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Date	Public Notice
26/07/2010	Tender for Removal of Drummond Hall The Southland District Council is calling for tenders for the sale by way of removal or demolition of the Drummond Hall situated at 9 Hamilton Street, Drummond. Particulars and conditions as well as the form of tender are available from the Southland District Council Offices at Invercargill, Winton, Otautau and Te Anau. All tenders must be returned in a sealed envelope marked “Tender 10/15” and either deposited in the Tender Box, Ground Floor Reception of the Southland District Council Office, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill OR posted to PO Box 903, Invercargill so that the tender is received by the Southland District Council no later than 3pm Friday 27 August 2010. Please direct all enquiries to Gary Tong on 0800 732 732. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
26/07/2010	Cancellation of Meeting - Wyndham Community Board The Wyndham Community Board meeting that was advertised to have been held on Tuesday, 27 July 2010 has been cancelled due to the lack of business. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
26/07/2010	Temporary Road Closure - Otaitai Bush Road Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Otaitai Bush Road from Riverton Wallacetown Highway to Templeton Road to normal traffic between the hours of 8:00am on Monday 2 August 2010 until 5:00pm on Friday 6 August 2010. The purpose of the closure is to enable the installation of a Concrete Box Stock Underpass. A detour will be available via Riverton Wallacetown Highway and Livingstone Road. It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
26/07/2010	Fire Prevention (Vegetation) Bylaw 2010 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 157 of the Local Government Act 2002, notice is hereby given that the Southland District Council made the Fire Prevention (Vegetation) Bylaw 2010 at its meeting on 21 July 2010. The Bylaw comes into operation on 2 August 2010 and copies of the Bylaw may be inspected and obtained at any office of the Southland District Council. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
23/07/2010	Resource Consent Application - Pearl Harbour, Manapouri Public Notice of Application concerning Resource Consent (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006) Sections 95, 95A, 95D, and 95E, Resource Management Act 1991 Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840 has received the following applications: Real Journeys Limited Land Use Consent Application 10/161 Purpose: Land use consent to erect and utilise a replacement floating jetty and directional and safety signage in association with the commercial activities approved by existing Land Use Consent 08/55, including: - Removing the existing 19 m long Real Journeys jetty that extends 18.5 m into the Waiau River; - Removing the existing Manapouri Boat Club jetty; - Erecting a 50 m long floating jetty that extends 18.5 m into the Waiau river to berth up to three vessels; - Erecting two "single dolphin piles" that are located 5 m east (downstream) of the proposed jetty; and - Erecting six signs for directional and safety purposes that range in size from a minimum of 0.25 m wide x 0.3 m high to a maximum of 0.705 m wide x 0.85 m high. Location: The surface water of the Waiau River, located adjacent to the Real Journeys Office at 74 Waiau Street, Pearl Harbour, Manapouri Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located within the "Plains Rural Resource Area" under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. Real Journeys Limited Land Use Consent Application 10/162 Purpose: Land use consent to erect and utilise a floating jetty and directional and safety signage to be transferred to an utilised by the members and guests of the Manapouri Boating Club, including: - Erecting a 12 m long x 1.8 m wide floating jetty; - Erecting a 9.6 m long x 1.2 m wide gangway; - Erecting one new sign for safety purposes that will be 0.45 m wide x 0.3 m high; and - Transfer of the existing Manapouri Boating Club signage (located at the Club's existing jetty at Pearl Harbour, Waiau Street, Manapouri) to the site of this application Location: The surface water of the Waiau River, located adjacent to the Real Journeys ramp at Home Creek, and adjacent to 125 View Street, Home Creek, Manapouri. Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located within both the "Plains Rural Resource Area" and the "Fiordland Resource Area" under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. Approval of these developments is also sought at the same time from Environment Southland. Both applications include an assessment of environmental effects. The applications may be inspected during normal office hours at Southland District Council's Te Anau Area Office, which is located at 116 Town Centre, Te Anau and at the Southland District Council's Invercargill Office, corner Clyde and Forth Streets, Invercargill during normal office hours. An electronic copy of the applications and the assessment of environmental effects is also available from the application whose details are shown below. Please contact Tracey Morse, Graduate Resource Management Planner telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questionsl about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to: Southland District Council P O Box 903 15 Forth Street Invercargill 9840 Attention: Miss Tracey Morse or fax 0800 732 329 / 0800 SDC FAX or email: emailsdc@southlanddc.govt.nz The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council or downloadable from www.southlanddc.govt.nz Submissions close on Thursday, 19 August 2010 You must serve a copy of your submission on: Real Journeys Limited (the applicant) whose address for service is: C/- Hovell Environment Planning P O Box 1092 Dunedin 9054 Attention: Mr Keith Hovell or email: keith@hovell.co.nz as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on Southland District Council. Bruce Halligan GROUP MANAGER - ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY Friday, 23 July 2010 Signature on behalf of Southland District Council
23/07/2010	Land Use Consent - Cleddau River Flood Protection Scheme Public Notice of Application concerning Resource Consent (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006) Sections 95A - 95E of the Resource Management Act 1991 Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840 has received an application from: Department of Conservation For the following resource consents: Land use consents to construct, use, operate, maintain and repair the Cleddau River Flood Protection Scheme, including: Project Activity River Protection Works Activity Detail Construct, use, reconstruct, repair and maintain the Cleddau River flood protection scheme, being stopbanking and rock riprap protection along approximately 1.9 km of the true-right bank of the Cleddau River, including all associated temporary building and facilities, earthworks, vegetation disturbance and clearance, drainage activities, hazardous substance use and storage, and rehabilitation activities. Consent Duration Unlimited Project Activity Borrow Site Activity Detail Establish, use and maintain a borrow site for the purposes of sourcing rock and fill material for the Cleddau River flood protection scheme, including all associated temporary buildings and facilities, earthworks, vegetation disturbance and clearance, drainage activities, hazardous substance use and storage, and rehabilitation activities. Consent Duration 35 years Project Activity Little Tahiti Staging Area Activity Detail Establish, use and maintain a staging area for the purposes of processing and storing material from the borrow site, including all associated temporary buildings and facilities, earthworks, vegetation disturbance and clearance, drainage activities, hazardous substance use and storage, and rehabilitation activities. Consent Duration 3 years Project Activity Glowworm Creek Diversion Activity Detail Construct, use, reconstruct, repair and maintain a diversion of Glowworm Creek and tributaries, including all associated earthworks, vegetation disturbance and clearance, drainage activities, and rehabilitation activities. Consent Duration Unlimited Project Activity Storage at borrow site Activity Detail Store and stockpile rock for the purposes of providing a ready source of rock for maintenance and repair activities associated with the Cleddau River flood protection scheme. The site may also be used for stockpiling rock and gravel material for other use in the Milford Sound area. Consent Duration 35 years Location: The application sites are generally located within, adjacent and near to the true right bank of the Cleddau River in the approximately 3 km section upstream of Deepwater Basin and Milford Sound/Piopiotahi, at or about the following grid references (NZTM): River Protection Works: CB08: 11975-50403 to 11993-50404 Borrow Site: CB08: 11997-50405 Little Tahiti Staging Area: CB08: 12000-50401 Glowworm Creek: CB08: 11987-50405 Former Borrow Site: CB08: 11984-50406 Legal Description: The proposal is located within the Fiordland National Park, which is owned by the Crown and administered by the Department of Conservation. It is held under Section 4 of the National Parks Act and managed by the Department in accordance with that Act, the General Policy for National Parks, the Fiordland National Park Management Plan and the Fiordland National Park Bylaws. Areas of land that fall outside the park boundary in the immediate area are: - State Highway 94 (Designation 260), Te Anau - Milford - The Coastal Marine Area Zoning: The site to which the application related is located within the Fiordland Resource Area under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application includes an assessment of environmental effects. The applicant has made simultaneous resource consent applications to Environment Southland, which are being publicly notified concurrently for land use consents, discharge consents to air, land and water; water permits and a coastal permit. The application may be inspected at the Southland District Council Invercargill head office, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill and the Te Anau Area Office, 116 Town Centre, Te Anau during normal office hours. The full application can be viewed and downloaded via the Southland District Council website www.southlanddc.govt.nz Please contact Matt Hunter - Resource Management Planner on telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to Southland District Council, PO Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill 9840, Fax 0800 732 329. The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council, or the form can be downloaded and printed from the following Council website link http://southlanddc.govt.nz/submission-on-publicly-notified-application/. Submissions may also be forwarded electronically to general@southlanddc.govt.nz. Submissions must be dated and signed (unless forwarded electronically) and must include the following information: 1. your name, postal address and telephone number (and fax number if applicable); 2. details of the application in respect of which you are making the submission; 3. whether it is in support of, or in opposition to the application, or is neutral; 4. your submissions, with reasons; 5. the decision that you wish Council to make; and 6. whether you wish to be heard in support of your submission and you must serve a copy of your submission on the applicant as soon as reasonably practicable. Submissions close on Friday, 20 August 2010. You must serve a copy of your submission on: The Applicant: Department of Conservation whose address for service is: Department of Conservation C/- URS New Zealand Limited PO Box 4479 Christchurch 8140 Attention: Mr Daniel Murray Telephone: 03 374 8509 Facsimile: 03 377 0655 As soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on Southland District Council. BG Halligan Group Manager - ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY Friday, 23 July 2010 Signature on behalf of Southland District Council
21/07/2010	Notice of Election, Nomination of Candidates and Closing Date for Nominations for the Southland Regional Council (also known as Environment Southland) 2010 Elections Pursuant to Section 52 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, I hereby give notice that on Saturday, the 9th day of October 2010, the following elections will be held under the First Past the Post electoral system by postal vote. SOUTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTION OF 12 MEMBERS OF REGIONAL CONSTITUENCIES Eastern - Dome Constituency to elect TWO members. Fiordland Constituency to elect ONE member. Hokonui Constituency to elect ONE member. Invercargill - Rakiura Constituency to elect SIX members. Southern Constituency to elect ONE member. Western Constituency to elect ONE member. Nominations of candidates must be in my hands at the Southland District Council Offices, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill not later than 12 Noon on Friday, the 20th day of August 2010. The nomination papers can be lodged not later than 12 Noon on Friday, the 20th day of August 2010 with the following: • The Electoral Officer, Southland District Council, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill. • The Electoral Officer, Gore District Council, 29 Civic Avenue, Gore. • The Electoral Officer, Invercargill City Council, First Floor, Civic Administration Building, 101 Esk Street, Invercargill. The Electoral Officer, Southland District Council is responsible for the conduct of the elections for the Southland Regional Council. Each candidate must be nominated on the prescribed nomination paper, which must be accompanied by a deposit of $200.00 GST inclusive prior to the close of nominations, which may be paid by cash, bank cheque or personal cheque. Nomination papers will be available from 23 July 2010 during normal business hours at the following places: Southland District Council Offices: Invercargill Office 8.30 am to 5.00 pm 15 Forth Street Monday to Friday Otautau Office 8.00 am to 5.00 pm 174 Main Street Monday to Friday Winton Office 8.00 am to 5.00 pm 1 Wemyss Street Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8.00 am to 6.00 pm Tuesday 10.00 am to 1.00 pm Saturday Riverton Office 8.00 pm to 4.30 pm 117 Palmerston Street Monday to Thursday 8.00 am to 6.00 pm Friday Stewart Island Office 9.00 am to 12.00 noon 9 Ayr Street Monday to Friday Te Anau Office 8.30 am to 5.00 pm 24 Milford Road Monday to Friday Lumsden Office 10.00 am to 5.00 pm Monday, 18 Diana Street Wednesday, Friday Wyndham Office 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm Tuesday 24 Balaclava Street 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm Thursday 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm Thursday Invercargill City Council Offices: Help Desk, Ground Floor, Civic Administration Building, 101 Esk Street, Invercargill Bluff Service Centre, Gore Street, Bluff Gore District Council Offices: Gore District Civic Administration Building, 29 Civic Avenue, Gore Mataura Service Centre/Library, Bridge Street, Mataura Environment Southland Offices: Cnr Price Street and North Road, Waikiwi, Invercargill A candidate may submit a candidate profile statement and photograph with his/her nomination paper prior to the close of nominations for sending out with the voting documents to electors. An attachment to the nomination paper outlines the rules and procedures governing candidate profile statements. Inspection of Electoral Roll The Electoral Roll to be used for the elections will close on Friday the 20th day of August 2010 at 5.00 pm. Copies of the Electoral Roll can be inspected as from 23 July 2010 during normal business hours at the following locations within the Region: Invercargill City Help Desk Ground Floor, Invercargill Civic Administration Building, 101 Esk Street, Invercargill Bluff Service Centre, Gore Street, Bluff The Eve Poole Memorial Library, Dee Street, Invercargill Take Note, H & J Smith Ltd, 66 Tay Street, Invercargill South Invercargill South City Lotto & Stationery, 253 Elles Road, Invercargill Waikiwi Pharmacy, 280 North Road, Invercargill Glengarry Pharmacy, Glengarry Shopping Centre, Invercargill Windsor Take Note and Lotto Ltd, 1 Windsor Street, Invercargill Gore District Gore District Civic Administration Building, 29 Civic Avenue, Gore Mataura Service Centre/Library, Bridge Street, Mataura Gore Public Library, Norfolk Street, Gore Gore Take Note, H & J Smith, 58 Main Street, Gore Southland District Council Offices: Invercargill Office 15 Forth Street Otautau Office 176 Main Street Riverton Office 117 Palmerston Street Stewart Island Office 9 Ayr Street Te Anau Office 116 Town Square Lumsden Office 18 Diana Street Wyndham Office 24 Balaclava Street Post Shops Invercargill Post Shop, 51 Don Street Invercargill Electoral Roll Centre, Post Shop, Don Street Winton Paper Plus (incorporating Winton Post Shop), 244 Great North Road Sutherland’s Paper Plus (incorporating Te Anau Post Shop) 102 Town Centre Enrolment forms for the Residential Electoral Roll are available at any Post Shop and the Council Offices listed above. Alternatively you may telephone 0800 ENROL NOW (0800 367 656), or access the Electoral Enrolment Centre website on www.elections.org.nz Enrolment forms for the Ratepayer Electoral Rolls are available from all Council Offices listed above. Following closure of the roll, the Electoral Officer may, on application of any person who is or claims to be entitled to be enrolled or any other person or otherwise, make any necessary corrections to the names, addresses, occupations, abbreviations, or marks appearing in the electoral roll. Dated at Invercargill this 21st day of July 2010. Phil Culling Electoral Officer for the Southland Regional Council C/- Southland District Council P O Box 903 15 Forth Street Invercargill
21/07/2010	Tenders for Harvesting Radiata Pine Harvesting - Gowan Hill Forest The Southland District Council is offering harvesting and utilisation options from three adjacent mature radiata pine stands at Gowan Hill Forest over the 2010/11 summer season. Tenders are invited for the harvesting of approximately 20,100 tonnes of radiata pine, now aged 29-30 years, situated in Compartments 2, 3 and 4 at Gowan Hill Forest, located 16 km north of Wrey’s Bush. A pre-harvest inventory has been carried out in this resource and summary information from the assessment is available to assist purchasers in evaluating the resource. Further information and terms and conditions of the offering are available from Roger Washbourn (Forest Manager), Southland District Council, P.O. Box 903, Invercargill 9840 (Telephone: 0800 732 732, Fax: 0800 732 329). Written tenders close with the Council at 4 pm on Friday, 6 August 2010. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
