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EAST OTAGO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION * New home builds * Alterations/renovations * Kitset assembly * Roof and Gutter repairs and cleaning * Door locks/Window Stays/Security * Decks/Fences/Retaining * Grab rails and Ramps and Access Your first port-of-call for anything home related. Honest friendly service by a Licensed Building Practitioner. Phone David now on 021 0429896 or after hours 465 7444

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EASTERN U12 RUGBY TEAM

Photo: taken by Annette Smith after the teams win against Green Island last Saturday. The U12 team are having a great season so far and will be playing in the semi-finals in two weeks time.

Support all your local Rugby Teams

OTAGO CROSS COUNTRY

CHAMPIONSHIPS IN WAIKOUAITI

Running Clubs from all over Otago compete in 500M to 12,000M races. The field is open to all ages ranging from 5 years to a masters competitor of 75 years! Waikouaiti is a favoured course as it incorporates uphill, downhill and cross country terrain. It has also been said that the weather is warmer than other venues.

The organisers are very appreciative of Waikouaiti Racing and Riding for the Disabled for accommodating the event every year. (This is an opportunity for the four legged racers to take on a spectator role and critique the Otago Cross Country runners.)

Photo: Lorna McMullan

POWA WEBSITE UPDATEWe have now included an Events Calender on the www.waikouaiti.co.nz website. If your club or organistion would like to include their upcoming event on the site please contact Lorna at powa.office@gmail.com or Sonya at powa.ed@gmail.com.

This will be a great resource for the community to avoid any double booking of events in the future.

POWAP

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CLUBS/ORGANISATIONSEastern Boating and Fishing Club Last Thursday of the month 7.30pm Clubrooms – Karitane. Contact: Marie Begg 465 7344

Eastern District Darts Association Tuesday 7.30pm Waikouaiti Racecourse HallContact: Andy Faulks 465 7564

East Otago Creative Fibre (Spinners & Weavers)

1st Thursday of the month 10am - 2pm RSA Hall, Pratt Street, Waikouaiti. All welcome. Contact: Pam Sinton 021 027 45979 or Judith Watson 465 1178

East Otago Art Group Meet fortnightly at 10am Contact: Bev Offen 465 7172RSA Hall, Waikouaiti. All welcome.

East Otago Embroiderers Guild Every 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday of the month 9.30am

Hawksbury Village. New members welcome

East Otago Events Centre Contact: Jill Coughlan 465 7461 or 021236 4442

East Otago Social Bridge Club Every Wednesday night at 7.20pm Waihemo Lodge Hotel, Runbrake Street, Palmerston. All welcome. Lessons available. Phone Janet 465 7987 or Jenny 465 8106

Hydrotherapy @ Aquasize Thursday's 9.30 - 10.30am Hawkesbury Pool. Contact: Cherie Oldham 465 7996

Karitane Bowling Club Thursday from 5.30pm Social bowls followed with a $3.00 BBQ. Newcomers welcome. Bowls and coaching provided. Contact: Bob or Joy 465 7522, Murray 465 7363. Outdoor Bowls on hold. Starts again September.AGM to be held

23rd June @ 2pm. Karitane Indoor Bowling Club Inc Winter months only. Starting 17th April 2012 Karitane Hall. Come and enjoy bowls with a friendly group of people.

Contact Margaret 465 7175 or Frances 465 8063

Kati Huirapa Runaka ki Puketeraki Monday – Friday 9.am - 4pm admin@puketeraki.co.nz or (04) 465 7300

Kyokushin Karate Monday 6-7pm (children and beginners) Hawkesbury Hall

Lions Club of Palmerston 2nd Monday of each monthStarting at 6pm Waihemo Lodge

Contact: Bruce Lee 465 7884 or Ronald Sheat 465 1331.New members very welcome.

