The Whakatāne District Council-led Recovery Office is working with internet service provider Evolution Networks to provide free Wi-Fi hotspots to Edgecumbe and its surrounds for the next 12 months.
Two relocatable homes will be delivered to the Whakatāne Holiday Park on Friday, 18 August. The delivery is scheduled to take place between 6 am and 8 am and will involve the use of heavy machinery (trucks and a crane).
The next Healthy Homes Murupara Community Day is on Saturday, 26 August 2017 from 12–2 pm outside the Murupara Library, and it will be focussing on Healthy Living.
The Whakatāne District Council has approved a change in the fees charged under its Development Contributions Policy for development at Shaw Road/Huna Road.
A series of recent fly-tipping incidents have left several piles of waste around Whakatāne and moved Whakatāne District Council’s Community Relations Manager Graeme Lewer to appeal to the public for help in combatting it.
Flood-hit farmers in the Bay of Plenty region will have a further opportunity to apply for a grant to help with clean up and recovery, say Social Development Minister Anne Tolley and Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy.
Strong community support was evident at the opening of two local exhibitions at Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi — Whakatāne Library and Exhibition Centre last Friday night.
The Whakatāne Aquatic and Fitness Centre heating system will be undergoing an upgrade from Monday, 21 August to Sunday, 27 August, and the public are advised that there will be some interruptions to services during this time.
The Rangitāiki River Scheme Review panel is making good progress but has requested more time to process and interpret a large quantity of information before finalising the review report.
Applications are being called for the Whakatāne District Annual Grants Scheme, which provides financial assistance to community-based, non-profit organisations providing a service to the general public in the Whakatāne District.
Affordable community facilities and services with a “unique local edge” will be a key focus for the Whakatāne District Council’s newly-appointed Community Services General Manager, Mike Naude.
Following the resignation of a member of the Murupara subdivision of the Murupara Community Board, an extraordinary vacancy has occurred, and a by-election is now being held to fill the vacancy.
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