19/07/2010	Forestry Committee Meeting Notice is given that a Forestry Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, 21 July 2010 at 9.00 am in the Council Chambers, Forth Street, Invercargill. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
19/07/2010	Cancellation of Resource Management Meeting The Resource Management Committee meeting that was previously advertised to have been held on Friday, 23 July 2010 has been cancelled due to the lack of business. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
19/07/2010	Application for Resource Consent - Subdivision and Land Use Public Notice of Application concerning Resource Consent (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003) Sections 95A - 95E of the Resource Management Act 1991 Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840 has received an application from: I G Johnstone, C T Johnstone, R A Johnstone and N M Stirling seeking the following resource consents: 1. Subdivision consent to create two new allotments as follows: - Lot 1 comprising 6.0575 hectares of land, containing an existing dwellinghouse and associated buildings. - Lot 2 comprising 1,012 m² of land, in which an unspecified dwellinghouse is proposed to be constructed by way of a land use consent, also applied for by way of this application, as referred to below. - Lot 3 of 18 m² which is to be amalgamated with adjoining Lot 1 DP 4252 (Computer Freehold Register SL198/35). 2. Land use consent to construct an unspecified dwellinghouse on the proposed Lot 2. An unlimited timeframe is sought in which to give effect to the land use consent. Location: 87 Gerrard Road, Winton Legal Description: Part Lot 1 DP 2835, being the land comprised in Certificate of Title CFR SL179/77 (Part Cancelled), and Valuation Reference 29660/21400 Zoning: The site to which the application relates in located within the “Plains Rural Resource Area” under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application includes an Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE). The application may be inspected at the nearest Southland District Council Office, being the Winton Area Office, 1 Wemyss Street, Winton, 8.30 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday, and at the Southland District Council Invercargill Office, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill during normal office hours. Please contact Sarah Barnes, Resource Management Planner or a Resource Management Customer Services Officer on telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to the Southland District Council at the following address: Southland District Council PO Box 903 15 Forth Street Invercargill 9840 Fax 0800 732 329 The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council and on our website www.southlanddc.govt.nz/resource-consent-forms/ Submissions close on Friday, 13 August 2010 at 5.00 pm. You must also serve a copy of your submission on the applicants: I G Johnstone, C T Johnstone, R A Johnstone and N M Stirling whose address for service is: I G Johnstone, C T Johnstone, R A Johnstone and N M Stirling C/- TrueSouth Survey Services PO Box 534 Invercargill 9840 Attention: Steve McGregor Telephone: 03 2147501 Fax: 03 2188044 as soon as reasonably practicable after serving you submission on the Southland District Council. B G Halligan Group Manager - Environment and Community Saturday, 17 July 2010 Southland District Council
19/07/2010	Winton Community Board - Change of Meeting Date The meeting of the Winton Community Board that was previously advertised to be held on the Monday, 19 July will now be held a week later on Monday, 26 July 2010 at 5.30 pm at the Southland District Council Office, Wemyss Street, Winton. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
12/07/2010	Notice of Extraordinary Meeting of the Stewart Island Community Board - Change of Venue Notice is given that an Extraordinary Meeting of the Stewart Island Community Board on Friday, 16 July 2010 at 10.00 am will now be held at the Pavilion, Ayr Street, Stewart Island. The business to be discussed is as follows: * The purpose of this meeting is to discuss a submission on the Southland District Council (Stewart Island/Rakiura Visitor Levy) Empowering Bill 2010. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
12/07/2010	Notification of Weight and Speed Limit on Bridge Pursuant to Regulation 11 of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974 Notice is hereby given that pursuant to regulation 11(3) of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974, the Southland District Council has fixed the following maximum weight and speed limit for heavy motor vehicles and combinations including a heavy motor vehicle on the bridge described hereunder: Structure Number: 3582.001 Name of Road: Mararoa Name of Waterway: Mararoa River Gross Weight (% Class I): 80% Max Speed Limit (km/hr): 30 David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
12/07/2010	Temporary Road Closure - Lillburn Valley Road To allow pest control to be carried out, notice is given that Council will close Lillburn Valley Road from rapid number 2255 through to Lake Hauroko between the hours of 5:00am to approx. 7:00pm on Monday 2 August 2010. If due to unforeseen circumstances the work cannot be carried out on the 2 August, it will be carried out on another day prior to the 2 November 2010, when conditions are suitable. The purpose of the closure is to ensure public safety during the operation. A detour will not be available but the road will be reopened as soon as safely possible in the event of an emergency. It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
05/07/2010	Fees and Charges NOTICE is given that the Southland District Council Fees and Charges for the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 were adopted at the Council Meeting held 30 June 2010 as part of the Annual Plan. Copies are available for viewing online and in any of the Southland District Council Offices. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
05/07/2010	Lumsden Community Board - Change of Meeting Notice is given that the Lumsden Community Board meeting scheduled for Thursday, 15 July 2010 has been postponed to the following week Thursday, 22 July 2010 at the SDC Office, Lumsden commencing at 6.00 pm. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
05/07/2010	Notice of Extraordinary Meeting of the Stewart Island Community Board Notice is given that an Extraordinary Meeting of the Stewart Island Community Board will be held on Friday, 16 July 2010 at 10.00 am in the Oban Fire Station, Argyle Street, Stewart Island. The business to be discussed is as follows: * The purpose of this meeting is to discuss a submission on the Southland District Council (Stewart Island/Rakiura Visitor Levy) Empowering Bill 2010. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
05/07/2010	The Keeping of Animals, Poultry and Bees Bylaw 2010 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 157 of the Local Government Act 2002, notice is hereby given that the Southland District Council made the Keeping of Animals, Poultry and Bees Bylaw 2010 at its meeting on 30 June 2010. The Bylaw comes into operation on 5 July 2010 and copies of the Bylaw may be inspected and obtained at any office of the Southland District Council. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
05/07/2010	Application for Resource Consent - Coopers Trust Limited Public Notice of Application concerning Resource Consent (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006) Sections 95A - 95E of the Resource Management Act 1991 Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840 has received an application from: Coopers Trust Limited For the following resource consent: Land use consent to extract and transport a total volume of 200,00 m3 of gravel for commercial uses off-site, over a 10 year consent duration. Location: The site is located at 264 Riverside Road, at or about New Zealand Map Grid 214646E, 5445189N Legal Description: Part Section 11 Block VII Oreti Hundred, held in the Certificate of Title with the identifier SL164/70, and the valuation reference 30400/03100. Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located within the Rural Resource Area under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application includes an assessment of environmental effects. The application may be inspected at the Southland District Council Invercargill head office, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill and Winton Area Office, 1 Wemyss Street, Winton during normal office hours. Please contact Matt Hunter - Resource Management Planner on telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to Southland District Council, PO Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill 9840, Fax 0800 732 329. The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council. Submissions close on Friday, 30 July 2010. You must serve a copy of your submission on: The Applicant Coopers Trust Limited whose address for service is: Coopers Trust Limited C/- Opus International Consultants Limited PO Box 647 Invercargill 9840 Attention: Mr S Roberts / Ms P Lemon As soon as reasonably practicable, after serving your submission on Southland District Council. BG Halligan Group Manager - Environment and Community
05/07/2010	Cancellation of Meeting The Policy Review Committee meeting that was previously advertised to have been held on Wednesday, 7 July 2010 has been cancelled due to the lack of business. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
01/07/2010	Intention to Issue Licence to Graze - Over Part Riverton Recreation Reserve In accordance with Section 119 of the Reserves Act 1977, notice is given that Council intends issuing a licence for grazing of part of the above reserve for a term of three years from 1 May 2010. The area concerned contains 1.6306 hectares and is described as Section 38, Block XXV, Jacobs River Hundred. A copy of the draft licence agreement may be viewed at Council’s offices at 15 Forth Street, Invercargill and 117 Palmerston Street, Riverton. Any person wishing to lodge a submission on the proposal to issue the licence should send a written submission to the Chief Executive, P O Box 903, Invercargill no later than 4 pm on Wednesday, 28 July 2010. For further information contact Property Officer, Virginia Dillon on 0800 732 732 or virginia.dillon@southlanddc.govt.nz David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
29/06/2010	Notice of Intention Not to Fill Extraordinary Vacancy - Winton Community Board NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 119 of the Local Electoral Act 2001 that at its meeting held on Monday, 21 June 2010 the Winton Community Board resolved not to fill the extraordinary vacancy that occurred following the passing of one of its members. Phil Culling ELECTORAL OFFICER
29/06/2010	Notice of Intention Not to Fill Extraordinary Vacancy - Wallace Community Board NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 119 of the Local Electoral Act 2001 that at its meeting held on Thursday, 17 June 2010 the Wallace Community Board resolved not to fill the extraordinary vacancy that occurred following the passing of one of its members. Phil Culling ELECTORAL OFFICER
14/06/2010	Dog Registration Fees 2010/2011 Review of Dog Control Policy Fee for registering a dog 2010/11 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 37 (6) of the Dog Control Act 1996, notice is hereby given that the Southland District Council has resolved that the fee for registering a dog for the 2010/2011 registration year commencing 1 July 2010 be set at $20.00 inclusive of GST. Notice is further given that a penalty of $10.00 inclusive of GST shall be imposed for the registration of any dog on or after 1 August 2010. Any person found in possession of an unregistered dog is liable to receive a $300.00 infringement notice fee, so all dog owners are encouraged to ensure that their dog is registered. Review of Dog Control Policy Notice is given in terms of the Local Government Act 2002 that Council has reviewed and revised its Dog Control policy. The proposed revisions relate to changes in some areas where dogs are prohibited, are to be on a leash or are permitted to be exercised. A copy of the revised policy may be viewed at all of the Council’s offices. Anyone wishing to lodge a submission on the revised policy may do so in writing. Submissions close with the Chief Executive, Southland District Council, P O Box 903, Invercargill on 30 July 2010. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
14/06/2010	Benmore Road Bridge The Southland District Council wish to advise that the Benmore Road Bridge over the Oreti River will again be open to a maximum 50% of class one traffic from 8.00 am Saturday, 12 June 2010. Cameron McIntosh Group Manager Services and Assets
08/06/2010	Change of Meeting The Council Executive Meeting that was to be held on Wednesday, 9 June 2010 has been deferred and will now be held on Wednesday, 16 June 2010 at the conclusion of the Extraordinary Council. This Council Executive meeting will be held in the Waihopai Room at the Ascot Park Hotel, Invercargill.
08/06/2010	Sale of Abandoned Land by Tender Tenders are invited for the purchase of the following properties which have been declared abandoned by virtue of an Invercargill District Court Order dated 14 May 2010: 1. That property situated at 90 Tinkertown Road, Tinkertown in the name of Stephen Gordon Trounson containing 4,227 m² and being Section 358 Blk IV Wairio SD and being the land contained in C/T SL 9D/459. 2. That property situated at 61 Sinclair Avenue, Nightcaps in the name of Peter Julian Nelson and Shirley Nelson containing 2,084 m² and being Lot 1 DP 5657 and being the land contained in C/T SL 235/99. 3. That property situated at 13 Moffat Street, Nightcaps in the name of Athol Brian Longley and Olivia Isabel Scaletti-Longley containing 1,053 m² and being Lot 3 DP 11229 and being the land contained in C/T SL 7D/782. 4. That property situated at 72 Hastings Street, Ohai in the name of Verna Wareware Jackson containing 1,012 m² and being Lot 35 DP 2656 and being the land contained in C/T SL 165/224. 5. That property situated at 25 Birchwood Road, Ohai in the name of Ernest Graham McCreath containing 911 m² and being Section 261 Blk III Wairio SD and being the land contained in C/T SL 204/70. 6. That property situated at 15 Milton Street, Ohai in the name of Brian Peter Vercoe containing 1,012 m² and being Lot 26 DP 2186 and being the land contained in C/T SL 132/161. 7. That property situated at 19 Mary Street, Otautau in the name of Phillip Webb and Rochelle Flemming containing 1,012 m² and being Lot 14 DP 682 and being the land contained in C/T SL 197/69. Particulars and conditions of tender Particulars of the properties and Conditions of Tender are available from any of the Southland District Council Offices. Tender documents are also available from Council’s website at: www.southlanddc.govt.nz Enquiries Queries should be referred to Property Officer, Virginia Dillon at Council’s Invercargill office, 15 Forth Street. Telephone 0800 732 732. E-mail: virginia.dillon@southlanddc.govt.nz Lodging tenders All tenders must be lodged on the prescribed form of tender and received at the Southland District Council Office, 15 Forth Street, P O Box, 903, Invercargill before 2.00 pm on Monday, 5 July 2010 in a sealed envelope marked: Property Officer Tender 10/04 - Abandoned Land Council is not bound to accept the highest or any tender.
08/06/2010	Notification of Weight (and/or Speed) Limits on Bridges Pursuant to Regulation 11 of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974 Notice is hereby given that pursuant to regulation 11(3) of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974, the Southland District Council has fixed the following maximum weight and speed limits for heavy motor vehicles and combinations including a heavy motor vehicle on the bridges described on our Bridge Restriction page.
31/05/2010	Proposed Fire Prevention (Vegetation) Bylaw 2010 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 83 of the Local Government Act 2002, notice is hereby given that the Southland District Council has initiated a review of its Fire Prevention (Vegetation) Bylaw 2005 and has drafted the Fire Prevention (Vegetation) Bylaw 2010 to replace it. A copy of the draft Fire Prevention (Vegetation) Bylaw 2010 and Statement of Proposal is available from any Council office. Submissions in respect of this draft are invited, closing at 4pm on Tuesday 29 June. Submissions should be lodged in writing and addressed to: The Southland District Council P O Box 903 Invercargill 9840 Submitters will be provided with the opportunity of appearing before Council in support of their submissions. For further information contact the following Council staff on 0800 732 732: The draft Bylaw – Mike Grant Lodging a submission – Virginia Dillon David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
31/05/2010	Registration of Interest Contract 10/9 Road Signs Maintenance - 2010-2015 Registrations of Interest are called for from suitably experienced Contractors for road signs maintenance work within the Southland District. The work will involve the inspection, supply, maintenance and erection of road signs, as well as reporting on and management of the road signs database. Tender documents for the above Contract will be available on TenderLink www.lgtenders.co.nz from Friday, 4 June 2010. Tenders close at 4.00 pm on Tuesday, 22 June 2010 at the office of Southland District Council, Forth Street, Invercargill. Please register your interest in tendering by telephoning Bronwyn Clark of MWH on 03 211 0251. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
28/05/2010	Notice of Hearing Submissions - Proposed Plan Changes • Te Anau Industrial Resource Area Expansion - Proposed Plan Change 5 • Te Anau Urban Resource Area Expansion - Proposed Plan Change 6 • Te Anau Lakeside Protection Area - Proposed Plan Change 7 Venue of Hearings: Distinction Te Anau Hotel & Villas, 64 Lakefront Drive, Te Anau. Time and Date of Hearings: Commencing Tuesday, 1 June 2010 at 9.00 am and continuing Wednesday, 2 June 2010 at 9.00 am, and may continue on Thursday, 3 June 2010, at 9.00 am (if necessary). It is anticipated that the hours of the Hearing each day will be approximately from 9.00 am - 5.00 pm, with lunch breaks scheduled from 12.30 pm - 1.15 pm each day. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
24/05/2010	Cancellation of Meeting The Resource Management Committee meeting that was previously advertised to have been held on Friday, 28 May 2010 has been cancelled due to the lack of business.
24/05/2010	10% Penalty on Fourth Instalment 2009/2010 Rates Ratepayers in the Gore and Southland Districts are reminded that the last day for payment of the fourth instalment of the 2009/2010 rates is Friday, 28 May 2010. Rates which remain unpaid after 5.00 pm on that date will have the statutory 10% penalty added.