Moana Gow Pool Corner of Truby King Drive and Kennard Crescent, Hawksbury Village

Contact: Ailsa Johnston 465 7419. Pool timetable see website:www.moanagowpool.webstarts.com

Otago Eastern Districts Camera Club Starts back Monday 13th February 2012 Contact: Barney Barton 465 1200 or Pat Heckler 465 7332

Petanque Wednesday & Sundays 1.15pm Ready to play at 1.30pm Waikouaiti. Contact: Anthony Nally 465 7662

R.S.A. Friday 4pm onwards Contact: Des Arnold 465 7420

Rugby Club Bookings – Jill Coughlan 465 7461

Rural Women NZ Waikouaiti Branch New members welcome. Contact: Aileen Winmill 465 7272

Scottish Country Dancing Every Tuesday 7.30 – 9.30pm Palmerston Car pooling from Waikouaiti, phone Lynne 465 7714

Senior Citizens Wednesday at 1.30pm (Pension Week) R.S.A. Pratt Street, Waikouaiti. New members most welcome. Contact: Lorna 465 7624

Stadium Sports Tuesday evenings Waikouaiti Events Centre. Contact: Jill Coughlan, 465 7461

Steady as you Go Wednesday mornings at 10amIf you are interested in gentle exercise and good company for an hour come along.

Waikouaiti Events Centre. Contact Ann Barber 465 7683 or Laurol Chadwick 465 7272

Swimming Club 1st and 4th school term Hawkesbury Pool. Contact: Cherie Oldham 465 7996

Tai Chi Tuesday evening 7.00pm – 8.00pm Thursdays 1.30pm

John Brown function room, Events Centre. Contact: Joy Justice 465 8313

Twilight Tennis Wednesday 6.30pm Want a game? Contact Vince 465 7409

Waikouaiti Amateur Music and Drama Society Inc

Contact: President – Roz Henderson 465 7127, Secretary – Victoria Hart 465 7897, Treasurer – Les Pullar 465 8138

Waikouaiti Creative Crafts 9.30-2pm every 2nd and 4th Wednesday Waikouaiti Fire Station Meeting Room. New members most welcome.Contacts: Cathy Nally 465 7662 or Naomi Clulee 465 7572.

Waikouaiti Garden Club Last Tuesday of the month. 7.30pm Waikouaiti Events Centre, Supper Room, Contact: Liz Simpson 4658016

Waikouaiti Golf Club Tuesday 10am report. Friday 12.45pm tee off. Saturday 12.14pm report

Contact: Marilyn Stewart 465 7486

Waikouaiti/Karitane Living Along Group 3rd Friday of the month. 11.30 am Blueskin Nurseries. Car pool from the Golden Fleece Hotel @ 11.15am.

Contact: Lois Tod 465 7492 or Joan Ward 465 7728All welcome.

Waikouaiti Indoor Bowls Monday nights 7pm - 9pm East Otago Events Centre.Contact: Richard Hammond 465 7990

Waikouaiti Outdoor Bowls Thursday meet 5.30pm. Start 5.45pm Friendly bowls and BBQ, have a go! Contact: Colleen Lee 465 7558

Waikouaiti Rodeo Club Contact for Information: Logan and Shelley Rowland 465 7673.

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Hi everyone,

Calls since last report1. Chimney Fire Kildare Street2. House fire Tiverton Street Palmerston3. Medical and special service call. Horse and person injured.

Training this month has been around structural Firefighting. Because of the generosity of the owner we had a house to burn. These come round very infrequently and involve the NZFS Trainers setting a fire in furniture and letting the fire develop while being watched by firefighters in breathing apparatus. There can be several rounds of lighting and extinguishment and the firefighters all learnt a great deal. Just before flash over the instructors give the command to knock the fire using special techniques that maximise the water droplet formation and therefore maximise fire suppression. Thanks to Rural Fire who protected the surrounding trees with foam.

This year is a big one for the Brigade having been formed 50 years ago.

During the month of August there will be a display of memorabilia in the foyer of East Otago Event Centre. Saturday evening, 30th of August, will be dedicated to Ian Harkness in recognition of 50 years of service and Paul Smith for 25 years of service to the Waikouaiti Volunteer Fire Brigade.

