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The latest stream mitigation is progress- Safety continues to be a major concern F: facebook.com/pctimes If you haven’t heard of us, we are a ing well, and consists of significant resto- for the wider community with a couple community group which represents local ration of the stream and riparian planting. of recent major truck accidents and road A: PO Box 5, Beachlands 2147 residents’ interests with respect to activ- We continue to attend the Pascoe’s closures. It is good to see one section of Level 1, 129A Beachlands Road, Beachlands ities carried out by Brookby Quarry and quarterly Community Liaison Group. Brookby Road re-sealed, but other areas Pascoe’s Twilight Road fill site. Pascoe’s are engaging more positively are still desperately in need of work. EDITOR Pascoe’s fill site on Twilight Road be- with the community and the Chair man- You can help by making some noise to Leanne Chamberlin came fully operational again in late 2019 ages the meetings well. This has resulted Auckland Transport about the state of 021 426 207 after a large slip closed their operation for in less breaches of conditions and better our local roads. Visit their website auck- [email protected] several months from September 2018. resolution if issues do occur. landtransport.govt.nz - click on ‘report a The stage 1 site is now nearly full, and Twilight Road has had some remedial problem’ and fill in the form. ADVERTISING Pascoe’s is working behind the scenes work to improve the surface in December Brookby resident Jenny Edmunds has Melody Cutfield to establish its second filling site in an and January which was not well managed initiated a fundraising campaign to see 021 0261 4467 adjacent gully. by Auckland Transport. Significant dust cameras installed at the Twilight/Brook- In the middle of last year we represent- and cement covered local houses which by Road intersection, as a deterrent to [email protected] ed the community at a two-day Council resulted in the contractor Downers hav- ‘boy racers’ who like to use the intersec- CLASSIFIEDS hearing regarding P&I Pascoe’s applica- ing to water blast several homes. The tion for illegal street racing, burnouts, and tion to establish the second stage filling road surface is poor with very uneven anti-social behaviour. If you would like [email protected] operation. We had five different people levels which causes a great deal of truck to contribute to the camera fund, dona- present and explain the issues with the noise, especially if trucks are empty. tions can be paid to 12-3030-0684478-03. ACCOUNTS & CIRCULATION new consent. Despite our best efforts Auckland Transport have not been re- Like all community groups, we rely Pam Rutherford 536 7164 the consent was granted, meaning several ceptive to improving this section of road on local residents putting up their hands [email protected] more years of trucks on Twilight Road. despite our application for them to do so. to help. If you would like to support However we did achieve similar condi- Brookby Quarry continues to operate BEPS by becoming a member, annu- UPCOMING FEATURES tions of operation to the existing consent. within the boundaries of its resource al subscriptions are just $30. Email 7 August - Urban East It was very good to have a local stream consent. In general the quarry is respon- [email protected] for further 14 August - Real Estate proposed for mitigation work which the sive to community complaints and tries information. court accepted. The last consent allowed to address any issues. We attend the Find us on Facebook: Save Brookby. 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Member of the New Zealand PHOTO COMPETITION Community Newspapers Association WECS files for High Court judicial review Whitford Estuaries Consevation Society “We are hopeful this will now open dia- WECS and provided guidance in the (WECS) has filed for a judicial review of logue with Auckland Council, which was application. the variation granted by Auckland Coun- denied in response to correspondence in Barry Wade says the society will keep the The PC Times 20 years ago: cil, which allowed treated wastewater to September 2019,” says Barry. community informed with further updates 28 July 2000: Police renew Beachlands be discharged into the Turanga River. Barry says that there are rumours within as the review progresses. “We would also camera call. Spokesperson Barry Wade describes it the community that WECS is opposed to like to thank all our supporters for their as a “very extensive set of documents”, any development in the area. “This is ab- financial contributions enabling us to get which was filed in four parts with the solutely not the case. Our focus and desire us this far.” High Court. is to reach a positive outcome ensuring Notice has been served on Auckland healthy estuaries for the whole community Council, which must now advise its posi- to enjoy and benefit from.” Weekly Tide Chart tion by 13 August. 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POHUTUKAWA COAST TIMES (31 July 2020) 3 Auckland Council urges rural residents to consider a second tank Don’t rely on emergency water tanker where required.