24/05/2010	Nicholson Subdivison and Land Use Resource Consent Public Notice of Application concerning Resource Consent (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006) Sections 95, 95A, 95D, 95E and 127, Resource Management Act 1991 Southland District Council, P O Box 903, Invercargill 9840 has received an application from: Mr Brent William Nicholson for the following resource consents: 1. Subdivision consent to create: Lot 1 comprising 2.49 hectares of bare rural-residential land; Lot 2 comprising 2.42 hectares of bare rural-residential land; Lot 3 comprising 2.29 hectares of bare rural-residential land; Lot 4 comprising 3.37 hectares of bare rural-residential land; Lot 5 comprising 2.4 hectares of rural-residential land containing an existing shed; and Lot 6 comprising 0.7 hectares of bare rural land to be utilised an access for Lots 1 - 5. 2. Land use consent to: erect a dwelling within a proposed: - 30 metre x 20 metre building platform to be located on Lot 1; - 30 metre x 30 metre building platform to be located on Lots 2, 3, and 4; and - 30 metre x 24 metre building platform to be located on Lot 5; undertake a maximum volume of 3,000 m3 of earthworks for the purposes of constructing the proposed access road to be located within Lot 6, with an unlimited timeframe in which to exercise the land use consent. Location: 15 Sinclair Road, Te Anau Legal Description: Lot 4, DP 329111, Certificate of Title 118882 Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located within the "Plains Rural Resource Area" under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application includes an assessment of environmental effects. The application may be inspected during normal office hours at: Southland District Council Head Office 15 Forth Street Invercargill; and Southland District Council Te Anau Area Office 116 Town Centre Te Anau Please contact Tracey Morse, Graduate Resource Management Planner telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on the application. You may do so by sending a written submission to Southland District Council, P O Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill 9840, Fax 0800 732 329. The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council. Submissions close on Monday, 21 June 2010. You must serve a copy of your submission on: Mr B W Nicholson (the applicant) whose address for service is: C/- Bonisch Consultants PO Box 1262 Invercargill 9840 Attention: Ms Christine McMillan Telephone: 03 218 2546 Fax: 03 214 4285 as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on Southland District Council. B G Halligan Group Manager - Environment and Community Southland District Council
10/05/2010	Notification of Weight and Speed Limit on Bridge Pursuant to Regulation 11 of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974 Notice is herby given that pursuant to regulation 11(3) of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974, the Southland District Council has fixed the following maximum weight and speed limit for heavy motor vehicles and combinations including a heavy motor vehicle on the bridge described hereunder: Structure Number: 3582.001 Name of Road: Mararoa Name of Waterway: Mararoa River Gross Weight (% Class I): 20% Max Speed Limit (KM/HR): 10 This restriction is due to damage caused by recent flooding and will remain in place until further notice. Extreme care must be exercised in crossing the bridge as the full extent of the damage is yet to be assessed. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
10/05/2010	Draft Annual Plan 2010/2011 Residents, ratepayers and interested persons are invited to comment on the Southland District Council’s Draft Annual Plan 2010/2011. The Draft Annual Plan describes what Council is proposing to do in the community from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011. It includes the cost of delivering Council’s proposed activities, how it intends to fund these (including the amount of rates required), how progress will be measured and explains any differences from what was proposed for that period in its Ten Year Plan 2009-2019. A summary of what is proposed has been distributed to all District resident and non-resident ratepayers. Further copies of the summary as well as a copy of the full draft document can be obtained free of charge from any Council office or inspected at any of the District’s libraries. They can also be viewed online at www.southlanddc.govt.nz. Details on how to make a submission are set out in the Draft Plan and summary. Submissions should be received by Council by Wednesday, 19 May 2010. For those that wish to speak to their submission, a meeting to hear and consider submissions will be held on 15/16 June 2010. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
03/05/2010	Temporary Road Closure - Old Snow Pole Track That Council, pursuant to section 342(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 1974 and clause 13 of the tenth schedule thereto, hereby resolves to temporarily close and prohibit traffic using that section of road commencing at the point where Old Snow Pole track joins Canton Road and continuing along that section of Old Snow Pole track to the boundary of the Southland District Council with the Central Otago District Council for the period 14^th may 2010 to 21^st October 2010 owing to climatic conditions because the use of that section of road may cause damage to the road. That prohibition shall apply to all motor vehicular traffic such that it will be an offence for any unauthorised vehicle to use the above described section of road during the period of prohibition. Authorised vehicles shall be those belonging to adjacent run holders and those to whom written authorisation has been given after special application to the Council. Dave Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
03/05/2010	Proposed 'The Keeping of Animals, Poultry and Bees Bylaw 2010' Pursuant to the provisions of Section 83 of the Local Government Act 2002, notice is hereby given that the Southland District Council has initiated a review of its ‘The Keeping of Animals, Poultry and Bees Bylaw 2005’ and has drafted ‘The Keeping of Animals, Poultry and Bees Bylaw 2010’ to replace it. A copy of the draft ‘The Keeping of Animals, Poultry and Bees Bylaw 2010’ and Statement of Proposal is available from any Council office. Submissions in respect of this draft are invited, closing at 4pm on Tuesday 1 June. Submissions should be lodged in writing and addressed to: The Southland District Council P O Box 903 Invercargill 9840 Submitters will be provided with the opportunity of appearing before Council in support of their submissions. For further information contact the following Council staff on 0800 732 732: The draft Bylaw – Michael Sarfaiti, Lodging a submission – Virginia Dillon David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
29/04/2010	Cancellation of the Forestry Committee Meeting The Forestry Committee meeting that was previously advertised to have been held on Wednesday, 12 April 2010 has been cancelled due to the lack of business.
29/04/2010	Public Notice of Intention to Introduce a Local Bill Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives that the Southland District Council intends to introduce a Local Bill into Parliament entitled the Southland District Council (Stewart Island/Rakiura Visitor Levy) Empowering Bill. This is the second notification of the intention to introduce this Bill. The purpose of this Bill is to provide for a levy on visitors to Stewart Island/Rakiura. To this end the Bill allows for bylaws enabling the Southland District Council on behalf of the Stewart Island/Rakiura community to set and collect levies in respect to any person travelling to or from Stewart Island/Rakiura. The Bill sets out the governance and administrative arrangements for the levy, including the process for setting and reviewing the levy. The Bill provides power for the District Council to define any person who is not a resident or ratepayer of Stewart Island/Rakiura as being a visitor for the purpose of the levy. The levy will be administered by a subcommittee of the Southland District Council consisting of community, industry and District Council representatives. The Bill is available for public inspection for 10 working days from Thursday, 22 April, to Friday, 7 May 2010, during office hours at the following locations: 15 Forth Street, Invercargill 18 Diana Street Lumsden 176 Main Street, Otautau 117 Palmerston Street, Riverton 9 Ayr Street, Stewart Island 116 Town Centre, Te Anau 1 Wemyss Street, Winton 24 Balaclava Street, Wyndham The Bill can be viewed here (PDF x kb) You can also obtain a copy of the Bill from the Southland District Council This notice is given by the Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill. All correspondence should be addressed to: Stewart Island/Rakiura Visitor Levy Bill C/- David Adamson Chief Executive Southland District Council PO Box 903 Invercargill 9840 David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
28/04/2010	Office Closures - Staff Training - Thursday, 29 April 2010 Due to staff training purposes on Thursday, 29 April 2010, the Southland District Council Offices and Libraries that are normally open that day, will close at the following times: Invercargill Office 12.00 pm Winton Office/Library 11.30 am Te Anau Office 10.00 am Otautau Office/Library 11.00 am Riverton Office/Library 11.00 am Lumsden Office/Library Closed The Te Anau Library will remain open and the Book bus will operate as usual. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
28/04/2010	Revocation of Restricted Fire Season - Zone A The Southern Rural Fire Committee as Fire Authority for Southern Rural Fire District gives notice to the public that the Restricted Fire Season currently in force in the District will be revoked from 8.00 am, Wednesday 28 April 2010 in Zone A only (including towns). 1. The public is reminded that a Restricted Fire Season will remain in place in Zone B and a Prohibited Fire Season will remain in place in the Naseby zone. 2. No fire shall be lit in the open air within Southern Rural Fire District during the Restricted Fire Season without a written permit from a Rural Fire Officer of the District, except for the following that do not require permits as long as the following conditions are met: (a) Incinerators; conditions – the incinerator is designed to prevent the escape of fire and ashes, is no closer than 5 metres to any building, tree, hedge, fence or other combustible material, a water supply sufficient to control any spread of fire is available, all embers and ashes are totally extinguished after burning and before dark. (b) BBQ/Cooking Fires; conditions – the fire is no closer than 5 metres to any building, fence, hedge or other combustible material, a water supply sufficient to control any spread of fire must be available, all embers and ashes are totally extinguished after burning and the BBQ is not left unattended, (gas BBQs are preferred). (c) Offal Hole; conditions - there must be a cleared area of at least 30 metres from any other combustible material, a water supply sufficient to control any spread of fire must be available, no burning is to be undertaken in winds above 15 Kph or 11 Kph if within 100 metres of tussock or 5 Kph if within 100 metres of scrub or wetland areas. (d) Hedge/Tree Trimmings; conditions – the fire is 30 metres away from and on the downward side of any shelter belt, trees, fences, buildings or other combustible material and the wind is blowing away from the above, no burning is to be undertaken in winds above 15 Kph or 11 Kph if within 100 metres of tussock or 5 Kph if within 100 metres of scrub or wetland areas. No fires are to be lit when conditions are such or are predicted, (eg strong winds) that the fire is likely to spread. 3. It is the responsibility of people lighting fires to make sure they are safe at all times and cannot spread. It is no legal defence that the fire was of a type or lit at a time permitted by this notice. 4. People seeking further information or wishing to obtain fire permits can contact the Southern Rural Fire Authority during work hours on 0800 773 363. Please allow 5 working days to process permit applications and undertake inspections of the area concerned. This notice is issued pursuant to Section 22(2) of the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977 this 28^th day of April 2010. Michael C Grant PRINCIPAL RURAL FIRE OFFICER SOUTHERN RURAL FIRE AUTHORITY
23/04/2010	Allen Subdivision and Land Use Consent Application - 10/87 Public Notice of Application concerning Resource Consent (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003) Sections 95A - 95E of the Resource Management Act 1991 Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840 has received an application from: Cyril Edwin Allen and Jan Allen seeking the following resource consents: 1. Subdivision consent to create two new allotments as follows: - Lot 1 comprising 1.217 hectares of bare land, in which a 859 m² building platform is proposed to be identified for the construction of an unspecified dwellinghouse - Lot 2 comprising 2.4989 hectares of land, containing an existing dwellinghouse and associated buildings 2. Land use consent to construct an unspecified dwellinghouse on proposed Lot 1 within the specified 859 m² proposed building platform. A 10 year timeframe is sought in which to undertake the land use consent. Location: 209 Manapouri Te Anau Highway, State Highway 95, Te Anau Legal Description: Lot 2, DP 331768, being the land comprised in Certificate of Title CFR 130474, and Valuation Reference 30431/572/19 Zoning: The site to which the application relates in located within the “Plains Rural Resource Area” under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application includes an Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE). The application may be inspected at the nearest Southland District Council Office, being the Te Anau Office, 116 Town Centre, Te Anau, from 8.30 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday, and at the Southland District Council Invercargill Office, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill during normal office hours. Please contact Sarah Barnes, Resource Management Planner or a Resource Management Customer Services Officer on telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to the Southland District Council at the following address: Southland District Council PO Box 903 15 Forth Street Invercargill 9840 Fax 0800 732 329 The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council and on our website www.southlanddc.govt.nz/resource-consent-forms/ Submissions close on Friday, 21 May 2010 at 5.00 pm. You must also serve a copy of your submission on the applicants: C E and J Allen whose address for service is: C E and J Allen C/- Bonisch Consultants PO Box 1262 Invercargill 9840 Attention: Christine McMillan Telephone: 03 218 2546 Fax: 03 214 4285 as soon as reasonably practicable after serving you submission on the Southland District Council. Bruce Halligan Group Manager - Environment and the Community Saturday, 24 April 2010
23/04/2010	Temporary Road Closure - Branxholme - Makarewa Road Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Branxholme Makarewa Road from Winton Lorneville Highway to North Makarewa-Grove Bush Road to normal traffic between the hours of 8.00am on Saturday 8^th May 2010 until 12 Noon on Sunday 9^th May 2010. The purpose of the closure is to enable maintenance to be carried out on the Rail Over bridge. A detour will be available via North Makarewa Grove Bush Road. It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.
23/04/2010	Change of Meeting Times The following amendments have been made to the meetings listed below: The Tokanui Community Development Area Subcommittee meeting that was previously advertised for Monday 17 May 2010 will now be held at the later date of Monday 24 May at 7.30 pm. The Resource Management Committee meeting that was previously advertised for Friday, 30 April 2010 will now be held at the earlier date of Wednesday, 28 April at 3.30 pm following the Council Executive Committee meeting.
22/04/2010	Public Notice of Intention to Introduce a Local Bill Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives that the Southland District Council intends to introduce a Local Bill into Parliament entitled the Southland District Council (Stewart Island/Rakiura Visitor Levy) Empowering Bill. This is the first notification of the intention to introduce this Bill. The purpose of this Bill is to provide for a levy on visitors to Stewart Island/Rakiura. To this end the Bill allows for bylaws enabling the Southland District Council on behalf of the Stewart Island/Rakiura community to set and collect levies in respect to any person travelling to or from Stewart Island/Rakiura. The Bill sets out the governance and administrative arrangements for the levy, including the process for setting and reviewing the levy. The Bill provides power for the District Council to define any person who is not a resident or ratepayer of Stewart Island/Rakiura as being a visitor for the purpose of the levy. The levy will be administered by a subcommittee of the Southland District Council consisting of community, industry and District Council representatives. The Bill is available for public inspection for 10 working days from Thursday, 22 April, to Friday, 75 May 2010, during office hours at the following locations: 15 Forth Street, Invercargill 18 Diana Street Lumsden 176 Main Street, Otautau 117 Palmerston Street, Riverton 9 Ayr Street, Stewart Island 116 Town Centre, Te Anau 1 Wemyss Street, Winton 24 Balaclava Street, Wyndham The Bill can be viewed here on this website under - Your Council - Community Boards and Local Committees - Community Boards - Stewart Island. You can also obtain a copy of the Bill from the Southland District Council This notice is given by the Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill. All correspondence should be addressed to: Stewart Island/Rakiura Visitor Levy Bill C/- David Adamson Chief Executive Southland District Council PO Box 903 Invercargill 9840
16/04/2010	Hall Land Use Consent Application Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840 has received an application from: Tony Douglas Hall and Tracey Elizabeth Hall, for the following resource consent: - Land use consent to displace a maximum volume of 55,000 m³ of material (being 5,000 m³ of overburden and 50,000 m³ of gravel), over a time period of 10 years. The application states approximately 5,000 m³ of gravel will be utilised on site for private use, the remaining 45,000 m³ will be sold off site. • It is intended that the proposed new extraction activity will have a maximum cut of 14 metres in depth. • Approximately 5,000 m³ of overburden will be displaced during the exercising of this resource consent. • It is intended to transport 45,000 m³ of gravel extracted under this resource consent off-site, via Rakahouka Hedgehope Road. • The proposed hours of operation are Monday - Friday, 8.00 am - 5.00 pm and Saturday, 9.00 am - 12 noon. • The site will not be progressively reinstated back into pasture during the extraction activity - all reinstatement will be undertaken upon conclusion of the resource consent. • It is anticipated to have an average of 20 heavy vehicle movements (including ingress and egress) and a maximum of 40 heavy vehicle movements (including ingress and egress) in any one day. Location: 902 Rakahouka Hedgehope Road, Grove Bush - Mabel Bush Legal Description: Section 22, Block IV, Mabel Bush Hundred, being Certificate of Title SL6B/266 Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located within the "Plains Rural Resource Area" under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application includes an assessment of environmental effects. The application may be inspected at the Southland District Council Invercargill Head Office, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill, or the Winton Area Office, 1 Wemyss Street, Winton during normal office hours. Please contact Marcus Roy, Graduate Resource Management Planner, telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to the Southland District Council, PO Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill 9840, Fax 0800 732 329. The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council. Submissions close on Monday, 17 May 2010. You must serve a copy of your submission on: Tony Douglas and Tracey Elizabeth Hall whose address for service is: C/- TrueSouth Survey Services Limited PO Box 534 Invercargill 9840 as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on Southland District Council.
15/04/2010	Temporary Road Closure - Palmerston Street, Riverton Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Palmerston Street from Princess Street to Osborne Street to normal traffic between the hours of 10.00am to 11.00am on Sunday 25th April 2010. The purpose of the closure is to enable the Annual ANZAC Parade. A detour will be available via Havelock Street and Jetty Street. It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets
15/04/2010	Dog and Animal Control Rangers sought Do you care about the welfare of animals? The Southland District Council is looking for contract dog and animal control rangers based in our communities throughout our District. Council has at present 7 rangers within the Southland District Council area. We are seeking expressions of interest from people wanting to be a ranger in the Southland District Council area. Council has a statutory obligation to undertake dog and animal control duties throughout the province. The contract is on an as-and-when required basis and runs for a 12-month period with possible roll-overs. Please apply in writing to the Animal Control Department, Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840 by Friday 14 May 2010. The contract will begin on 1 July 2010. If anyone has any questions please contact Animal Control at Council on 0800 732 732.
15/04/2010	Taramea (Howells Point) Draft Management Plan Public comment is sought on the Taramea (Howells Point) Draft Management Plan, which has just been released by the Taramea Management Committee. The plan is open for consultation for six weeks from 17 April 2010. Copies of the plan are available for perusal at the Southland District Council Riverton Office, 117 Palmerston Street, Riverton, between the hours of Monday-Friday 8.00 am to 4.30 pm and also the Oraka-Aparima Runaka, 115 Palmerston Street, Riverton, between the hours of 8.30 am to 5.00 pm.