An Open Day held Saturday 30th will give you the opportunity to visit the station, view demonstrations, Fire Safety Activities, and participate in activities for children. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. A children’s colouring contest will also be run along with other child friendly activities and good prizes will be awarded on the day. We would encourage all people, young or old to come up and see the developments over the past 50 years. What you learn may save your life.

The current Fire Service advertisement on TV is about making sure there is at least a metre between clothes and any radiant heat source.

Please also make sure your smoke alarms are active, even if it’s a ten year one, by testing it occasionally. As I have been installing Smoke alarms I have heard stories of fairly close shaves with broken wires in electric blankets smouldering and toasters with burning toast which have prompted the request to install alarms. As part of our fund-raising we are selling Cottonsoft Toilet rolls ($ 20 for 45 rolls) and Paper Kitchen Towels ($15 for 12 rolls or $7.50 for 6 rolls). These can be obtained from Vetlife Waikouaiti or from Anthony Nally.

We will install smoke alarms ($20 for a normal opto-electric type, $40 for a 10 year type), change batteries (if you supply them) for those who have difficulties getting to the alarm and offer free Fire Safety advice. We can supply other Fire Safety products like small fire extinguishers and fire blankets.

As usual if you want any more information (not relating to current emergencies) feel free to call in at the Fire Station any Wednesday night between 7.30 and 8.30 pm or ring 465 7386 during that time .Cheers, Anthony Nally, District Chief Fire Officer

WAIKOUAITI COAST HERITAGE CENTREThe Waikouaiti Coast Heritage Centre is holding its Annual General Meeting at 11.00 a.m. on Saturday 23 August at the RSA. We hope to see a good turnout of members.

We are holding a quiz evening at the Golden Fleece at 7.00 p.m. on Monday 18 August. Come and be part of a team. This fundraiser is a fun night which provides the museum with its annual operating funds. Next year celebrates the 175th anniversary of the arrival of the Magnet settlers at Waikouaiti from Sydney. These hardy settlers, whether single men, young couples, or families, formed the first organised group to come to settle in the South Island. Their arrival, shortly after the signing of the treaty in Waitangi, was eight years before the John Wickliffe and the Phillip Laing brought the settlers from Scotland to Dunedin. To mark this event we are hoping to have a community dinner in March and have a small planning committee working on this. If you or your organisation would like to be involved, please contact Kay Lang on 465 8448. - Cobweb

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EAST OTAGO RELIEF NETWORK

The East Otago Relief Network administers a foodbank and distributes food parcels for those in need.

Contacts:Palmerston 465 1356Waikouaiti 465 7420Or 021 1346 845

Donations:Any non-perishable items are gratefully received throughout the year.

Thank you

Welcomes children and their families/whānau from zero to six years for

education and care.

Our opening hours are 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday.

We provide the government funded 20 hours for three and four year olds, WINZ

subsidies are also available

You and your family/whānau are very welcome to visit our centre to meet the

staff and have a look around.

5 McGregor Street, Waikouaiti, Otago 9510

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POWA invites tenders to supply a new replacement notice board for Waikouaiti Main Road as to the following specifications.

2.5M high 3.5 M long.Safety glass for opening doors. 3 opening doors: 2 to be free for the public to open. I to be locked for POWA to use.

The photo is an example only. Please contact powa.office@gmail.com for further details.TENDERS WANTED

POWA would like to acknowledge the continued support they received from:

The Bendigo TrustLotteries CommissionDunedin City Council

WAIKOUAITI POLICE COMMUNITY REPORT

Tënä koutou katoa,

On 03/07/14 police attended a single vehicle crash on State Highway One Merton Hill. The crash occurred just before dawn. The southbound vehicle struck black ice and veered into a ditch rolling over before coming to rest back in the southbound lane. The vehicle's occupant was not injured.

