MY COMMUNITY NEWS Free Winter Veggie workshop with Dr Compost MY COMMUNITY NEWS

Submitted by Chelsea Holdom

Guardians of an outstanding landscape

As summer winds down it’s a great time to start thinking about what you’d like to harvest from your garden this winter.

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to get the best out of your winter garden, come along and get inspired at Dr Compost’s free Winter Veggies workshop 5.00 - 7.00pm, 20 February, St John Rooms, 4 Link Way, Wānaka. Find out

- which crops grow well in our region

- when to plant for the best results

- how to protect your plants from our harsh climate by using cloches and existing microclimates

With more than 20 years composting and gardening experience in our unique Central Otago climate, Dr Compost, aka Hāwea’s Ben Elms, has all the tricks to get your compost heap working and your garden blooming. He loves answering questions and sharing his knowledge in his entertaining workshops.

The Dr Compost Home Composting Project is delivered by Wastebusters and funded by QLDC to reduce organic waste to landfill. Spaces are limited, so please reserve your free spot for this popular workshop at the event link on our website www.wastebusters.co.nz/events

For 15 years now Lindis Pass Conservation Group has been carrying out weed control in the Lindis Pass Scenic Reserve.

When you next drive through and enjoy the magnificent sweep of tall tussock over the rhythm of spur and gully, do send a thought to the group. Without their effort, the Pass landscape would be riddled with brier like the country to the north and south of it; and patched with dreaded lupin, an escaped garden plant that smothers native flowers and splashes the tawny landscape with hard colour. Broom, wilding pines and Hieracium are also in the group’s sights.

Sheep grazing on the tall tussocklands is seen by some as the way to control the High Country scourge of grey mats of Hieracium daisy. But in the Scenic Reserve, seedling snow tussocks and grasses are now growing through it. If left to thrive they will shade it out.

Hawea Public Meeting

Wānaka, Häwea and Makarora Libraries at Level 2

Another easy takeaway option is our PreSchooler Craft Packs created by our Children’s Specialist, Lesley. They offer the perfect opportunity to keep your little ones busy making crafts such as catapults, ballerinas

My Book Bag is a hand-picked selection of ten books, just let us know your tastes and we will personally curate a bag for you. We also have a delivery service for My Book Bag to community members with mobility, transport or health problems which make getting to the library difficult. If you would like to sign up for this, please call us at the Wānaka Library 03 443 0410, or Häwea Library 03 443 9371.

written by Anne Steven & Jan Kelly

This is nature’s slow way of resetting a balance. To assist nature, seed is collected each summer and young snow tussocks grown up to plant back into the Reserve each autumn as “islands” in the bared areas.

More volunteers are urgently needed to carry on the work of the group. A workday is held each month on a weekend, weather permitting. Gear is provided and rides are available. For more details visit www.facebook.com/ LindisPassConservationGroup or contact Anne Steven, 021 2939 207, a.steven@xtra.co.nz or Jan Kelly 03 443 4337.

The Hawea Community Association (HCA) will be holding a public meeting at the Lake Hawea Community Centre on Sunday, 19 February 2023 to update residents and ratepayers around matters relating to the mediation with Universal Developments, Streat Developments, Queenstown Lakes District Council and Otago Regional Council.

The HCA has, subject to the confines of the Resource Management Act, reached an agreement with all parties regarding the urban growth boundary and the future development of the town. The HCA would now like to present this agreement back to the community and answer any questions.

Submitted

by

Cherilyn Walthew

written by Paula Mitchell

The agreement will herald significant changes for the Lake Hawea township and will need on-going community feedback to ensure that future development remains in line with our community aspirations. The meeting will be held between 3.00 - 5.00pm at the LHCC which is based at 28 Myra Street, Lake Hawea. We would like to invite all residents and ratepayers and will have a Zoom link up and running on the day. Access to the Zoom link can be achieved via www.us02web.zoom. us/j/86299432120 for those that can’t attend in person. The bar will be open after the event. Local Councilors and Community Board members have been invited.

If you are not yet a library member you can join online, or pop in and see us. We always love to help find a book, or chat about your latest read.

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