15/04/2010	Nistaben Partnership Land Use Consent Application Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840 has received an application from: Nistaben Partnership For the following resource consent: Land use consent to erect a rural building that breaches the maximum permitted activity height for the Southland District Council - District Plan - Plains Resource Area - Rule PRA.9 The proposed development will be developed in two stages and includes the following elements: Stage One • Construction of "southern wintering barn" having the following dimensions: 40 metres wide x 103 metres long x 16.4 metres high. • The wintering barn will be white and green in colour. Stage Two • Construction of "northern wintering barn" of the same dimensions and colours as "southern wintering barn", being 40 metres wide x 103 metres long x 16.4 metres high. • The "northern wintering barn" is proposed to be connected to the "southern wintering barn" by a 10 metre wide, covered link. • Construction of a covered yard area being 17 metres wide x 40 metres long x 9.2 metres high. • Construction of a 56-bail rotary milking shed being 19 metres x 20 metres x 9.2 metres high, also connected to the covered yard area and wintering barn. Location: The site is located approximately six kilometres north west of Otautau, at 48 Lower Scotts Gap Road, 49 Waikouru Shortcut Road and 514 Otautau Tuatapere Road. Legal Description: Part Sections 29 and 31 and Section 30, Block IV, Aparima Hundred (Computer Freehold Register SL189/260); and Lot 1 Deposited Plan 4894, Block IV, Aparima Hundred (Computer Freehold Register SL189/259 Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located within the Rural Resource Area under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application includes an assessment of environmental effects. The application may be inspected at the Southland District Council Invercargill head office, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill and Winton Area Office, 1 Wemyss Street, Winton during normal office hours. Please contact Matt Hunter - Resource Management Planner on telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to Southland District Council, PO Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill 9840, Fax 0800 732 329. The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council. Submissions close on Friday, 14 May 2010. You must serve a copy of your submission on: The applicant Nistaben Partnership whose address for service is: Nistaben Partnership C/- Bonisch Consultants PO Box 1262 Invercargill 9840 Attention: Mr G Gilder As soon as reasonably practicable, after serving your submission on Southland District Council.
12/04/2010	SDC land use consent application The Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill has received an application from: Southland District Council (Roading Asset) seeking the following resource consents: Land use consent to remove 400m² of indigenous vegetation during the widening of Leask Bay Road, Stewart Island and construction of slip remediation works at Slips 1, 2, 3 and 5 Leask Bay Road, Stewart Island Land use consent to construct gabion retaining walls at Slips 1, 2 and 5 Leask Bay Road, Stewart Island Locations: Slips 1, 2 and 3 - legal road reserve adjoining 28 Leask Bay Road, Stewart Island - grid reference E48 399569 to E48 401570 Slip 5 - legal road reserve adjoining 10 Leask Bay Road, Stewart Island and 4 Ringaringa Road, Stewart Island - grid reference E48 398568 Legal Description: Legal road reserve adjoining Lot 17 DP 471 (CT 5B/265 - No. 10 Leask Bay Road), legal road reserve adjoining Lot 18 DP 471 (CT 7D/149 - No. 4 Ringaringa Road), and legal road reserve adjoining Section 51 Block I, Paterson Survey District (CT 121/77 - No. 28 Leask Bay Road). Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located within the Coastal Resource Area and partly within the Urban Resource Area under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application includes an Assessment of Environmental Effects. The application may be inspected during normal office hours at: Southland District Council's Invercargill Office 15 Forth Street Invercargill 9810 and Southland District Council's Stewart Island Area Office 9 Ayr Street Halfmoon Bay Stewart Island 9846 Please contact Dianne Williams, Resource Management Customer Services Officer on telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to: Southland District Council PO Box 903 15 Forth Street Invercargill 9840 Fax 0800 732 329 The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council and downloadable on www.southlanddc.govt.nz. Submissions close on Friday, 7 May 2010. You must serve a copy of your submission on: Southland District Council (Roading Asset) whose address for service is: MWH New Zealand Limited PO Box 649 Queenstown 9348 Attention: Simon Beale - Senior Environmental Planner as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on the Southland District Council.
07/04/2010	Change of Meeting Time Notice is given that the Stewart Island Community Board meeting, scheduled for Monday 12 April 2010, that was previously advertised to start at 8.45 am will now commence at the later time of 9.45 am. This meeting will be held in the Oban Fire Station, Stewart Island.
29/03/2010	Easter Office/Library Closures, Refuse Site Hours and Refuse Collection Southland District Council Offices/Libraries will be closed on Friday, 2 April 2010 (Good Friday) and will re-open as follows: Invercargill Wednesday, 7 April 8.30 am Otautau Wednesday, 7 April 8.00 am Riverton Wednesday, 7 April 8.00 am Winton Wednesday, 7 April 8.30 am Stewart Island Wednesday, 7 April 9.00 am Lumsden Wednesday, 7 April 10.00 am Wyndham Thursday, 8 April 2.00 pm Te Anau Wednesday, 7 April 8.30 am * Te Anau Library will be open: Wednesday, 7 April 9.00 am Bookbus Service As per Timetable * Closed on Saturday 3 April 2010 to implement a new Library Management System. REFUSE SITE HOURS All Southland District Council refuse sites and transfer stations will be closed on Good Friday, 2 April 2010 and Easter Sunday, 4 April 2010. REFUSE COLLECTION Refuse collection within the Southland District Council area will alter as follows: Thursday, 1 April - Normal Service Friday, 2 April - No Service - rescheduled to Thursday 1 April 2010 Monday, 5 April - Normal Service David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
22/03/2010	Grazing Part of Tuatapere Reserve Tenders are called for grazing of part of the Tuatapere Recreation Reserve. The areas to be grazed contain 12.1405 hectares and the term of the Licence to Graze is for five years commencing on 1 May 2010. Tender forms and draft Licence documentation are available from the Council, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill or Kaylene Bennett, 6 Terrace Road, RD 1, Tuatapere. . Enquiries should be directed to Property Officer, Virginia Dillon 0800 732 732 or Mrs Bennett on 03 226 6380. The highest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted. Tenders must be lodged at the office of the Southland District Council, P O Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill no later than 4.00 pm on Friday, 9 April 2010 and should be marked “Tender 10/02 - grazing part Tuatapere recreation reserve. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
22/03/2010	Tender for Lumsden Pressure Improvements: Contract 09/43 This contract is for installation of approximately 3.5 km of predominantly 63mm PN12 MDPE PE80 water main, together with associated valves and fittings, domestic connections, sterilisation, flushing and testing. Installation will be within in road reserve. Tender documents are available from www.lgtenders.co.nz Tenders close at 3.00 pm on Wednesday 7^th April 2010 with: Tenders Secretary Southland District Council 15 Forth Street INVERCARGILL, 9810 David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
15/03/2010	Resource Management Committee Hearing: Fonterra Application A meeting of the Southland District Council Resource Management Committee will be held on Monday 29 March 2010 at 9.30 am at the Southland District Council Chambers, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill to hear the application by Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited for resource consent to construct and operate a railway line to serve the Edendale Dairy Plant. If necessary, Tuesday 30 March 2010 is a reserve day should it be necessary to continue the hearing for a second day in order to complete the hearing. The same commencement time of 9.30 am will apply. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
08/03/2010	Application for Land Use Consent Public Notice of Application concerning Resource Consent (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006) Sections 95, 95A, 95D, and 95E, Resource Management Act 1991 Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840 has received an application from: Mr Gavin and Mrs Raewynne Evans - Land use consent to extract a maximum volume of 100,000 Bench Cubic Metres (BCM) of gravel and a maximum volume of 1,220 BCM of overburden, over a time period of 10 years. • The gravel extraction includes a cut of up to 22 metres in total depth. • No blasting, crushing, screening, or washing of material on-site is proposed as part of this application. • The intended use of the gravel material is for off-site sales to interested parties. • The proposed hours of operation are Monday - Friday, 7.30 am - 6.00 pm. • It is anticipated to have an average of 126 heavy vehicle movements (i.e. 63 heavy vehicle movements into the site and 63 heavy vehicle movements exiting the site) per day. • It is proposed to progressively reinstate the site into productive pasture, by recontouring and oversowing the extraction site. Location: 375 Jewitt Road, Dunsdale Legal Description: Lot 2, DP 303940, Certificate of Title 15735 Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located within the “Hills Rural Resource Area” under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application includes an assessment of environmental effects. The application may be inspected during normal office hours at: Southland District Council Head Office 15 Forth Street Invercargill; and Southland District Council Winton Area Office 1 Wemyss Street Winton Please contact Tracey Morse, Graduate Resource Management Planner telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to Southland District Council, PO Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill 9840, Fax 0800 732 329. The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council. Submissions close on Wednesday, 7 April 2010. You must serve a copy of your submission on: Mr G D and Mrs R H Evans (the applicants) whose address for service is: 11 Domain Road Hedgehope RD 2 Invercargill 9872 as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on Southland District Council. B G Halligan Group Manager - Environment and Community Saturday, 6 March 2010 Signature on behalf of Southland District Council Date
01/03/2010	Cancellation of Meeting: Policy Review Committee The Policy Review Committee meeting that was previously advertised to have been held on Wednesday, 3 March 2010 has been cancelled due to the lack of business.
24/02/2010	Southland District Council Funding Deadlines Grants are available for arts and cultural projects and initiatives, which stimulate and strengthen local arts activity and participation. This includes, but is not limited to, art and cultural activities such as subsidies for workshops and seminars, drama, music and dance projects, including materials and personnel costs, visual arts and crafts initiatives. School based projects are generally not eligible but call us to discuss your ideas. Phone Angela on (03 2111 412) or Bronwyn on (03 211 1426). SOUTHLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND Grants are available for the development of community programmes, facilities or resources, sport and recreational opportunities and community projects. This includes initial assistance with community based events or activities, which refl ect credit on or provide benefi t to the community. SOUTHLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL - AMENITY FUND The aim of this fund is to support community amenities and facilities at a local level and is available to Community Boards, Community Development Area Committees, community organisations and management committees. Funding assistance is available for development and minor capital improvement projects outside the normal ongoing maintenance requirements for the following local amenities: - Community centres/halls - Sportsfields - Local reserves and picnic areas - Swimming pools - Playgrounds - Changing room facilities associated with the above - Walkways and tracks - including mountain biking tracks SPARC - RURAL TRAVEL FUND The Rural Travel Fund is designed to assist with transport expenses associated with participating in regular local competitions. Sports clubs and school based clubs with young people aged between 5-19 years are eligible to apply. For further information on the above funding schemes please contact Bronwyn, phone (03) 211 1426. OHAI RAILWAY FUND Grants and loans are available for the benefit of residents of the former Ohai Railway Board area. Applications may be lodged for the development of community facilities, programmes and other activities, tertiary education and employment training opportunities. For further information on this funding scheme please contact the SDC Otautau Office, phone 0800 732 732 extn 3652. Application forms and guidelines are available from all Council Offices CLOSING DATE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS IS WEDNESDAY, 31 MARCH 2010
23/02/2010	10% Penalty on Third Instalment 2009/2010 Rates Ratepayers in the Gore and Southland Districts are reminded that the last day for payment of the third instalment of the 2009/2010 rates is Friday, 26 February 2010. Rates which remain unpaid after 5.00 pm on that date will have the statutory 10% penalty added.
22/02/2010	A G and G J Whyte - Land use consent displace 160,000 m3 of material Resource Consent 10 2 Public Notice of Application concerning Resource Consent (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006) Section 95A of Resource Management Act 1991 Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840 has received an application from: Alistair George Whyte and Glenda Jane Whyte, for the following resource consent: - Land use consent to displace a maximum volume of 160,000 m� of material (being 10,000 m� of overburden and 150,000 m� of gravel for commercial use), which is adjacent to an existing quarry area, over a time period of 10 years. � It is intended that the proposed new extraction activity will have a maximum cut of 4 metres in depth. � The gravel will be extracted from two sites, one to the north of the existing extraction site and one to the west of the existing extraction site. � The crushing of gravel will be undertaken on-site during one week of the year. � Approximately 10,000 m� of overburden will be displaced during the exercising of this resource consent. � It is intended to transport all of the gravel extracted under this resource consent off-site via Price Road. � The proposed hours of operation are Monday - Friday, 7.00 am - 7.00 pm. Limited weekend activity will only be undertaken during special circumstances and prior consent from directly adjoining neighbours will be obtained. � The site will be progressively reinstated back into pasture during the extraction activity. � It is anticipated to have an average 20 and a maximum of 80 heavy vehicle movements (including ingress and egress) in any one day. Location: 168 Oporo Flat Road, Oporo (accessed from Price Road, Wallacetown) Legal Description: Lot 2 DP 15465, CT SL 12B/467 Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located within the �Plains Rural Resource Area� under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application includes an assessment of environmental effects. The application may be inspected at the Southland District Council Invercargill Head Office, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill, or the Riverton Area Office, 117 Palmerston Street, Riverton, during normal office hours. Please contact Marcus Roy, Graduate Resource Management Planner, telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to Southland District Council, PO Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill 9840, Fax 0800 732 329. The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council. Submissions close on Monday, 22 March 2010. You must serve a copy of your submission on: Mr Alistair Whyte (the applicant) whose address for service is: 98 Taramoa - West Plains Road RD 4 Invercargill 9874 as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on Southland District Council. B G Halligan GROUP MANAGER - ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY Saturday, 20 February 2010
22/02/2010	D J and W P Carey - Land Resource Consent 10 25 Public Notice of Application concerning Resource Consent (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006) Sections 95A - 95E of the Resource Management Act 1991 Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840 has received an application from: D J and W P Carey, for the following resource consent: Land Use Consent: To extract and process 60,000 m3 of gravel for commercial use, for use off-site, over a 20 year period. The activity proposed includes the following elements: • The maximum proposed depth of cut will be 6 metres. • The proposed overburden area and volume to be stripped is approximately 15,000 m2 to a depth of 0.02 metres. This material is to be stockpiled adjacent to the extraction site, and utilised during progressive reinstatement. • The maximum proposed vehicle movements associated with the extraction will be five truck and trailer loads per hour, up to nine hours per day (675m3 per day) over a maximum period of two weeks annually. • Access to, and from the extraction is to be obtained from Oporo Flat Road via an existing formed crossing place at 688 Oporo Flat Road. • Dust mitigation is proposed. • The proposed hours of operation are 7.00 am - 6.00 pm Monday to Friday and 7.00 am - 4.00 pm Saturday. • It is intended to operate a processing plant/crusher for a maximum of two weeks per year. • The application advises that noise will comply at the notional boundary with the requirements of the Southland District Plan. • The extraction pit area is intended to be progressively reinstated to a habitat pond. Location: 688 Oporo Flat Road, Spar Bush, Southland Legal Description: Lot 1 Deposited Plan 121195 held in CT 9A/714 with the valuation reference 2961055700 Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located within the Rural Resource Area under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application includes an assessment of environmental effects. The application may be inspected at the Southland District Council Invercargill head office, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill and Winton Area Office, 1 Wemyss Street, Winton during normal office hours. Please contact Matt Hunter - Resource Management Planner on telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to Southland District Council, PO Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill 9840, Fax 0800 732 329. The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council. Submissions close on, Monday 22 March 2010. You must serve a copy of your submission on: The applicants D J and W P Carey whose address for service is: 688 Oporo Flat Road RD 4 Invercargill 9874 As soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on Southland District Council. B G Halligan GROUP MANAGER - ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY Saturday, 20 February 2010
15/02/2010	SDC Friendship Committee Notice is given that a meeting of the SDC Friendship Committee will be held on Monday, 22 February 2010 at the Council Chambers, Forth Street, Invercargill commencing at 1.00 pm.
08/02/2010	Cancellation of Meeting The Policy Review Committee meeting that was previously advertised to have been held on Tuesday, 9 February 2010 has been cancelled due to the lack of business.
08/02/2010	Temporary Road Closure - St Ronans Road Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Saint Ronans Road from Edendale-Woodlands Highway to Morton Mains-Kamahi Road to normal traffic between the hours of 7.00am on Tuesday 9th February 2010 until 6.00pm on Saturday 13th February 2010. The purpose of the closure is to enable the installation of a concrete box underpass. A detour will be signposted. It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.
01/02/2010	Uplifting of Southland District Council Camping Bylaw 2007 The Southland District Council Camping Bylaw is hereby lifted to allow freedom camping on the Taramea Bay Foreshore for the night Saturday, 6 February 2010.