On 5/07/2014 a local man was caught drink driving along State Highway One Waikouaiti. He was found to be more than twice the legal limit and his licence was suspended for 28 days. He will appear at the Dunedin District Court later this month in relation to one charge of driving with excess breath alcohol.

On 09/07/2014 Police from Waikouaiti and Palmerston attended a suspicious fire at a Tiverton Street Palmerston address. As a result of information provided by members of the public two Palmerston youths were later apprehended in relation to the fire. The will subsequently be dealt by Police Youth Aid Section.

On 24/07/2014 Police from Waikouaiti attended a burglary complaint at another address at Palmerston where a hot water cylinder was stolen. The property in question had recently been subject to a suspicious fire. If anyone has any information in relation to the burglary please call either Palmerston or Waikouaiti Police.

On 21/07/2014 Police located a Dunedin man who had five warrants to arrest attempting to hitch-hike to Christchurch from Waikouaiti. He was arrested and subsequently remanded in custody.

In the early hours of 26/07/2014 police attended a domestic dispute in the Seacliff/ Warrington area. The parties involved had been consuming alcohol and became embroiled in an argument which escalated to violence. The male party was transported to another address for the evening and later that day police caught up with the female, she was arrested and will appear at the Dunedin District Court later this week in relation to an assault.

With the shorter days police would like to remind motorists to be attentive and keep an eye out for cyclists and pedestrians especially on the Coast Road. Like-wise both cyclists and pedestrians may need to consider wearing bright or hi-visibility clothing on or after dark to increase their chances of being seen by passing vehicles.

That's all for this month, take care.

If you require information regarding road conditions telephone Transit New Zealand on 0800 44 44 49.

If you see anything suspicious or if you wish to speak to the Police regarding any other matter you can contact us on 03 465 9127, or alternatively anonymous information can be passed on by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. In emergencies dial 111. Until next month, take care.

Constable Jon- Paul TREMAIN

Local Food Waikouaiti/Karitane Members of POWA, the Dunedin Food Network, the RSA and the Museum committee met on 14 July to discuss topics related to local food including a local market/farmers market, community gardens, local food production.

Everyone present was keen to pursue discussion on setting up a local market. It was suggested that a questionnaire be circulated, via the POWA newsletter, to gather feedback from the community on need for a market, what shape and form it should take, the venue and how often it should be held etc.

If you or your group would like to join the discussion on these topics please register your interest with one of the above groups.

POWA - powa.office@gmail.comRSA - marytempleton@xtra.co.nzDunedin Food Network - asbarratt@gmail.comMuseum - judytrev@xtra.co.nz

The Magnet Settlers - The Carey Family

This is a copy of an article written by Ian Church and held in the Waikouaiti Coast Heritage Centre family history archives.

Carey, David (1814-1896) and Hannah (1817-1888)One of Otago’s earliest settlers, David Carey was born in Hoe, near Battle in Sussex, on 25 January 1814, and married Hannah Hutchinson at St Leonards, Sussex, on 24 May 1838. A week later, they emigrated to Sydney in the ship Coromandel. The climate there did not agree with Hannah and early in 1840 they took up Johnny Jones’s offer of land for work at Waikouaiti. With their infant daughter, Harriet, David’s sister, Mary Coleman, and thirty-two others, they sailed in the Magnet on 12 March, and arrived sixteen days later.Life was hard, as David worked on clearing Cherry Farm, and also shearing the first sheep in Otago. The family suffered tragedy when Harriet drowned in a water hole at eighteen months. Hannah had two more children at Waikouaiti – Julia Ann, born on 21 April 1841, the first European child born in Otago, and James on 29 November 1842.

