August 2020 News from Council

21 August 2020

August and September Council and Committee Meetings

What’s on at Council Aug/Sept

21 August 2020

Council and committee meetings are held in the Council Chambers of Westland District Council unless otherwise noted. Meetings can also be viewed through livestream on the Council website and on Council’s Youtube channel following meetings.

Meeting	Date	Time
Extraordinary Meeting to adopt the Amendment to the LTP 2018-28 Consultation Document	Friday, 21 August	3.00pm
Ordinary Council	Thursday, 27 August	1.00pm
Planning and Regulatory Committee	Tuesday, 10 September	3.00pm
Capital Projects and Tenders Committee	Tuesday, 15 September	3.00pm
Parks, Reserves and Environment Subcommittee	Wednesday, 16 September	3.00pm
Ordinary Council	Thursday, 24 September	1.00pm
Extraordinary Meeting to hear submissions, deliberate and resolve on the Amendment to the Long Term Plan 2018-28 Consultation Document	Monday, 28 September	9.00am

Photo: Haast

Aug/Sept Library Events and Programmes

21 August 2020

Click the links or check out the library’s website and Facebook page for more information.

Special Events	Date	Time
Play with Words	Friday 21 August	10.00am – 12.00pm
Author Talk – Stevan Eldred-Grigg, Blackball Writer in Residence	Wednesday, 9 September	5.30pm
Regular Events
Café Books	Saturday mornings	10.30am
Wriggle and Rhyme	Tuesdays during school term	10.30am – 11.00am
STEAM Club Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics – hands on learning experiences	Tuesday 25 August and 1 September	3.30pm – 4.30pm
Wellbeing group Join us on our wellbeing journey with an opportunity to share tips and experiences to help you make positive changes in your life.	Tuesday mornings	10.30am – 11.30am
Junior Book Club	Thursday 20 August, 3 September, 17 September (Registration required)	3.30pm – 4.30pm
Junior French Club	Thursday 27 August, 10 September and 24 September (Registration required)	3.30pm – 4.30pm
Justice of the Peace Service Desk	1^st and 3^rd Thursday of the month	11am – 1pm

Register for events and activities by visiting the library, email library@westlib.co.nz or call 03 755 6208.

Keep an eye on the Library’s Facebook page for what’s happening for Maori Language Week and Mental Health Awareness Week and a Wikipedia workshop series.

Photo: Children learning at laptops with librarian. (c) Westland District Library

Art at the Library

21 August 2020

If you would like to exhibit your work in this space, please contact the library for more information and an application form or download one from our website.

Photo – Morning Tea with Donna Stewart, The Subversive Embroiderer. (c) Westland District Library

Haast’s New Reservoir

21 August 2020

A new 400 cubic meter water reservoir has been constructed tol replace the existing 227 cubic meter concrete reservoir located on Zillian Hill in Haast.

The reservoir will provide greater capacity of treated water for the township and replace the current reservoir which has reached the end of its useful life. Timbertank Enterprises Ltd was contracted by Westland District Council to construct the new reservoir which is due for completion at the end of August 2020. The new tank is built of timber and lined with plastic, which will make it more resilient to natural hazards and is more cost effective.

Watch the short video below to see the project come together

Photos and video (c) Westland District Council

Library Delivery Service

21 August 2020

The Westland District Library now offers a Home Delivery service of library books for patrons who are unable to visit the library due to health or frailty. If you know of a family member, friend or neighbour who might like this library service, please tell them about it and help them to contact the library, 03 7556208 or email natasha.morris@westlib.co.nz.

Photo: Library Stacks. (c) Westland District Library

Recycle More, Recycle Better Westland!

Let’s Talk About Lids

21 August 2020

Recycling information about plastic can be confusing, even when you take the time to check to see what number plastic it is!

The things to remember about plastic lids:

Only plastic lids numbered 1, 2 and 5 are recyclable.
Lids need to be separate from the bottle when you put them in the recycling bin.
If the lid doesn’t have a number on it, put it in the rubbish bin.

Photo: Milk bottle with bid off and a tick and Milk bottle with lid on and a cross. (c) Westland District Council

Supporting Community Champions

It’s Not Okay, Hokitika

21 August 2020

Aayushi Puri (front), Records Officer at Westland District Council, is here to help as a Community Champion for the It’s Not Okay campaign against family violence.

“Family violence leaves a long lasting negative mark on the whole family. Westland District Council stands with our Community Champion who is here to help”

Photo: Aayushi Puri and supporters, (c) Westland District Council

Funding applications are now open for Creative Communities August / September round and Sport New Zealand’s Rural Travel Fund

Community Funding August / September

21 August 2020

Creative New Zealand Funding

The Creative Communities Scheme is a fund aimed at supporting arts activities that celebrate Westland culture, community involvement, and celebrating our diversity, particularly Toi Māori/Māori Arts.

Rural Travel Fund

The Rural Travel Fund subsidises travel for junior teams participating in local sports competitions outside of school time.

Click here for further information and application forms.

Safer Westland July 2020

21 August 2020

The Westland Safe Community Coalition Safer Westland meets on the last Friday of every second month at 10.00am in various venues. Its goal is to strengthen community networks and community resilience and to help promote Westland District as a safe and welcome community and so attract investment and new residents.

Safer Westland focuses on: reducing crime; reducing harm; well-being, social connectedness and reducing isolation; and supporting youth. Read about the most recent workshop, held on 31 July at WestReap.

Photo: Safer Westland Flag. (c) Westland District Council