01/02/2010	Notice of Intention to Exercise Powers Under Section 77 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 TAKE NOTICE that the SOUTHLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL at the expiration of one month from the date of the publication of this Notice intends to apply to the District Court at Invercargill for an Order pursuant to Section 77 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 declaring the land referred to in the Schedule hereto to be abandoned land within our District and authorising the SOUTHLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL to sell or lease the said land pursuant to Section 77 of Local Government (Rating) Act 2002. 1. That property situated at 5 Luna Street, Lumsden in the name of MEKE AHAU containing 1,012 m2 and being Section 12 Blk XVIII TN OF Lumsden and being the land contained in SL 26/113. 2. That property situated at 3 Luna Street, Lumsden in the name of MEKE AHAU containing 1,012 m2 and being Section 13 Blk XVIII TN OF Lumsden and being the land contained in Certificate of Title 80702. 3. That property situated at 1 Luna Street, Lumsden in the name of MEKE AHAU containing 560 m2 and being Sec 1 Survey Office Plan 11800, Sec 2 Survey Office Plan 11800 and being the land contained in SL 10B/146 and SL 10B/147. 4. That property situated at 90 Tinkertown Road, Tinkertown in the name of STEPHEN GORDON TROUNSON containing 4,227 m2 and being Section 358 Blk IV Wairio SD and being the land contained in SL 9D/459. 5. That property situated at 2012, Lumsden Dipton Highway, Dipton in the name of MEKE AHAU containing 2,023 m2 and being Lot 13 Blk I DP 69, Lot 14 Blk I DP 69 and being the land contained in SL 132/70. 6. That property situated at 72 Hastings Street, Ohai in the name of VERNA WAREWARE JACKSON containing 1,012 m2 and being Lot 35 DP 2656 and being the land contained in SL 165/224. 7. That property situated at 18 Kirkland Street, Ohai in the name of TUMEKE AHAU containing 969 m2 and being Lot 21 DP 4361 Blk III Wairio SD and being the land contained in SL 9A/792. 8. That property situated at 22 Kirkland Street, Ohai in the name of MEKE AHAU containing 969 m2 and being Lot 23 DP 4361 Blk III Wairio SD and being the land contained in SL 8B/696. 9. That property situated at 25 Birchwood Road, Ohai in the name of ERNEST GRAHAM MCCREATH containing 911 m2 and being Section 261 Blk III Wairio SD and being the land contained in SL 204/70. 10. That property situated at 15 Milton Street, Ohai in the name of BRIAN PETER VERCOE containing 1,012 m2 and being Lot 26 DP 2186 and being the land contained in SL 132/161. 11. That property situated at 61 Sinclair Avenue, Nightcaps in the name of PETER JULIAN NELSON AND SHIRLEY NELSON containing 2,084 m2 and being Lot 1 DP 5657 and being the land contained in SL 235/99. 12. That property situated at 5 Yarrow Street, Nightcaps in the name of TUMEKE AHAU containing 2,023 m2 and being Lot 1 Blk V DP 109, Lot 2 Blk V DP 109 and being the land contained in SL 156/158. 13. That property situated at 13 Moffat Street, Nightcaps in the name of ATHROL BRIAN LONGLEY AND OLIVIA ISABEL SCALETTI-LONGLEY containing 1,053 m2 and being Lot 3 DP 11229 and being the land contained in SL 7D/782. 14. That property situated at 19 Mary Street, Otautau in the name of PHILLIP WEBB AND ROCHELLE FLEMMING containing 1,012 m2 and being Lot 14 DP 682 and being the land contained in SL 197/69. Dated at Invercargill this 30th day of January 2010
28/01/2010	Te Anau Footpath Repairs Contractors experienced in concrete work are invited to tender for the repair of 31 sections of broken concrete footpath around Te Anau township. Tender documents can be collected from the Te Anau council office or by phoning 0800 732 732 and asking for the Te Anau engineer.
25/01/2010	Application for Resource Consent Public Notice of Application concerning Resource Consent (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006) Sections 93(2), 95, 95A, 95D, 95E and 127, Resource Management Act 1991 Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840 has received an application from: Sunrise Farms Limited For the following resource consents: (a) Subdivision consent for a seven allotment subdivision in the Coastal Resource Area, with allotments ranging in area from 2.1427 hectares approximately to 36.9494 hectares approximately: - Lots 1 and 8 - 4.3902 ha combined - Lots 2 and 9 - 2.1427 ha combined - Lots 3 and 10 - 2.9282 ha combined - Lot 4 - 3.7706 ha - Lot 5 - 6.9841 ha - Lot 6 - 4.9503 ha - Lot 7 and Lot 3, DP 418888 - 36.9494 ha combined It is proposed that this subdivision be undertaken in three stages, as follows: STAGE 1 - Lots 1 and 8 (to be amalgamated) - Lots 2 and 9 (to be amalgamated) - Lots 3 and 10 (to be amalgamated) - Balance STAGE 2 - Lot 4 - Balance STAGE 3 - Lot 5 - Lot 6 - Lot 7 (b) Land use consent to construct and occupy a dwellinghouse within each of the defined building platforms on six allotments (Lots 1 - 6). Land use consent is sought for an unlimited timeframe. Location: 37 Blackmore Road, Riverton Legal Description: Lots 3 and 5, DP 408707 and Lot 3, DP 418888 Certificate of Title 481709 Zoning: The sites to which the application relates are located within the �Coastal Resource Area� under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application includes an assessment of environmental effects. The application may be inspected at the Southland District Council�s Invercargill office, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill and the Southland District Council Riverton Area Office, 117 Palmerston Street, Riverton during normal office hours. Please contact Jennifer Green, Senior Resource Management Planner - Consents, telephone 0800 732 732, if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to the Southland District Council, PO Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill 9840, Fax 0800 732 329. The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council. Submissions close on Friday, 19 February 2010. You must serve a copy of your submission on: Sunrise Farms Limited whose address for service is: Sunrise Farms Limited C/- RPC Consultants PO Box 767 Invercargill 9840 Attention: Mr Blair Jackson as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on the Southland District Council. B G Halligan, Manager - Resource Management Saturday, 23 January 2009 Signature on behalf of Southland District Council Date
25/01/2010	Vacancies: Community Housing Units Nightcaps, Ohai and Wyndham. Currently there is vacant unit in each of the Council’s Community Housing complexes in Nightcaps, Ohai and Wyndham. Priority is given to applications from senior citizens, however this does not restrict persons other than senior citizens in applying to occupy a unit. Application forms are available from any Southland District Council Office or contact can be made with the Council’s Property Officer, Virginia Dillon on 0800 732 732 or virginia.dillon@southlanddc.govt.nz.
13/01/2010	Vacancies - Community Housing Units Nightcaps, Ohai, Otautau and Wyndham Currently there is vacant unit in each of the Council’s Community Housing complexes in Nightcaps, Ohai, Otautau and Wyndham. Priority is given to applications from senior citizens, however this does not restrict persons other than senior citizens in applying to occupy a unit. Application forms are available from any Southland District Council Office or contact can be made with the Council’s Property Officer, Virginia Dillon on 0800 732 732 or virginia.dillon@southlanddc.govt.nz
21/12/2009	Office Closures: Christmas - New Year Holiday Period 24 Hour Urgent Service INVERCARGILL AND AREA OFFICES: The Southland District Council and Area Offices/Libraries will close as follows: Invercargill Office 12.00 noon Thursday, 24 December 2009 Otautau (and Library) 12.00 noon Thursday, 24 December 2009 Stewart Island 3.00 pm Wednesday, 23 December 2009 Winton (and Library) 12.00 noon Thursday, 24 December 2009 Te Anau 12.00 noon Thursday, 24 December 2009 Lumsden (and Library) 5.00 pm Wednesday, 23 December 2009 Riverton (and Library) 12.00 noon Thursday, 24 December 2009 Wyndham (and Library) 5.00 pm Tuesday, 24 December 2009 OFFICE OPENING HOURS - AREA OFFICES The following offices will Re-open on: Invercargill 8.30 am - 5.00 pm Tuesday, 5 January 2010 Lumsden Office 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Monday, 11 January 2010 Otautau Office 9.00 am - 4.30 pm 5 - 8 January 2010 Riverton Office 9.00 am - 4.30 pm 5 - 8 January 2010 Stewart Island Office 9.00 am -12 noon 5 - 8 January 2010 Te Anau Office 9.00 am - 4.30 pm 5 - 8 January 2010 Winton Office 9.00 am - 5.00 pm 5 - 8 January 2010 Normal hours will resume from 11 January 2010 LIBRARIES: The Libraries will close on Thursday, 24 December 2009 at 12.00 noon (or the nearest usual opening date/ time). The Library Bookbus services last day will be Wednesday 23rd December 2009 and will resume on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. Please Note - Te Anau PARKING INFRINGEMENTS can be paid at the Te Anau library over the Xmas break - however customers may only pay by cheque or cash as they do not have eftpos. Te Anau Public Library: Thursday, 24 December 2009 9.00 am - 12.00 noon Friday, 25 December 2009 Closed Saturday, 26 December 2009 Closed Monday, 28 December 2009 Closed Tuesday, 29 December 2009 9.00 am - 5.00 pm Wednesday, 30 December 2009 9.00 am - 5.00 pm Thursday, 31 December 2009 9.00 am - 5.00 pm Friday, 1 January 2010 Closed Saturday, 2 January 2010 Closed Monday, 4 January 2010 Closed (Normal hours resume on Tuesday, 5 January 2010) Riverton Public Library: Thursday, 24 December 2009 8.00 am - 12.00 noon Friday, 25 December 2009 Closed Monday, 28 December 2009 Closed Tuesday, 29 December 2009 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Wednesday, 30 December 2009 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Thursday, 31 December 2009 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Friday, 1 January 2010 Closed Monday, 4 January 2010 Closed Tuesday 5 - 8 January 2010 9.00 am - 4.30 pm (Normal hours resume on Monday, 11 January 2010) Lumsden District Library: Monday, 4 January 2010 Closed Wednesday, 6 January 2010 12.00 noon - 4.00 pm Friday, 8 January 2010 12.00 noon - 4.00 pm (Normal hours resume on Monday, 11 January 2010 at 10.00 am) Stewart Island Community Library: Friday, 25 December 2009 Closed Saturday, 26 December 2009 Closed Friday, 1 January 2010 Closed Saturday, 2 January 2010 Closed Otautau Public Library: Tuesday, 5 - 8 January 2010 9.00 am - 4.30 pm (Normal hours will resume on Monday, 11 January 2010) All other Libraries will re-open on Tuesday, 5 January 2010 (or the nearest usual opening time). Transfer Station/Refuse Sites - Opening Hours All sites will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Transfer Stations will be open normal hours on all other days. Rakiura Resource Recovery Centre - Stewart Island Friday, 25 December 2009 Closed Saturday, 26 December 2009 Closed Monday, 28 December 2009 Open as usual Tuesday, 29 December 2009 Closed Wednesday, 30 December 2009 Open as usual Thursday, 31 December 2009 Open as usual Friday, 1 January 2010 Closed Saturday, 2 January 2010 Closed Monday, 4 January 2009 Open as usual Tuesday, 5 January 2009 Closed (Wednesday, 6 January 2010 Re-Open) Wheelie Bin Collections Monday, 21 December 2009 Normal Service Tuesday, 22 December 2009 Normal Service Wednesday, 23 December 2009 Normal Service Thursday, 24 December 2009 Thursday & Friday Service Friday, 25 December 2009 No Service Saturday, 26 December 2009 No Service Sunday, 27 December 2009 No Service Monday, 28 December 2009 Normal Service Tuesday, 29 December 2009 Normal Service Wednesday, 30 December 2009 Normal Service Thursday, 31 December 2009 Thursday & Friday Service Friday, 1 January 2010 No Service Saturday, 2 January 2010 No Service Sunday, 3 January 2010 No Service (Normal hours resume on Monday, 4 January 2010) PLEASE NOTE: Due to increased demand in some areas, the time during the day of the collection may vary, so please ensure that your wheelie bin is out by 7.30 am on your collection day. Southland District Council provides a 24 hour answer service year round on 0800 SDC SDC (0800 732 732), which means you can lodge a request for service any time of the day or night, or visit www.southlanddc.govt.nz to lodge your own Request for Service. Urgent Service Requests When calling over the holiday period, please advise the call talker of the exact location and nature of your request and the appropriate on call person will be advised. Staff will be available to respond to urgent service requests for the following: Cemetery Burials Dog and Animal Control Water Supply Faults Sewerage Faults Rural Fires Roading and Bridging Faults Wandering Stock Civil Defence Emergencies
21/12/2009	Uplifting of Southland District Council Camping Bylaw 2007 The Southland District Council Camping Bylaw is hereby lifted to allow freedom camping on the Taramea Bay Foreshore for the nights of Thursday, 31 December 2009 and Saturday, 6 February 2010.
16/12/2009	Vacancy on Community Board Not Being Filled Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 119 of the Local Electoral Act 2001 that at its meeting held on Monday, 14 December 2009 the Riverton/Aparima Community Board resolved not to fill the extraordinary vacancy that occurred following the resignation of one of its members.
15/12/2009	Land Use Consent Application to Establish and Operate Railway Line Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840 has received an application from: Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited for the following resource consent: Land Use Consent to establish and operate a railway line to connect the Fonterra Edendale Dairy Plant site to the Main South Railway Line. The proposed new railway line will commence at the new dry store located at the northern end of the Dairy Plant site, pass through Fonterra-owned farm land to the north of the Dairy Plant site, and then cross State Highway 1 approximately 650 metres north of the dry store to join with the Main South Railway Line. Location: 60-100 North Road and 1228 Pioneer Highway (State Highway 1) Edendale Legal Descriptions: Lot 1, DP 12733, Lot 2, DP 12733, Part Lot 4, DP 1273, Lot 5, DP 1273, Lot 6, DP 1273, Part Lot 7, DP 1273 and Section 16, Block II, Mataura Hundred and part State Highway 1 Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located partly within the �Edendale Industrial Resource Area� under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001, to which the �Edendale Dairy Plant Development Concept Plan� provisions of the District Plan apply, and partly within the �Plains Rural Resource Area� under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application includes an Assessment of Environmental Effects. The application may be inspected during normal office hours at: Southland District Council Head Office 15 Forth Street Invercargill 9810; and Southland District Council Wyndham Area Office 24 Balaclava Street Wyndham 9831 Please contact a Resource Management Customer Services Officer telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to Southland District Council, PO Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill 9840, Fax 0800 732 329. The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council. Submissions close on Wednesday, 3 February 2010. You must serve a copy of your submission on: Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited whose address for service is: Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited C/- Beca Carter Hollings and Ferner Limited PO Box 13960 Christchurch 8141 Attention: Paul Whyte as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on Southland District Council.
15/12/2009	Notification of Limits on Bridge Notice is hereby given that pursuant to regulation 11(3) of the Heavy Motor Vehicle Regulations 1974, the Southland District Council has fixed the following maximum weight and speed limit for heavy motor vehicles and combinations including a heavy motor vehicle on the bridge described hereunder: Bridge 1113.001 on Boat Harbour on the Toetoes Creek has a gross weight of 50% of Class I, wth a 10kmh speed limit.
15/12/2009	Temporary Road Closure - Blaydon Street, Waikaia Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Blaydon Street from Newburn Street to Leamington Street to normal traffic between the hours of 4:00pm on Thursday 31st December 2009 until 8:00am on Thursday 1st January 2010. The purpose of the closure is to enable the annual New Years Eve Party to be held. Detours will be sign posted. It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.
15/12/2009	Grazing of Waikaia Reserve Tenders are called for grazing of part of the Waikaia Recreation Reserve. The areas to be grazed contain 22 hectares and the term of the Licence to Graze is for five years commencing on 1 April 2010. Tender forms and draft Licence documentation are available from the Waikaia Store. Enquiries should be directed to Andrew Dickson, 03 202 7873 or Property Officer, Virginia Dillon 0800 732 732. The highest or any tender may not necessarily be accepted. Tenders must be lodged at the office of the Southland District Council, P O Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill no later than 4.00 pm on Friday, 29 January 2010 and should be marked “Tender 09/50 - grazing part Waikaia recreation reserve.