The Careys then moved to Otakou, seeing better prospects there, and leased land for growing potatoes. David hunted for pigs over the land where Dunedin now stands, bartering these and rum concocted from cabbage tree heads with visiting whalers for necessary supplies. To carry the produce David, with Charles Roebuck, built the twenty ton ketch Mercury, from timber they cut on the Peninsula, with iron work fashioned from old harpoons and hoop iron collected at Otakou. They also cut timber to prepare accommodation for the settlers of 1848. With their five children the Careys then moved Port Chalmers, where David engaged in sawing, lime-burning, brewing and lightering, with the Mercury, the Father Thames, Banshee, and other boats. He piloted the first boat up the harbour (illegally as he was unlicensed), and continued to supply timber for building, including the Port Chalmers Methodist Church in 1854-5. In the mid-1850s the Careys moved to what became known as Careys Bay, and were described as the only settlers there in 1858. (David also gave St Leonards its name, after his wife’s birthplace.

At Gabriel’s Gully in 1861, David won enough gold to purchase 100 acres at the foot of the Kilmog, where he built the Blueskin Hotel in 1864. The timber came from a locally-felled rimu and planks floated across the Blueskin bar. He ran the hotel with his sons David and Stephen, while James and Edwin worked the land there, and George took over the family farm at Pulling Point, Lower Harbour. When the Main Trunk Railway went through the area in 1875, David Carey lost the naming battle – Evansdale being accepted ahead of Carey’s Junction. He helped obtain a school for the district, which was attended by his grandchildren.

In their later years David and Hannah returned to Carey’s Bay where they lived with their son David, who had returned there to become a fisherrman and boat builder in 1870. Hannah was able to support her beloved Methodist Church before she died on 4 August 1888; David lived on in good health until 26 March 1896. They were survived by Julia (Mrs John Taylor), James, George, Edwin, David, William, Stephen, Emily (Mrs John Wilson), and Henry.Although not all these had children, David and Hannah’s descendants now number many hundreds, many remaining in the Port Chalmers area

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Andrew Noone, your local Ward Councillor, DCC. Phone MB 027 430 17 27 Andrew Noone, your local Ward Councillor, DCC. Phone MB 027 430 17 27 or Email: or Email: anoone@dcc.govt.nzanoone@dcc.govt.nz Always ready to listen and help. Always ready to listen and help.

MOERAKI SERVICES LTDDish 7090 “My Freeview” receivers: $375. Installed in Waikouaiti $400

Dish 7030 12 volt miniature receiver, ideal for caravan or house

bus. $130. Portable 54cm dish $95, Portable stand $80, Satellite finder $35. LCD wall mounts, flat

type, $50. Pivot type, $80If you keep getting “no signal” from your satellite box then the LNB in the dish may need attention. I will

call and give a quote to fix it.We are moving to Waikouaiti , so

lucky you to have us so close.

For “FREEVIEW SATELLITE SERVICES”

Phone Dave on 03 4394259 or 027 6637378

HAVE YOU TRIED?Karitane Kai

Gourmet TakeawaysA work in progress

Current hours: Friday Saturday Sunday 4:30-7:30 ish

At the Karitane General Store130 Stornoway St Karitane 9440

Phone enquiries welcome 465 7331

EAST OTAGO HEALTHLATEST UPDATE ON DOCTOR SITUATION

We wanted to update you again on the current doctor status at East Otago Health as we feel it is extremely important that we keep our patients and the community informed on a regular basis.

In last month's issue of this paper, I emphasized that your ongoing health concerns and care will continue through the existing doctors and nurses at the practices in Palmerston, Waikouaiti and Hampden. This is still the case. The pool of locums that were helping us initially has more or less dried up, leaving us under resourced on some days of the week. We have been fortunate to have Dr Annette Walker, who is employed at Green Island Medical Centre, helping us on Mondays and Dr Campbell Murdoch has increased his hours also. Nevertheless, we have remained under doctored on some days, despite the efforts of South Link Health Services to find us additional short term locums. This is far from ideal but totally out of the control of the staff at East Otago Health.

We are not the only practice to struggle with finding locums and permanent doctors. It is a problem in many practices, especially rural practices and I am aware of several in the Otago area alone that are in a worse predicament than we are, having no doctors at all. We apologize most sincerely to anyone who has been affected in any way. We are more fortunate than some in that we still have some doctors and experienced Prime nurses who, with their additional training, can often advise and treat patients, not only when they are on duty handling our after hours calls, but also during week days.

