TenderLink reference: WANGDC-925001 Pursuant to Section 54 of the Reserves Act 1977, Whanganui Tenders for either contract District Council gives notice of an intention to issue a PLEASE NOTE – must be submitted no later than 4.00pm on Licence to Occupy to Grant Doney for the term of five years Thursday, 30 July 2020. from 1 September, 2020 for about 339-square metres of land Go to www.tenderlink.com/whanganui to being part of Certificate of Title WN575/262 adjoining Whanganui District Council invites you to have register with TenderLink – for TenderLink your say on the following topics: 9 Maxwell Street, Durie Hill, Whanganui – commonly known enquiries call 0800 698 363. Please contact as Polson Park – for the purposes of a garden shed. • Review of Streets Infrastructure the Council’s Senior Procurement Officer, Bylaw 2015 Lana Treen, between 10.00am-3.00pm Written submissions (stating the grounds for objection) • Consultation on New Port-Related weekdays at: [email protected] to the issue of the licence should be forwarded to the Council-Controlled Organisation or call (06) 349 3105 for any other tendering undersigned by 4.00pm on Friday, 31 July 2020. Further • War Memorial Hall Survey assistance with either of these contracts. information relating to the issue of this notice can be For more information, please visit: obtained by calling Council Property Officer, Dianne Love, www.whanganui.govt.nz/have-your-say on (06) 349 3159. Council meetings

Meetings next week

Council 1.00pm Council Meeting Tuesday Chamber, WELCOME BACK! 14 July 101 Guyton • Strike rates Street Whanganui Venues & Events is pleased to announce that normal operating hours have resumed at the Policy 1.30pm Council Whanganui War Memorial Centre, Royal Wanganui and Bylaw Tuesday Chamber, Opera House and Cooks Gardens Event Centre. Committee 14 July 101 Guyton Street Whether it’s 20 or 2000 guests we have the venue, including • Rates Remission Policy an extensive range of spaces, for every occasion – contact us Agendas are available at: today to book your next event! www.whanganui.govt.nz/agendas For more information, go to Full Council meetings are livestreamed at: www.whanganuivenues.co.nz • www.facebook.com/whanganuidistrictcouncil or call (06) 349 0513 • www.whanganui.govt.nz/live-council- meetings