15/12/2009	Southland District Council Valuation Rolls The Valuation Rolls for Southland District Council have been revised by Quotable Value Limited (Council’s valuation service provider). The revised values are as at 1 September 2009 and will be open for public inspection, free of charge, in office hours, at the offices of the Southland District Council until 7 February 2010. All owners and ratepayers will be posted notices of the revised values from 21 December 2009. Objections to the revised valuations must be lodged, in writing or on line at www.qv.co.nz, no later than 7 February 2010. Objection forms are available from the Southland District Council or Quotable Value Limited and should be posted to: Quotable Value Ltd - Business Support Private Bag 39 818 Wellington Mail Centre LOWER HUTT 5045
10/12/2009	Review of Gambling and TAB Venue Policy Pursuant to the provisions of Section 83 of the Local Government Act 2002, notice is hereby given that the Southland District Council has initiated a review of its Gambling and TAB Venue policy. The review is required in terms of the Gaming Act 2003. A copy of the policy and Statement of Proposal is available from any Council office. Submissions in respect of this policy are invited, closing on Friday, 29 January 2010. Submissions should be lodged in writing and addressed to: The Southland District Council P O Box 903 Invercargill 9840 Submitters will be provided with the opportunity of appearing before Council in support of their submissions. For further information contact Bruce Halligan on 0800 732 732. Email bruce.halligan@southlanddc.govt.nz
10/12/2009	Temporary Road Closure - Town Centre, Te Anau Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Town Centre from Lakefront Dr to Milford Rd (SH94), Milford Cres from Town Centre to Milford Rd including adjoining roads Wong Way, Village Place and The Lane, Mokonui St from McKerrow St to Town Centre, Bligh St from Sutherland St to Milford Cres, Luxmore Dr (SH94) from Mokoroa St to Milford Rd (SH94), Milford Rd (SH94) from Pop Andrew Dr to Luxmore Dr (SH94) to normal traffic between the hours of 1:00pm and 3:00pm on Saturday 12th December 2009. The purpose of the closure is to enable the Annual Santa Parade to be held. A detour will be available via Bowen Street, Pop Andrews Drive to Milford Road. It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.
10/12/2009	Resource Consent Applications for Subdivision and Building a Dwelling Public Notice of Application concerning Resource Consent (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006) Sections 95 and 95A Resource Management Act 1991 The Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill has received an application from: Kristi Anne Faulkner seeking the following resource consents: • Two lot subdivision consent • Land use consent to construct a dwelling within building platform on the proposed Lot 2 Location: 7 Hythe Street, Athol Legal Description: Lot 6, DP 1036 (CT SL10C/977) Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located within the Plains Rural Resource Area under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application includes an Assessment of Environmental Effects. The application may be inspected during normal office hours at: Southland District Council’s Invercargill Office 15 Forth Street Invercargill 9810 and Southland District Council’s Lumsden Area Office 18 Diana Street Lumsden 9730 Please contact Rachel Murray or Dianne Williams, Resource Management Customer Services Officers on telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to: Southland District Council PO Box 903 15 Forth Street Invercargill 9840 Fax 0800 732 329 The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council and downloadable on www.southlanddc.govt.nz. Submissions close on Wednesday, 27 January 2010. You must serve a copy of your submission on: Kristi Anne Faulkner whose address for service is: Kristi Anne Faulkner C/- Bryan McGillan 12A Helms Court Arrowtown 9302 as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on the Southland District Council.
07/12/2009	Licence to Graze Part of Seaward Downs Recreation Reserve In accordance with Section 119 of the Reserves Act 1977, notice is given that Council intends issuing a licence for grazing of part of the above reserve for a term of five years year from 1 November 2009.. The area concerned contains 1 hectare and is described as part of Section 180E, Edendale Settlement. A copy of the draft licence agreement may be viewed at Council’s office at 15 Forth Street, Invercargill. Any person wishing to lodge a submission on the proposal to issue the licence should send a written submission to the Chief Executive, P O Box 903, Invercargill no later than 4 pm on Monday, 11 January 2010. For further information contact Property Officer, Virginia Dillon on 0800 732 732.
07/12/2009	Cancellation of Meeting The Resource Management Committee meeting that was previously advertised to have been held on Wednesday, 16 December 2009 has been cancelled due to the lack of business.
03/12/2009	Summary of Submissions for Proposed Te Anau Plan Changes RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 Southland District Plan 2001 Proposed Plan Changes Te Anau Industrial Resource Area Expansion - Proposed Plan Change 5 Te Anau Urban Resource Area Expansion - Proposed Plan Change 6 Te Anau Lakeside Protection Area - Proposed Plan Change 7 Buchanan Private Plan Change - Proposed Plan Change 8 Availability of the Summary of Decisions Requested by Persons Making Submissions and Notice of Further Submission Period Summary of Decisions requested available: Pursuant to Clause 7(1) of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991, Southland District Council notifies the availability of the Summary of Decisions requested by persons making submissions on the following Proposed Plan Changes: • Te Anau Industrial Resource Area Expansion - Proposed Plan Change 5 • Te Anau Urban Resource Area Expansion - Proposed Plan Change 6 • Te Anau Lakeside Protection Area - Proposed Plan Change 7 • Buchanan Private Plan Change - Proposed Plan Change 8 The Council received 87 submissions on the Proposed Plan Changes. Where the Summary of Decisions can be viewed: The Summary of Decisions requested by submitters, and copies of the submissions, may be inspected at the following locations during normal office hours: Southland District Council Te Anau Area Office 116 Town Centre Te Anau 9600 Phone: 0800 732 732 Fax: 0800 732 329 or Southland District Council Invercargill Head Office 15 Forth Street PO Box 903 Invercargill 9840 Phone: 0800 732 732 Fax: 0800 732 329 and on the Southland District Council’s website www.southlanddc.govt.nz. Copies of the Summary of Decisions requested and the submissions received may be obtained by contacting Luke McSoriley at the Southland District Council, telephone 0800 732 732. Making a further submission: Any person as described in Schedule 1 (8) of the Resource Management Act 1991 (as amended 1 October 2009) may, in the prescribed form, make a further submission but only in support of or in opposition to the original submissions to the Proposed Plan Changes listed above. Any further submissions must be on Form 6 of the Resource Management (Forms) Regulations 2003, or on separate sheets of paper with a similar format, providing the same information and must state whether or not you wish to be heard in relation to your submission. Further submissions may be posted or delivered to: Southland District Council Te Anau Area Office 116 Town Centre Te Anau 9600 Phone: 0800 732 732 Fax: 0800 732 329 or Southland District Council 15 Forth Street PO Box 903 Invercargill 9840 Phone: 0800 732 732 Fax: 0800 732 329 or emailed to: luke.mcsoriley@southlanddc.govt.nz. Further submissions on the Proposed Plan Changes must be received by the Southland District Council no later than Friday, 22 January 2010. Service of further submissions on original submitter: In accordance with Clause 8A of the First Schedule of the Resource Management 1991, a copy of any further submissions must be served on the person or party who made the original submission within five working days of making the further submission to Southland District Council.
27/11/2009	Consent application for gravel extraction Public Notice of Application concerning Resource Consent (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006) Sections 95A, 95D, and 95E, Resource Management Act 1991 Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840 has received an application from: David L Dumbleton Family Trust - Land use consent to extract a maximum volume of 200,000 m3 of gravel and a maximum volume of 40,000 m3 of overburden, over a time period of 10 years. • The rock extraction includes a cut of up to 14 metres in total depth. • No blasting on-site is proposed as part of this application. • Intermittent on-site crushing and screening is proposed as part of this application. • The intended use of the gravel material is for off-site sales to interested parties. • The proposed hours of operation are Monday - Saturday, 7.30 am - 5.00 pm. • It is anticipated to have an average of 96 heavy vehicle movements (i.e. 48 heavy vehicle movements into the site and 48 heavy vehicle movements exiting the site. Location: 248 and 274 Coal Pit Road, Brydone - Edendale Legal Description: Sections 15, 32, 33, and Part Section 45, Block III, Mataura Hundred, Certificates of Title SL9A/493 and SL190/85 Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located within the “Plains Rural Resource Area” under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application includes an Assessment of Environmental Effects. The application may be inspected during normal office hours at: Southland District Council Head Office 15 Forth Street Invercargill; and Southland District Council Wyndham Area Office 24 Balaclava Street Wyndham Please contact Tracey Morse, Graduate Resource Management Planner telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to Southland District Council, PO Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill 9840, Fax 0800 732 329. The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council. Submissions close on Friday, 15 January 2010. You must serve a copy of your submission on: David L Dumbleton Family Trust (the applicant) whose address for service is: C/- Mr David and Mrs Margaret Dumbleton 281 Coal Pit Road RD 3 Wyndham 9893 as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on Southland District Council.
27/11/2009	Temporary Road Closure - Wyndham Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Ferry Street, from Cardigan Road to Alma Street, Malta Street, from Cardigan Road to Balaclava Street, Redan Street, from Cardigan Road to Inkerman Street, Cardigan Road, from Redan Street to Ferry Street, Nightengale Street, from Scutari Street to Redan Street, Balaclava Street, from Scutari Street to Florence Street to normal traffic between the hours of 8:00am until 5:30pm on Sunday 29th November 2009. The purpose of the closure is to enable the Burt Munro Street Race to be held. A detour will be sign posted and manned. It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets. Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Redan Street between Balaclava Street and Nightengale Street, Wyndham to normal traffic between the hours of 5:30pm and 8:30pm on Sunday 29th November 2009. The purpose of the closure is to enable the Prize Giving Ceremony of the Burt Munro Street race to be held. A detour will be sign posted. It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.
27/11/2009	Restricted Fire Season The Southern Rural Fire Committee as Fire Authority for Southern Rural Fire District gives notice to the public that a Restricted Fire Season will be imposed across all land within Southern Rural Fire District (Zones A and B), including towns, from 8.00 am Saturday, 28 November 2009 until further notice. 1. No fire shall be lit in the open air within Southern Rural Fire District during the Restricted Fire Season without a written permit from a Rural Fire Officer of the Authority, except for the following: (a) Incinerators; conditions - incinerator is designed to prevent the escape of fire and ashes, is no closer than 5 metres to any building, tree, hedge, fence or other combustible material, a water supply sufficient to control any spread of fire is available, all embers and ashes are totally extinguished after burning and before dark. (b) BBQ/Cooking Fires; conditions - fire is no closer than 5 metres to any building, fence, hedge or other combustible material, a water supply sufficient to control any spread of fire must be available, all embers and ashes are totally extinguished after burning and the BBQ is not left unattended, (gas BBQs are preferred). (c) Offal Hole (only applies in rural areas); conditions - there must be a cleared area of at least 30 metres from any other combustible material, a water supply sufficient to control any spread of fire must be available, no burning is to be undertaken in winds above 15 Kph or 11 Kph if within 100 metres of tussock or 5 Kph if within 100 metres of scrub or wetland areas. (d) Hedge/Tree Trimmings (only applies in rural areas); conditions - fire is 30 metres away from and on the downwind side of any shelterbelt, trees, fences, buildings or other combustible material and the wind is blowing away from the above, no burning is to be undertaken in winds above 15 Kph or 11 Kph if within 100 metres of tussock or 5 Kph if within 100 metres of scrub or wetland areas. No fires are to be lit when conditions are such or are predicted, (eg strong winds) that the fire is likely to spread. 2. It is the responsibility of people lighting fires to make sure they are safe at all times and cannot spread. It is no legal defence that the fire was of a type or lit at a time permitted by this notice. 3. People seeking further information or wishing to obtain fire permits can contact the Southern Rural Fire Authority fire permit line during work hours on 0800 732 732. Please allow five working days to process permit applications and undertake inspections of the area concerned. This notice is issued pursuant to Section 22(2) of the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977 this 28th day of November 2009.
27/11/2009	Change of date - Wallace Community Board Notice is given that the Wallace Community Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, 17 December 2009 will be held at an earlier time. This meeting will now commence at 4.30 pm and not 5.00 pm as previously advertised.
27/11/2009	Road Stopping - Fernhill Pursuant to Section 342 of the Local Government Act 1974 and the Tenth Schedule to that Act, the following section of unformed road is stopped and will henceforth cease to be road: All that portion of unformed road containing 0.8177 hectares more or less being Section 1 SO Plan 415206.
16/11/2009	Tuatapere Community Board Change of Meeting Notice is given that the Tuatapere Community Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, 24 November 2009 will be held at an earlier time and venue. This meeting will now commence at 4.00 pm and will be held at the Tuatapere Bowling Club.
16/11/2009	Southland District Council Annual Report 2008/2009 The Southland District Council’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2009 is now available. The report details the Council’s performance in 2008/2009 and reports on targets and budgets. A copy of the full report and the summary can be viewed at any office or library of the Southland District Council, online at www.southlanddc.govt.nz, or by phoning the Council on 0800 732 732.
09/11/2009	Application for Resource Consent Public Notice of Application concerning Resource Consent (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006) Sections 95 and 95A Resource Management Act 1991 The Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill has received an application from: Kristi Anne Faulkner seeking the following resource consents: • Two lot subdivision consent • Land use consent to construct a dwelling within building platform on the proposed Lot 2 Location: 7 Hythe Street, Athol Legal Description: Lot 6, DP 1036 (CT SL10C/977) Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located within the Plains Rural Resource Area under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application includes an Assessment of Environmental Effects. The application may be inspected during normal office hours at: Southland District Council’s Invercargill Office 15 Forth Street Invercargill 9810; and Southland District Council’s Lumsden Area Office 18 Diana Street Lumsden 9730 Please contact Rachel Murray or Dianne Williams, Resource Management Customer Services Officers on telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to: Southland District Council PO Box 903 15 Forth Street Invercargill 9840 Fax 0800 732 329 The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council and downloadable on www.southlanddc.govt.nz. Submissions close on Tuesday, 8 December 2009. You must serve a copy of your submission on: Kristi Anne Faulkner whose address for service is: Kristi Anne Faulkner C/- Bryan McGillan 12A Helms Court Arrowtown 9302 as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on the Southland District Council. B G Halligan MANAGER - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Saturday, 7 November 2009
09/11/2009	Extraordinary Council Meeting An Extraordinary Council Meeting was held on Friday, 30 October 2009 at 2.00 pm to adopt the Annual Report 2008/2009. The following resolutions were passed: RESOLVED THAT THE SOUTHLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2008/2009 BE ADOPTED. THAT THE SOUTHLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT SUMMARY FOR 2008/2009 BE ADOPTED.
02/11/2009	Proposal to Temporary Close Road - Town Centre, Te Anau Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council proposes to close Town Centre from Lakefront Dr to Milford Rd (SH94), Milford Cres from Town Centre to Milford Rd including adjoining roads Wong Way, Village Place and The Lane, Mokonui St from McKerrow St to Town Centre, Bligh St from Sutherland St to Milford Cres, Luxmore Dr (SH94) from Mokoroa St to Milford Rd (SH94), Milford Rd (SH94) from Pop Andrew Dr to Luxmore Dr (SH94) to normal traffic between the hours of 1:00pm and 3:00pm on Saturday 12th December 2009. The purpose of the closure is to enable the Annual Santa Parade to be held. A detour will be available via Bowen Street, Pop Andrews Drive to Milford Road. Any person objecting to the proposal should lodge notice at the office of the Southland District Council at 116 Town Centre, Te Anau or at 15 Forth Street, Invercargill of his/her objection and grounds thereof in writing before 5:00pm on Friday 13th November 2009.
02/11/2009	Dog Control Bylaw 2009 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 157 of the Local Government Act 2002, notice is hereby given that the Southland District Council made the Dog Control Bylaw 2009 at its meeting on 28 October 2009. The Bylaw comes into operation on 2 November 2009 and copies of the Bylaw may be inspected and obtained at any office of the Southland District Council.
28/10/2009	Extraordinary Meeting Notice is given that an Extraordinary Meeting of Council will be held in the Council Chambers, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill on Friday, 30 October 2009 at 12.30 pm. The purpose of the meeting is to adopt the Southland District Council Annual Report 2008/2009.
19/10/2009	Office Closures - Staff Training Day Tuesday, 20 October 2009 Due to staff training purposes on Tuesday, 20 October 2009, the Southland District Council Offices and Libraries that are normally open that day, will close at the following times: Invercargill Office 12.00 pm Winton Office/Library 11.30 am Te Anau Office 10.00 am Otautau Office/Library 11.00 am Riverton Office/Library 11.00 am Lumsden Office/Library Closed The Te Anau Library will remain open and the Book bus will operate as usual.