We are very appreciative of your support and understanding during this time and ask for your continued understanding and loyalty. However, there is good news and we only have a few weeks to go now. Dr Christopher Mulholland and Dr Kate Dixon, will be joining us from 25th August. They are an English couple who have undertaken their training in Scotland and continue to work there. They will be with us for six months through until February next year.

This is a great improvement on our current situation and the short term locums we have had up until now and brings a greater degree of continuity. It also allows South Link Health Services to turn their full attention to finding permanent suitable doctors for next year which is what we all want.

Colleen Mackay, Practice Manager

PEWS NEWSSt John’s Anglican ChurchAugust 3 Combined Communion service at 10 am at Karitane 10 Service at St John's 10 am combined with Presbyterians 17 St John’s 10 a m 24 10 am at Hui te Rangiora, Karitane 28 Ecumenical Service 10 am at the St Annes August 3 Parish combined Communion service at 10 am at Karitane followed by Parish Council meeting

10 Combined Communion service at St John's 10 am 17 10 am Service at Karitane led by Rev. Graeme Munro. 24 10 am in the Hall at Kildare Street. Service to be taken by the

Worship group. 28 Ecumenical Service. St Annes

Hawkesbury Christian FellowshipService every Sunday 10am at Hawksbury Village 28 Ecumenical Service. St Annes.

St Annes Catholic ChurchPalmerston-Blessed Sacrament -1st,3rd,and 5th Sundays 12 Noon Waikouaiti-St Anne’s - 2nd and 4th Sundays 12 Noon 28 Ecumenical Service. St Annes

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EVENTS CALENDARUpcoming Events

Free Quotes, No job to small

Try our gluten-free rice meals. The spicy natural vegetable malay sauce is

now very popular, with many customers adding it to their stirfrys. The Bluff oysters are at their mid-

season best size you can get.To our customers – thank you

Open Tuesday to Sunday 11am-8pm but Monday 4-8pm

Phone 465 7999 / 0800wkfish avoid the wait

Aleisha Wilson

Golden Fleece HotelTakeaways available at rear of

Hotel, Tuesday to Sunday Nighthts.

Fish and ChipsBlue Cod, Hoki, Sausages, Hot Dogs, Pineapple Rings,

Donuts, Spring Rolls, Curry Rolls, Meat Patties, Chicken Nuggets,

Chop Suey Patties, Blue Cod Fish Bites, Squid Rings, Wontons

Now Available – Elephant FishBurgers

Try one of our delicious BurgersPlain, Cheese, Egg,

Steak, Bacon, Hawaiian, Chicken, Fish

Phone: (03) 465 7394

Fish Inn*** Available Now ***

Chicken Snitzel * Paua Patties * and a return to the old days with Mussel

Fritters.

Dr Clark’s MP Clinics in Oamaru, Waikouaiti and Blueskin Bay libraries for the year

28 April Oamaru Library: 10am to 10:30am 62 Thames St, Oamaru. Waikouaiti Library 3pm to 3:30pm; Blueskin Bay Library 4pm to 4:30pm.23 June Oamaru Library: 10am to 10:30am 62 Thames St, Oamaru. Waikouaiti Library 3pm to 3:30pm; Blueskin Bay Library 4pm to 4:30pm25 August Oamaru Library: 10am to 10:30am 62 Thames St, Oamaru. Waikouaiti Library 3pm to 3:30pm; Blueskin Bay Library 4pm to 4:30pm24 October Oamaru Library: 10am to 10:30am 62 Thames St, Oamaru. Waikouaiti Library 3pm to 3:30pm; Blueskin Bay Library 4pm to 4:30pm19 December Oamaru Library: 10am to 10:30am 62 Thames St, Oamaru. Waikouaiti Library 3pm to 3:30pm; Blueskin Bay Library 4pm to 4:30pm.

