Olympic gold medallist Lisa Carrington’s outstanding achievements are to be recognised by the naming of the accessway running from West End Road to the Whakatāne Surf Life Saving Club premises in Ōhope.

Applications are being called for the Whakatāne District Annual Grants Scheme, which makes funding available to groups providing not-for-profit social services to residents.

Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi – the Whakatāne Library and Exhibition Centre – has a July 2015 school holiday programme with something for everyone and entertainment for all age groups.

The Whakatāne District Council’s Policy Committee has adopted a series of recommendations which aim to find ways to address the risk that future debris flow events pose for anyone living in the Awatarariki Stream fanhead area at Matatā.

The Whakatāne Aquatic & Fitness Centre will be closed to the public for scheduled maintenance during the week of 20–26 July.

Regular shellfish monitoring along the coast has seen Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) levels fall along part of the Bay of Plenty coastline.

Urgent work to replace a leaking water main supplying Tāneatua’s reservoirs will require a community water conservation effort from Monday, 29 June to Wednesday, 1 July.

One of New Zealand’s most successful national fundraising events is coming to Whakatāne following an agreement between Oxfam New Zealand and the Whakatāne District Council.

A Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning warning issued in December 2014 remains in place for much of the Whakatāne District.