19/10/2009	Public Notice of Proposed Plan Changes Public Notice of Proposed Plan Changes (Form 4 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003) Clause 5 of First Schedule, Resource Management Act 1991 Southland District Council has prepared the following proposed Plan Changes to the: Operative Southland District Plan 2001 - Te Anau Industrial Resource Area Expansion - Proposed Plan Change 5 - Te Anau Urban Resource Area Expansion - Proposed Plan Change 6 - Te Anau Lakeside Protection Area - Proposed Plan Change 7 In addition, the Southland District Council has received an application proposing the following private Plan Change to the Operative Southland District Plan 2001: - Buchanan Private Plan Change - Proposed Plan Change 8 The proposed Plan Changes may be inspected during normal office hours at: Southland District Council Te Anau Area Office 116 Town Centre Te Anau 9600 Phone: 0800 732 732 Fax: 0800 732 329 OR Southland District Council PO Box 903 Invercargill 9840 Phone: 0800 732 732 Fax: 0800 732 329 AND on the Southland District Council’s website www.southlanddc.govt.nz Please contact Luke McSoriley at the Southland District Council, telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the proposed Plan Changes. Any person may make a submission on the proposed Plan Changes. You may do so by sending a written submission to: Southland District Council, PO Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill 9840 Fax: 0800 732 329 E-mail: resourceplanning@southlanddc.govt.nz The submission must be on Form 5 or similar and must state whether or not you wish to be heard on your submission. Copies of Form 5 are available from the Southland District Council. Submissions close on Monday, 23 November 2009. The process for public participation in the consideration of the proposal under the Act is as follows: • After the closing date for submissions, the Southland District Council must prepare a summary of the submissions and this summary must be publicly notified; and • There must be an opportunity to make a further submission in support of, or in opposition to, the submissions already made; and • If a person making a submission asks to be heard in support of his or her submission, a hearing must be held; and • Southland District Council must give its decision on the proposal (including its reasons for accepting or rejecting submissions); and • Any person who has made a submission has the right to appeal the decision on the proposal to the Environment Court.
19/10/2009	Temporary Road Closure - Meldrum Street, Winton Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Meldrum Street from Park Street to Great North Road to normal traffic between the hours of 8:30am until 4:30pm on Sunday 8 November 2009. The purpose of the closure is to enable Winton Open Day Street Market. A detour will not be available but the road will be reopened as soon as safely possible in the event of an emergency. It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.
19/10/2009	Proposal to Temporary Close Road - Redan Street, Wyndham Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council proposes to close Redan Street between Balaclava Street and Nightengale Street, Wyndham to normal traffic between the hours of 5:30pm and 8:30pm on Sunday 29th November 2009. The purpose of the closure is to enable the Prize Giving Ceremony of the Burt Munro Street Race to take place. A detour will be sign posted. Any person objecting to the proposal should lodge notice at the office of the Southland District Council at 15 Forth Street, Invercargill of his/her objection and grounds thereof in writing before 5:00pm on Friday 30th October 2009.
19/10/2009	Proposal to Temporary Close Road - Wyndham Township Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council proposes to close Ferry Street, from Cardigan Road to Alma Street, Malta Street, from Cardigan Road to Balaclava Street, Redan Street, from Cardigan Road to Inkerman Street, Cardigan Road, from Redan Street to Ferry Street, Nightengale Street, from Scutari Street to Redan Street, Balaclava Street, from Scutari Street to Florence Street to normal traffic between the hours of 8:00am to 5:30pm on Sunday 29th November 2009. The purpose of the closure is to enable the Burt Munro Motorcycle Race to be held A detour will be sign posted and manned. Any person objecting to the proposal should lodge notice at the office of the Southland District Council at 15 Forth Street, Invercargill of his/her objection and grounds thereof in writing before 5:00pm on Friday 30th October 2008.
16/10/2009	Proposed District Plan Changes relating to Te Anau Public Notice of Proposed Plan Changes (Form 4 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003) Clause 5 of First Schedule, Resource Management Act 1991 Southland District Council has prepared the following proposed Plan Changes to the: Operative Southland District Plan 2001 - Te Anau Industrial Resource Area Expansion - Proposed Plan Change 5 - Te Anau Urban Resource Area Expansion - Proposed Plan Change 6 - Te Anau Lakeside Protection Area - Proposed Plan Change 7 In addition, the Southland District Council has received an application proposing the following private Plan Change to the Operative Southland District Plan 2001: - Buchanan Private Plan Change - Proposed Plan Change 8 The proposed Plan Changes may be inspected during normal office hours at: Southland District Council Te Anau Area Office 116 Town Centre Te Anau 9600 Phone: 0800 732 732 Fax: 0800 732 329 OR Southland District Council PO Box 903 Invercargill 9840 Phone: 0800 732 732 Fax: 0800 732 329 AND on the Southland District Council’s website www.southlanddc.govt.nz Please contact Luke McSoriley at the Southland District Council, telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the proposed Plan Changes. Any person may make a submission on the proposed Plan Changes. You may do so by sending a written submission to: Southland District Council, PO Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill 9840 Fax: 0800 732 329 E-mail: resourceplanning@southlanddc.govt.nz The submission must be on Form 5 or similar and must state whether or not you wish to be heard on your submission. Copies of Form 5 are available from the Southland District Council. Submissions close on Monday, 23 November 2009. The process for public participation in the consideration of the proposal under the Act is as follows: • After the closing date for submissions, the Southland District Council must prepare a summary of the submissions and this summary must be publicly notified; and • There must be an opportunity to make a further submission in support of, or in opposition to, the submissions already made; and • If a person making a submission asks to be heard in support of his or her submission, a hearing must be held; and • Southland District Council must give its decision on the proposal (including its reasons for accepting or rejecting submissions); and • Any person who has made a submission has the right to appeal the decision on the proposal to the Environment Court. D P Adamson, Chief Executive 17 October 2009 Signature on behalf of Southland District Council
12/10/2009	Change of Meetings The Council Executive Meeting being that was to be held on Wednesday, 14 October 2009 has been deferred and will now be held on Wednesday, 28 October 2009 at 9.30 am. The Policy Review Committee Meeting being held on Wednesday, 14 October 2009 will now start at 10.45 am and not 11.15 am as previously advertised.
06/10/2009	Curio Bay Recreation Reserve Management Plan Public comment is sought on the Curio Bay Recreation Reserve Draft Management Plan, which has just been released by the Southland District Council. The plan is open for consultation for six weeks from 1 October. Copies of the plan are available for perusal at the Council area offices in Invercargill, Riverton, Otautau, Te Anau, Stewart Island, Lumsden and Wyndham. A copy will also be available on the Council website www.southlanddc.govt.nz
30/09/2009	Riverton Office/Library Temporary Closure - Friday 9 October 2009 Due to office alterations the Southland District Council Riverton Office/Library will be closed on Friday, 9 October 2009. The office/library will re-open on Monday, 12 October 2009
29/09/2009	Notice of Extraordinary Meeting of the Stewart Island Jetties Committee Notice is given that an Extraordinary Meeting of the Stewart Island Jetties Committee will be held on Friday, 2 October 2009 at 10.00 am in the Oban Fire Station, Argyle Street, Stewart Island. The business to be discussed is as follows: * The purpose of this meeting is to approve construction of the fixed wharf at Little Glory Bay.
29/09/2009	Committees of Council Notice is given that a Meeting of the Forestry Committee will be held on Wednesday, 30 September 2009 in the Council Chambers, Forth Street, Invercargill at 9.00 am. The Meeting of the APAC Committee will meet at the earlier time of 9.30 am in the Council Chambers, Forth Street, Invercargill, rather than the advertised time of 10.15 am.
21/09/2009	Road Stopping - Bedford Street, Fernhill Pursuant to Section 342 of the Local Government Act 1974 and the Tenth Schedule thereof, notice is given of the Southland District Councils intention to stop that part of an unformed legal road at Fernhill containing 0.8177 hectares more or less and being Sections 1 SO Plan 415206 The stopped road is to be transferred and amalgamated with the title to the adjoining land. A Copy of SO Plan 415206 defining the road to be stopped will be open to public inspection during normal office hours at the office of the Southland District Council Forth Street Invercargill and any person who wishes to object must do so in writing with the undersigned by 4.00 pm on Friday 30 October 2009. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
14/09/2009	Stewart Island Community Board Special Meeting Notice is given that a Special Meeting of the Stewart Island Community Board will be held on Thursday, 17 September 2009 at the Oban Fire Station, Argyle Street at 2.00pm to discuss the Visitor Levy.
07/09/2009	Change of Meeting Time: Policy Review Committee Meeting The Policy Review Committee Meeting being held on Wednesday 9 September 2009 will now start at 11.00 am and not 10.15 am as previously advertised.
02/09/2009	Southland District Council Dog Control Report Pursuant to the provisions of Section 10A(3) of the Dog Control Act 1996, notice is hereby given that the Southland District Council Dog Control Report for 2008/2009 was adopted by the Southland District Council at its meeting held 26 August 2009. The report relates to the Southland District Council Dog Control Policy and dog control practices, together with the dog control statistics required by Section 10A of the Dog Control Act 1996. A copy of the report is available for perusal at every office of the Southland District Council.
31/08/2009	Proposed Dog Control Bylaw 2009 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 83 of the Local Government Act 2002, notice is hereby given that the Southland District Council has initiated a review of its Dog Control Bylaw 2008, No. 2 and has drafted the Dog Control Bylaw 2009 to replace it. A copy of the draft Dog Control Bylaw 2009 and Statement of Proposal is available from any Council office. Submissions in respect of this draft are invited, closing at 4pm on 30 September 2009. Submissions should be lodged in writing and addressed to: The Southland District Council P O Box 903 Invercargill 9840 Submitters will be provided with the opportunity of appearing before Council in support of their submissions. For further information contact Paul Bell, Compliance Officer on 0800 732 732 or 027 534 6781.
20/08/2009	10% Penalty On First Instalment 2009/2010 Rates Ratepayers in the Gore and Southland Districts are reminded that the last day for payment of the first instalment of the 2009/2010 rates is Friday, 28 August 2009. Rates which remain unpaid after 5.00 pm on that date will have the statutory 10% penalty added.
18/08/2009	Taramea Management Committee Annual General Meeting Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of the Taramea Management Committee will be held on Tuesday, 15 September 2009 at the Taraka Waka, 49 Leader Street, Riverton, commencing at 4.30pm.
06/08/2009	Temporary Road Closure - Centre Bush Otapiri Road Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Centre Bush Otapiri Road from Cowie Road South to Calder Road to normal traffic between the hours of 7.00am to 7.00pm daily from Monday 10th August 2009 until Friday 14th August 2009. The purpose of the closure is to enable the installation of a concrete box culvert. A detour will be available via Ivy Lane, Turnbull Road, Winton Channel Road and Calder Road. It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.
03/08/2009	SDC Friendship Committee Meeting Notice is given that a meeting of the SDC Friendship Committee will be held on Wednesday, 5 August 2009 at the SDC Office, Otautau commencing at 1.00 pm.
03/08/2009	Harvesting- Gowan Hill Forest The Southland District Council is offering harvesting and utilisation options from a mature radiata pine stand at Gowan Hill Forest over the 2009-10 summer season. Tenders are invited for the harvesting of approximately 21,500 cubic metres of radiata pine, now aged 30 years, situated in Compartment 2 at Gowan Hill Forest, located 16 km. north of Wrey’s Bush. A pre-harvest inventory has been carried out in this resource and summary information from the assessment is available to assist purchasers in evaluating the resource. Further information and terms and conditions of the offering are available from Roger Washbourn (Forest Manager), Southland District Council, P.O. Box 903, Invercargill 9840 (Telephone 0800 732 732; Fax 0800 732 329). Written tenders close with the Council at 4pm on Friday 28 August 2009.
03/08/2009	Intention to issue licence to graze part of the Riverton Recreation Reserve In accordance with Section 119 of the Reserves Act 1977, notice is given that the Southland District Council intends to issue a licence to graze part of the Riverton recreation reserve. The licence is for a term of five years from 1 September 2009. The area contained in the licence is 1.6.36 hectares, more or less, being Section 38, Block XXV, Jacobs River Hundred. A copy of the licence agreement may be viewed at Council’s offices at 15 Forth Street, Invercargill and 117 Palmerston Street, Riverton. Any person wishing to make a submission on the intention to issue the licence should lodge a written submission with the undersigned, P O Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill no later than 4.00 pm on Tuesday, 1 September 2009. Enquiries should be directed to Council’s Property Officer, Virginia Dillon, on 0800 732 732.
03/08/2009	Alterations to August Meeting Schedule The following amendments have been made to the meetings listed below: * The Te Anau Basin Water Supply Subcommittee Meeting that was advertised to have been held on Tuesday, 18 August 2009 has been cancelled due to the lack of business. * The Manapouri Community Development Subcommittee Meeting that was advertised for Wednesday, 19 August 2009 will be held at an earlier time of 9.30 am (previously advertised for 10.00 am).
23/07/2009	Grants and Funding CREATIVE NZ Grants are available for arts and cultural projects and initiatives, which stimulate and strengthen local arts activity and participation. This includes, but is not limited to, art and cultural activities such as subsidies for workshops and seminars, drama, music and dance projects, including materials and personnel costs, visual arts and crafts initiatives. School based projects are generally not eligible but call us to discuss your ideas. Phone Angela on (03 2111 412) or Bronwyn on (03 211 1426). SOUTHLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND Grants are available for the development of community programmes, facilities or resources, sport and recreational opportunities and community projects. This includes initial assistance with community based events or activities, which reflect credit on or provide benefit to the community. SOUTHLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL � AMENITY FUND The aim of this fund is to support community amenities and facilities at a local level and is available to Community Boards, Community Development Area Committees, community organisations and management committees. Funding assistance is available for development and minor capital improvement projects outside the normal ongoing maintenance requirements for the following local amenities: - Community centres/halls - Local reserves and picnic areas - Playgrounds - Walkways and tracks � including mountain bike tracks - Sportsfields - Swimming pools - Changing room facilities associated with the above SPARC � RURAL TRAVEL FUND The Rural Travel Fund is designed to assist with transport expenses associated with participating in regular local competitions. Sports clubs and school based clubs with young people aged between 5-19 years are eligible to apply. For further information on the above funding schemes please contact Bronwyn Lindsay, phone (03) 211 1426 OHAI RAILWAY FUND Grants and loans are available for the benefit of residents of the former Ohai Railway Board area. Applications may be lodged for the development of community facilities, programmes and other activities, tertiary education and employment training opportunities. For further information on this funding scheme please contact the Southland District Council Otautau Office, phone 0800 732 732 extn 3652 Application forms and guidelines are available from all Council Offices CLOSING DATE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS IS WEDNESDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER 2009
23/07/2009	Wyndham Board meeting cancelled The Wyndham Community Board meeting that was advertised to have been held on Tuesday, 28 July 2009 has been cancelled due to the lack of business.
09/07/2009	Application for land use consent Public Notice of Application concerning Resource Consent (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003) Sections 169 and 181, Resource Management Act 1991 Southland District Council has received a resource consent application from: Donald Engineering Limited For the following resource consent: - Land use consent to construct and operate a new engineering workshop for engineering activities at a site which is located in the Plains Rural Resource Area. The proposed workshop will be accessed from State Highway 1 and located approximately 800 metres west along State Highway 1 from the Edendale township. The site to which the application relates is as follows: Location: 55 Clark Road, Edendale (the facility is proposed to be accessed from State Highway 1) Legal Description: Lot 1 DP 368585 (being part of CT SL276620). Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located within the “Plains Rural Resource Area” of the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application for resource consent may be inspected at the Southland District Council office, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill during normal office hours. Please contact Marcus Roy - Graduate Resource Management Planner on 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the notice of requirement. Any person may make a submission on the resource consent application. You may do so by sending a written submission to the: Southland District Council PO Box 903 15 Forth Street Invercargill 9840 or fax 0800 732 329. The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council. Submissions close on Thursday, 6 August 2009. You must serve a copy of your submission on Donald Engineering Limited (the applicant) whose address for service is: Donald Engineering Ltd C/- Vivian Espie PO Box 2514 Wakatipu Queenstown 9349 Attention: Carey Vivian as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on Southland District Council. Bruce Halligan MANAGER - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 8 July 2009
30/06/2009	Fees and Charges 2009-2010 Notice is given that the Southland District Council Fees and Charges for the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 were adopted at the Extroadinary Council Meeting held 30 June 2009 as part of the Long-Term Council Community Plan. Copies are available for viewing in any of the Southland District Council Offices.
29/06/2009	Abandoned Vehicles Pursuant to Sec 356 of the Local Government Act, notice is hereby given that the following vehicles are deemed to have been abandoned and have been towed away to storage: • ERJ467 Red Toyota Corolla removed from Boat Harbour car park • JT9495 Red Mitsubishi Celeste removed from Dusky St If not reclaimed by the rightful owners by Monday 13th July, these vehicles will be sold or destroyed.
29/06/2009	Change of meeting date - Lumsden Community Board Notice is given that the Lumsden Community Board meeting scheduled for Thursday, 16 July 2009, has been postponed to the following week on Thursday, 23 July 2009, at the SDC Office, Lumsden, commencing at 6.00 pm.