Boot sale R.S.A. Pratt St 9a.m. Devonshire teas and sausage sizzle available, 2nd Saturday each month.

Housie R.S.A Pratt St, 2nd and 4th Thursday of month, 2p.m.

Cancer Society Daffodil Day 29th August Stalls being held in Waikouaiti and Karitane 8a.m - 4p.m. All proceeds stay in the Otago area to provide cancer related services.

Waikouaiti Senior CitizensAugust 13th Music with Country Ramblers Bruce & Brenda plate pleaseAugust 27th Speaker Kay Lang Museum Plate please

Waikouaiti Playcentre - Cake StallAugust 7th10am-12pm on the Main Street. Baking donations gratefully received. For more information call 027 474 5263

Waikouaiti District Museum18th AugustQuiz Night at the Golden Fleece at 7.00pm. Fundraiser for the Waikouaiti District Museum. Contact Kay on 465.8448

Waikouaiti Coast Heritage Centre23rd AugustAnnual General Meeting of the Waikouaiti Coast Heritage Centre to be held at the RSA rooms, Pratt Street, Waikouaiti at 11.00am.

Waikouaiti Library22nd AugustWaikouaiti librarian Julie Gemmell is retiring after 25 years as Manager. A farewell afternoon tea will be held at the library between 3-4pm on the 22 August.

East Otago Events CentreAugust 6thAGM at 7.30pm on Wednesday 6th August in the East Otago Events Centre, Main road, Waikouaiti.

Karitane Hall AGM will be held 5.30pm,

Tuesday 5th August. All welcome.

Need a Plumber?

For any Plumbing requirements please call 0800 30 35 30.

Call Foleys today for fast efficient service, no job too big or too small.

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HAWKSUBRY LAGOONOur AGM was held earlier this week and I am pleased to welcome two new committee members. I was re-elected chair, Janet Brady will continue as secretary, Julie Gemmell treasurer and Gregg Kerr is the vice chair. The committee is in good heart and we look forward to another productive year. The AGM minutes and reports are available on the website www.hawksburylagoon.org.nz.

Part 3 in the series of articles from the Landcare publication is about Riparian Planting.

Planting within a fenced off strip alongside waterways has a number of benefits not only to water quality but also to the surrounding land. At a minimum just fencing off a strip 3metres wide and allowing grasses to grow long will help to filter any contaminants and stabilise the banks. Adding some native shrubs or trees into the riparian strip will provide shade and shelter for stock as well as increasing the available habitat for native wildlife; such as fish, birds and small animals/reptiles etc. Other benefits of riparian planting include aesthetic improvement to the local landscape and increased possibilities for recreational fishing and duck shooting. In the recent local flood event it was lovely to see the double lines of waving toe toes surrounded by flood waters on the Merton floodplain. An overall plan to identify placement of access gates, a planting plan and a schedule of necessary maintenance to keep down weeds and pests during the establishment period would be useful. Some funding and more detailed advice is available from the ORC, and DOC or NZ Landcare Trust.

Have you noticed the White Heron (Kotuku) visiting the lagoon in recent weeks?

Shirley McKewen, Chair

CLUBS/ORGANISATIONS

If you have any changes throughout the year or any additions to the Clubs and Organisations page of the newsletter please contact

me at powa.ed@gmail.com

DID YOU KNOW

POWA IS ON FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/p.o.w.a.

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HAWKSBURY MOWERS31 Collins Street, Waikouaiti

Des WallacePhone: 465 7624 or 027 619 5777

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THE BLUE RIBBON GIRLS wish to thank all for their wonderful support from the sale fo apples.

$1,500.00 has been forwarded to the Dunedin Hospice.

WHANAU ORA WELLNESS EXPO 2014THANK YOU

On behalf of the East Otago Community we wish to extend a humble thank you to all the reprensentative staff of each respective organisation who, despite the cold, wet and windy elements that were thrown upon us on the day of our EXPO it did not deter your commitment to the kaupapa. It is with regret that the bulk of our community did not attend and hence take advantage of your skills and expertise on the day. It is our hope that this does not further discourage your support for future EXPO’s in our Rohe.

