The Sun
Friday May 27, 2016
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COUNCIL NEWS Public Holiday Services
Queen’s Birthday Monday 6 June 2016 Marlborough District Council, Blenheim office will be closed on Queen’s Birthday. Kerbside Collection: Rubbish and recycling scheduled to be collected on Queen’s Birthday; Monday 6 June will be collected on Tuesday 7 June 2016. Please have your recycling crate and Council rubbish bags placed on the kerb by 7.30 am. Transfer Station hours: Blenheim Transfer Station, Resource Recovery, Re-use Centres and Greenwaste Acceptance Facility and Composting will be open between 8.00 am and 4.30 pm. The E-Waste Collection Facility will be closed. Picton Transfer Station will be open between 8.00 am and 4.00 pm. Havelock Transfer Station will be open between 8.00 am and 2.00 pm. Seddon, Rai Valley and Wairau Valley Transfer Stations will be closed. Landfill The landfill will be open between 8.00 am and midday. Library Services The Blenheim and Picton Libraries will be closed. Bus Services The Blenheim Bus Service will not operate on Monday 6 June.
Rating Information Database Pursuant to Section 28 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 the Rating Information Database of the Marlborough District Council is available for public inspection at the Marlborough District Council Office, 15 Seymour Street, Blenheim and the MDC Picton Service Delivery Centre, 67 High Street, Picton between the hours of 8.00 am and 5.00 pm Monday to Friday. An electronic version of the database is also available on Council’s website www. marlborough.govt.nz/Services/Rates/RatesSearch.
Abandoned Vessel for Sale The Marlborough Harbour Master is offering the vessel pictured for sale. The vessel is a sloop rigged sailing vessel with a keel hull of wooden construction and is approximately 9 metres in length. The vessel has sufficient watertight integrity to remain afloat but is in rough, well-worn condition and has considerable growth on the hull. The vessel is to be sold ‘as is where is’ and the Harbour Master strongly encourages prospective buyers to closely inspect the vessel before making any offer of purchase. Viewing can be arranged through the Harbour Masters office. Persons interested in acquiring this vessel must contact the Harbour Masters Office before 10 June 2016.
Controlled burn-off coming up on Wither Hills Walking and cycling tracks will close anytime in the next month. A full fire response team, including helicopter and water tanker, will be on standby and a crew will remain on duty overnight until the work is complete. • Residents in the Taylor Pass area will receive a letter soon explaining the plans. • The walking path to the water tanks and the new ‘scenic route’ of the mountain bike track will be closed while the burn-off is underway. The public is urged to observe all warning signs in the area. Inquiries about the burn-off should be made to David Aires at Council, Ph: 520 7400.
Don’t be concerned if you see smoke blowing from the Wither Hills sometime soon – a controlled burn-off is planned on the west-facing slopes near Grigg Drive off Taylor Pass Road. A burn plan has been produced involving the Marlborough District Council, Rural Fire Authority and contractor to clear debris left after a fire in October 2014. The steep slopes inside the Wither Hills Farm Park make it difficult for machinery to operate so the burn-off is necessary to prepare the 6.5 ha for replanting in pasture. The controlled burn will get underway once fire authorities decide the weather conditions are suitable – that could be
Getting the emergency messages out across Marlborough A local initiative to relay civil defence messages to some of the more remote parts of Marlborough has been made possible through an agreement between the Council, Marlborough Civil Defence authorities, Marlborough Lines and local radio station Brian FM. The radio station has enabled Marlborough civil defence management to break into its programme when there is a major public emergency like an earthquake or fire. It means civil defence management will be able to broadcast live public safety updates and instructions on Brian FM’s frequencies. Brian FM broadcasts on
100.9FM in Blenheim, 105.9 FM in Picton, 100.1 FM for Havelock, Pelorus and Kenepuru Sounds, 104.3FM in Seddon/Awatere. Marlborough Mayor Alistair Sowman says it establishes a fast, efficient single point of transmission of emergency messages across a very wide area, most importantly into parts of the district where communication is difficult. The extended coverage has been made possible by Marlborough Lines allowing Brian FM to use its sites for its radio transmitters. In an emergency event, Civil Defence messages will continue to be circulated to all media as well as broadcast live on Brian FM.
Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management Director Sarah Stuart-Black was there for the first broadcast; an advisory message from Mayor Alistair Sowman about the new service. From left, Marlborough Civil Defence Controller Brian Paton, Marlborough Lines operations manager Brian Tapp, Council CEO Mark Wheeler, Marlborough Lines chairman Ken Forrest with Sarah Stuart-Black and Mayor Sowman.
Evening parking at the Alfred Street car parking building Free parking week nights from 5.30 pm until 7.00 am Free parking day and night all weekend Free, safe night-time and weekend car parking under cover is available at the Alfred Street parking building.
Security lighting helps to • For ENTRY to the building be needed to activate the ensure this a good off-street you will need to take a exit barrier arm. car park in the evening hours ticket from the machine to • The EXIT barrier arms are with just a short walk across make the barrier arm rise raised automatically at 7.00 the pedestrian crossing to the on the way in. Combined Clubs, Convention • If you choose to leave the pm on weeknights so there Centre and the new ASB building BEFORE 7.00 pm is easy access out of the Theatre Marlborough. then your entry ticket will parking building.
Positive ageing Have you ever thought about volunteering? Volunteers make a valuable contribution to our community and there are many different ways you may be able to help; through an organisation, a service or at individual level. Volunteers are always needed for a range
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Helping your community of roles in Marlborough. It’s a way of giving back to your community, it can be a source of personal satisfaction and it’s a way to keep up social contact with others. Right now the SPCA Shop is looking for volunteers prepared to do at least one
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shift a week at its Grove Road shop morning or afternoon. Contact Karina Greenall, phone 579 4860 or 021 995 704 if you think you can help. For other opportunities, contact Volunteer Marlborough, phone 577 9388 between 10.00 am and 2.00 pm.