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Come to OBA’s AGM 25 September Long-overdue Mall upgrade to start soon Get your business listed in the Onehunga Guide! Second chance to sign up for Community Patrol B2B networking at The Landing event a huge success Onehunga Heritage Festival on 29 September Get a float together for Christmas Parade on Nov 24th Father’s Day fun: ‘You’re a Star Dad’ Onehunga Security Update: Scam alerts Onehunga Event Calendar Rubbish collections: Don’t put bins out Monday morning! www.onehunga.net.nz www.facebook.com/onehunga
Come to Onehunga Business Association’s AGM! Tuesday 25 September at The Landing Restaurant & Bar
The Onehunga Business Association (OBA), representing 450 local businesses, will hold its 2012 Annual General Meeting (to include Notice of intended Special Resolutions) from 6pm – 7.30pm Tuesday, 25th September at The Landing Restaurant & Bar, 2 Onehunga Harbour Road, Onehunga. Light refreshments will be served from 5.30pm. All members are welcome . Please RSVP by Thursday 20 September to Briar Millar at events@onehunga.net.nz or phone 636 8535.
Information for Onehunga Business Association Members online Onehunga businesses are encouraged to find out more about the OBA and its activities on our new website. Go to www.onehunga.net.nz/category/onehunga-business-association for comprehensive information on the OBA, services offered to members and other information to assist local businesses. We love getting your feedback, so please tell us what other information you’d like to see there.
Join the OBA Committee! Nominations accepted to September 25th
If you’re passionate about improving Onehunga’s town centre and creating conditions that enable businesses in the area to prosper, we’d like you to think about joining Onehunga Business Association’s committee. We need between five and nine full members on the committee. The OBA’s Committee approves strategies and budgets and ensures that management meets agreed performance objectives as they work towards improving the area for local businesses. Eleven meetings are held each year. Meetings run approximately two hours and are generally held after work hours. Additional time may be required as various situations arise requiring action from the business association. Beyond this, energetic, well-considered extra input from committee members is always welcome to help Onehunga advance its strategic goals.
Long overdue Mall upgrade to start soon
Nine-year delay on promised upgrade between Arthur & Grey Streets It’s been a long time coming, however the Maungakiekie Tamaki Local Board (MTLB) will be starting the process of consultation shortly for the upgrade of the streetscape on Onehunga Mall between Arthur and Grey Streets. The background to this is a long and sorry story:- the OBA (YOU), in partnership with the then Auckland City Council (ACC) paid for Onehunga Mall to change from a walking mall to its current configuration. The agreement was that ACC would finish the Mall’s upgrade and attached entrances in the following years. Budgets were assigned and the upgrades were scheduled to start in 2003. The 2003 start was then deferred to 2005, then to 2006/2007 and then it was dropped off the schedule completely and its budget disappeared. Thankfully the MTLB placed in their Board Plan budget to scope out the upgrade. Auckland Transport has been confirmed as the project manager for Stage 2 of the mall upgrade from Arthur Street to Grey Street. The main drivers of the project will be pedestrian safety, slower speeds and increased amenity. A brief will be put together for discussion that will highlight opportunities and difficulties before any concept plans are developed. Watch this space. We will send out information from MTLB for you to comment on shortly.
The 2012 AGM Agenda will include two special resolutions: 1. That the OBA adopts and signs the Auckland Region Business Improvement District (BID) Policy (2011) Partnering Agreement. 2. That the OBA adopts the amended Onehunga Business Association Constitution dated 26 September 2012 replacing the existing constitution. View AGM materials, including the 2011/12 Financials here: www.onehunga.net.nz/obaabout/oba-meetings