29/06/2009	Statement of Proposal SDC Dog Control Policy It is proposed to amend the Southland District Council Dog Control Policy by removing the existing maps, and replace them with coloured ones that will make it easier to identify where dogs must be on a lead, where dogs may be exercised and where dogs are prohibited. Copies of the coloured maps are available for inspection at all offices of the Southland District Council. Submissions are invited on this Statement of Proposal, with submissions closing August 7th, 2009.
29/06/2009	Expressions of Interest Expressions of interest are called for the following: Custodian Nightcaps hall (contract 09/23), and Cleaner Nightcaps public toilets (contract 09/22). Council would prefer that one person undertakes both contracts. For further information and a copy of the contract documents please contact: Custodian of hall – Property Officer Virginia Dillon, 0800 732 732, virginia.dillon@southlanddc.govt.nz, or Toilet cleaning – Greg Erskine, Area Engineer, 0800 732 732 , 027 434 4708, greg.erskine@southlanddc.govt.nz Expressions of interest close on Friday, 3 July 2009
29/06/2009	Application for Land Use Consent for Wind Turbine Public Notice of Application concerning Resource Consent (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006) Sections 93(2), 94C, 94D and 127, Resource Management Act 1991 Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840 has received an application from: Stephen Charles Bentley and Lynette Susan Bentley, for the following resource consent: - Land use consent to construct and operate a Skystream residential wind turbine for domestic electricity generation. - The Skystream wind turbine is a thin, monopole tower structure, with a three blade rotor and is light stone/clay coloured. - An overall maximum height of 12.2 m is sought for the wind turbine. - The Skystream wind turbine is capable of up to 2.4 Kw power output and is a grid interactive generator i.e. any excess power will be fed into the National Grid. - The distance of the Skystream wind turbine to the William Stephen Road property boundary will be 102 m. The distance of the Skystream wind turbine to the nearest adjoining property boundaries is 63 m to the west and 105 m to the east. Location: 114 William Stephen Road, Te Anau Legal Description: Lot 9, DP 15393, CT SL12B/278 Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located within the “Transitional Resource Area” under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application includes an assessment of environmental effects. The application may be inspected at the Southland District Council Invercargill Head Office, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill or at Council’s Te Anau Office, 116 Town Centre, Te Anau during normal office hours. Please contact Jennifer Green, Senior Resource Management Planner, telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to Southland District Council, PO Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill 9840, Fax 0800 732 329. The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council. Submissions close on Friday, 24 July 2009. You must serve a copy of your submission on: Stephen Charles Bentley and Lynette Susan Bentley (the applicant) whose address for service is: 21 Lawrence Street Mornington Dunedin 9011 as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on Southland District Council. B G Halligan, Manager Resource Management Saturday, 27 June 2009
23/06/2009	Notice of Extraordinary Council Meeting Notice is given that an Extraordinary Meeting of Council will be held on Tuesday, 30 June 2009 at 10.00 am in the Council Chambers, Forth Street, Invercargill. The business to be discussed is as follows: * Adoption of the Ten Year Plan 2009-2019 Long Term Council Community Plan. * Rates Resolution - Setting of Rates for the Financial Year 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.
17/06/2009	Abandoned Vehicles Pursuant to Sec 356 of the Local Government Act, notice is hereby given that the following vehicles are deemed to have been abandoned and have been towed away to storage: MJ 370 Grey Ford Sierra station wagon, 1985, removed from the Events Centre car park. CAG 891 Green Nissan Prairie station wagon, removed from Matai Street. If not reclaimed by the rightful owners by Monday 29th June, these vehicles will be sold or destroyed.
17/06/2009	Ohai Nightcaps & Districts Doctor's House & Surgery Committee Meeting Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Ohai Nightcaps & Districts Doctor's House & Surgery Committee that was to have been held 16 June has been postponed and will now be held on Thursday, 25 June 2009 at 4.00 pm in the Nightcaps Hall.
12/06/2009	Temporary Road Closure - Tyneholm Road, Glenham Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Tyneholm Road from Woodslea Downs Road to Stout Road to normal traffic between the hours of 7.00am on Monday 15th June until 5.00pm on Friday 19th June 2009. The purpose of the closure is to enable removal of existing culvert and installation of new concrete box culvert. A detour will be available via Stout Road, Wyndham Letterbox Road and Mitchell Road. It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.
10/06/2009	Application for land use for new public toilets in Te Anau Public Notice of Application concerning Resource Consent (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006) Sections 93(2), 94C, 94D and 127, Resource Management Act 1991 Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840 has received an application from: Southland District Council For the following resource consent: - Land use consent to locate new public toilets on the eastern portion of Lions Park, fronting Mokonui Street, as identified in site plan submitted with the resource consent application. • The application has advised that the existing Lions Park toilets that front Te Anau Terrace are proposed to be removed and replaced by the public toilets proposed in this application. • The proposed toilets will be open from 7.00 am until 10.00 pm seven days a week during the peak season and will operate on a pay-for-use basis. Two 24 hour unisex toilets will operate outside these hours, thereby replacing the existing 24 hour toilets in the town centre which have already been removed. Location: 11 Mokonui Street, Te Anau Legal Description: Lot 31, Block 1 Deposited Plan 280 (GN 211610) Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located within the “Te Anau Urban Resource Area” under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The Park is also identified as R79 in Schedule 6.2 of the District Plan as a recreational reserve. The application includes an assessment of environmental effects. The application may be inspected at the Southland District Council Invercargill Head Office, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill or at Council’s Te Anau Office, 116 Town Centre, Te Anau during normal office hours. Please contact Marcus Roy - Graduate Resource Management Planner on 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to: Southland District Council, PO Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill 9840, Fax 0800 732 329. The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council. Submissions close on Friday the 10th of July 2009. B G Halligan, Manager Resource Management 10 June 2009
04/06/2009	Ohai Nightcaps & Districts Doctors House & Surgery Committee Meeting Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Ohai Nightcaps & Districts Doctors House & Surgery Committee will be held on the Tuesday, 16 June 2009 at 4.00 pm in the Nightcaps Hall.
04/06/2009	Changes to Meeting Schedule The Policy Review Committee meeting that was previously advertised to have been held on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 has been cancelled due to the lack of business. Additional meeting of the APAC Committee will be held on Thursday, 11 June 2009 at the conclusion of the Extraordinary Meeting of Council.
28/05/2009	Temporary Road Closure - Nine Mile Road, Riversdale TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – Nine Mile Road, Riversdale Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Nine Mile Road from Hull Street to Mandeville Kingston Crossing Road to normal traffic between the hours of 7.00am on Tuesday 2nd June until 6.00pm on Tuesday 9th June 2009. The purpose of the closure is to enable removal of existing culvert and installation of new concrete box culvert. A detour will be available via State Highway 94, Dunn and Cody Road and Mandeville Kingston Crossing Road. It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.
28/05/2009	Application for land use consent Public Notice of Application concerning Resource Consent (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006) Sections 93(2), 94C, 94D and 127, Resource Management Act 1991 Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840 has received an application from: Andrew Roe and Lyndal Roe (as Trustees for the Roe Family Trust), for the following resource consent: - Land use consent to construct a small self-contained dwelling to accommodate visiting family and friends, which will be located 50 metres from an existing dwelling on the same title. Location: 24 Stephen Road, Browns, Winton Legal Description: Part Section 22, Block VII, Forest Hill Hundred, CT SL125/155 Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located within the “Plains Rural Resource Area” under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application includes an assessment of environmental effects. The application may be inspected at the Southland District Council Invercargill Head Office, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill or at Council’s Winton Office, 1 Wemyss Street, Winton during normal office hours. Please contact Jennifer Green, Senior Resource Management Planner, telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to Southland District Council, PO Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill 9840, Fax 0800 732 329. The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council. Submissions close on Tuesday, 23 June 2009. You must serve a copy of your submission on: Andrew Roe and Lyndal Roe (as Trustees for the Roe Family Trust) (the applicant) whose address for service is: 24 Stephen Road Springhills RD 1 Winton 9781 as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on Southland District Council. B G Halligan, Manager Resource Management Saturday, 23 May 2009
27/05/2009	Orepuki CDA meeting Notice is given that the Orepuki Community Development Area Subcommittee Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 30 June at the Orepuki Hall, start time 2.00 pm.
25/05/2009	Application for subdivision and land use consents Public Notice of Application concerning Resource Consent (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003) Sections 169 and 181, Resource Management Act 1991 Southland District Council has received a resource consent application from: Conal Royce Wattam, Paul Alexander Stevenson, Michael Richard Hill and Linda Ann Hill For the following resource consents: 1. Subdivision consent to subdivide Section 77 Block II Waikawa Survey District (being CFR SL 6D/422), in order to create Lots 1-5 as illustrated on the scheme plan of subdivision which has been submitted with the resource consent application. o Lots 1-4 are proposed residential allotments which are proposed to range in area from 2795 m² to 3575 m². Lot 5 is proposed to be retained for farming use as it has an area of 8.53 hectares. 2. Land use consent to erect a new dwellinghouse in an unspecified location on each of the Lots 1, 2 and 3. An unlimited timeframe has been sought in which to give affect to this land use consent. o Lot 4 has an existing dwelling on the site which is accessed via Waikawa Bay Road. o No Land use consent has been sought for Lot 5. The site to which the requirement applies is as follows: The site which this application relates is located approximately 1 kilometre south from Waikawa on the Waikawa Curio Bay Road Location: 80 Waikawa Curio Bay Road, Waikawa Legal Description: Section 77 Block II Waikawa Survey District (being CFR SL 6D/422) Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located within the “Coastal Resource Area” of the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The notice of requirement may be inspected at the Southland District Council office, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill during normal office hours. Please contact Marcus Roy - Graduate Resource Management Planner on 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the notice of requirement. Any person may make a submission on the notice of requirement. You may do so by sending a written submission to: The Southland District Council PO Box 903 15 Forth Street Invercargill 9840 or fax 0800 732 329. The submission must be in accordance with Form 21 of the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council. Submissions close on Tuesday 23 June 2009. You must serve a copy of your submission on Conal Royce Wattam, Paul Alexander Stevenson, Michael Richard Hill and Linda Ann Hill whose address for service is: C R Wattam, P A Stevenson and M R and L A Hill C/- True South Survey Services Limited PO Box 534 Invercargill 9840 Attention: Steve McGregor as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on Southland District Council. Bruce Halligan MANAGER - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 15 May 2009
25/05/2009	Application for land use consent Public Notice of Application concerning Resource Consent (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006) Sections 93(2), 94C, 94D and 127, Resource Management Act 1991 Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840 has received an application from: George W Jones and Valerie Jones, for the following resource consent: - Land use consent to extract a maximum volume of 100,000 BCM (bench cubic metres) of rock and 6,862 BCM of overburden, adjacent to an existing quarry area, over a time period of ten years. • The rock extraction includes a cut of up to 30 metres in total depth. • No blasting or crushing on-site is proposed as part of this application. • The intended use of the majority of the rock material is for off-site sales to interested parties and a small portion (4,000 - 5,000 BCM) to be used for the applicants’ own farm lane system. • The proposed hours of operation are Monday - Friday, 7.00 am - 5.30 pm and Saturday, 8.00 am - 12 noon. • It is anticipated to have an average of 15 heavy vehicle movements per day and a maximum of 55 heavy vehicle movements per day, entering and exiting the site. Location: 100 Hedgehope Hall Road, Hedgehope Legal Description: Section 442B, Block V, Forest Hill Hundred, CT SL 199/249 Zoning: The site to which the application relates is located within the “Hills Resource Area” under the Operative Southland District Plan 2001. The application includes an assessment of environmental effects. The application may be inspected at the Southland District Council Invercargill Head Office, 15 Forth, Invercargill or at Council’s Winton Office, 1 Wemyss Street, Winton during normal office hours. Please contact Jennifer Green, Senior Resource Management Planner, telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. Any person may make a submission on this application. You may do so by sending a written submission to Southland District Council, PO Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill 9840, Fax 0800 732 329. The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003. Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council. Submissions close on Thursday, 25 June 2009. You must serve a copy of your submission on: Mr George Jones (the applicant) whose address for service is: 15 Factory Road Hedgehope RD 2 Invercargill 9872 as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on Southland District Council. B G Halligan MANAGER - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Wednesday, 27 May 2009
25/05/2009	Licence to Graze Recreation Reserve Notice is given pursuant to Section 119 of the Reserves Act 1977 that the Southland District Council intends to issue a licence to graze the Kapuka South recreation reserve. The licence is for a term of five years. The land is described as Section 24, Block XII, Oteramika Hundred and contains 3.9495 hectares. The draft licence agreement may be viewed at Council’s office at 15 Forth Street, Invercargill. Any person wishing to lodge a submission on the proposal to issue the licence may do so by writing to the Chief Executive, Southland District Council, P O Box 903 Invercargill 9840 by 4 pm on Tuesday, 30 June 2009. Enquiries should be referred to Property Officer Virginia Dillon on 0800 732 732 or virginia.dillon@southlanddc.govt.nz
20/05/2009	Revocation of Restricted Fire Season– Zone A The Southern Rural Fire Committee as Fire Authority for Southern Rural Fire District gives notice to the public that the Restricted Fire Season currently in force in the District will be revoked from 8.00 am, Saturday 16 May 2009 in Zone A only (including towns). 1. The public is reminded that a Restricted Fire Season will remain in place in Zone B. 2. No fire shall be lit in the open air within Southern Rural Fire District during the Restricted Fire Season without a written permit from a Rural Fire Officer of the District, except for the following that do not require permits as long as the following conditions are met: (a) Incinerators; conditions – the incinerator is designed to prevent the escape of fire and ashes, is no closer than 5 metres to any building, tree, hedge, fence or other combustible material, a water supply sufficient to control any spread of fire is available, all embers and ashes are totally extinguished after burning and before dark. (b) BBQ/Cooking Fires; conditions – the fire is no closer than 5 metres to any building, fence, hedge or other combustible material, a water supply sufficient to control any spread of fire must be available (gas BBQs are preferred). (c) Offal Hole; conditions - there must be a cleared area of at least 30 metres from any other combustible material, a water supply sufficient to control any spread of fire must be available. (d) Hedge/Tree Trimmings; conditions – the fire is 30 metres away from and on the downward side of any shelter belt, trees, fences, buildings or other combustible material and the wind is blowing away from the above. No fires are to be lit when conditions are such or are predicted, (eg strong winds) that the fire is likely to spread. 3. It is the responsibility of people lighting fires to make sure they are safe at all times and cannot spread. It is no legal defence that the fire was of a type or lit at a time permitted by this notice. 4. People seeking further information or wishing to obtain fire permits can contact the Southern Rural Fire Authority during work hours on 0800 773 363. Please allow 5-10 working days to process permit applications and undertake inspections of the area concerned. This notice is issued pursuant to Section 22(2) of the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977 this 15th Day of May 2009. Michael C Grant PRINCIPAL RURAL FIRE OFFICER SOUTHERN RURAL FIRE AUTHORITY
20/05/2009	10% Penalty on Fourth Instalment 2008/2009 Rates Ratepayers in the Gore and Southland Districts are reminded that the last day for payment of the fourth instalment of the 2008/2009 rates is Friday, 29 May 2009. Rates which remain unpaid after 5.00 pm on that date will have the statutory 10% penalty added. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE Steve Parry CHIEF EXECUTIVE
20/05/2009	Nominations sought for the Milford Community Trustees Milford residents, concessionaires and Iwi are invited to put forward their nomination for election of two trustees to the Milford Community Trust. Copies of the nomination form and further details are available from any Council office, or at any of the District’s libraries. The documents are also available online at www.southlanddc.govt.nz. Nominations should be forwarded to the Chief Executive, Southland District Council, 15 Forth Street, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840, to be received by 5pm on Friday, 12 June 2009. All nominations are to be on the prescribed Milford Community Trust Nomination Form. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
20/05/2009	Dog Registration Fees 2009-2010 Pursuant to the provisions of Section 37 (6) of the Dog Control Act 1996, notice is hereby given that the Southland District Council has resolved that the fee for registering a dog for the 2009/2010 registration year be set at $16.80. Notice is further given that a penalty of $8.40 shall be imposed for the registration of any dog on or after 1 August 2009. David Adamson CHIEF EXECUTIVE
19/05/2009	Campbell Road Closure Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Campbell Road from Dipton Winton Highway to Racecourse Road to normal traffic between the hours of 7.00am on Monday 11th May 2009 until 4.00pm on Friday 15th May 2009. The purpose of the closure is to enable the removal of existing bridge and installation of Box Culvert. A detour will be available via Dipton Winton Highway and Racecourse Road. It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.

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