No reira ki a koutou katoa, ano te mihi kaingakau ki a koutou katoa.

EAST OTAGO EVENTS CENTREJuly has been a fairly good month this year in East Otago with only a few frosts and some lovely sunny, even warm days. The Centre continues to be a focus of community attention with a growing number of activities, talking of which, the Garden club is now meeting here regularly on the last Tuesday of each month.

If has also been great to see the growing use of the Centre by our young people who have been coming along to cultural activities which started here recently. A very successful Kapa Haka Festival was held in early July and several hundred youngsters from eight local Primary schools, East Otago High School and Big Steps were involved in wonderful dramatic performances. They are our future and a credit to the community. So well done all involved in putting on those impressive displays! It is also a great bonus having a suitable venue in our own locality for such large events.

Apart from our regular groups, there were also meetings in July of NZ Beef and Lamb, Rural Women and the Hawksbury Lagoon Committee.

Now, an IMPORTANT NOTICE! Like all great venues, we are run by a management committee who are volunteers from our local community. Our meetings are once a month at the Events Centre and we are looking for new people to join us in making decisions and promoting our Centre. If you, or someone you know, would like to contribute to our local community by being part of our friendly team, then contact the Secretary before 6th August or come along to our AGM at 7.30pm on Wednesday 6th August in the East Otago Events Centre, Main road, Waikouaiti. You’ll be very welcome.

Eva Hammond (Secretary) E.O.E.C. Management Committee ph. 465 7790

Waikouaiti Coast Community BoardNatural Hazards Community ConsultationAs a result of concerns raised about the speed in which Council was expecting comment back on their preferred options for managing the risks of natural hazards in the second generation District Plan (2GP). Council has extended the consultation period to now close on 1 September 2014.

It was extremely pleasing to see the large community turnouts at the two presentation meetings held in our area. That said we are concerned that many members of our communities have not taken the opportunity to review the information available.

The Board agree that it is appropriate for Council to identify the various hazard zones within our community. We do however want to sure that the community has considered these zones, tested the accuracy of the mapped areas with our local knowledge and most importantly are comfortable with the level of control that Council are considering placing on the properties affected.

The Board is considering the implications of Council's proposed policy for our area and will provide feedback accordingly. However it is imperative that community members take the time to consider the implications for their property and our area, and provide their own feedback through this process.

While there are no more public meetings scheduled for our area, the hazard zones and Council’s proposed controls are able to be viewed through council’s website at; http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/whats-on/2gp

In addition to providing your comments to Council the Board are more than happy to hear from any member of our community with a view and/or concerns regarding the areas mapped and the proposed controls.

I urge you all to take the time to participate in this process.

Foot Path and Road MaintenanceMembers of the community are encouraged to report maintenance issues to Council through their customer services department phone 477 4000. Reporting maintenance items in this way allows Council to track contractor performance.

Copies of DCC documents out for consultation are available from Council and through Council’s website http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/council-online/currently-consulting-on

The Board’s next meeting is at 5.30pm on the 13th August at the East Otago Events Centre Waikouaiti. The following meeting will at 5.30pm on the 24th September at the Blueskin Bay Library. Agendas are generally available through the DCC’s website three days before the meeting through the link below.

Members of the public are welcome to speak at the Board’s public forum. However those wishing to do so need to advise Wendy Collard our Governance Support Officer (Phone 474 3374) before 12 noon on the day prior to the meeting.

Remember you can view the Board's meeting agendas, reports and minutes at either the Waikouaiti or Blueskin Libraries or through the DCC’s website at http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/your-council/council-minutes . Follow us on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WaikouaitiCoastCommunityBoard

Members of the Board are only too happy to hear (by phone or email) from members of the community about any issues within our area.

Gerard Collings, Chairperson