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Council Gets Behind Clean Up Week With Free Disposal Of Litter
Tuesday, 13 September 2022, 12:46 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Litter pickers and trash bashers doing their bit to keep the district tidy during Clean Up Week 2022 will be able to dispose of all the waste they collect for free at Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) transfer stations in Frankton and ... More >>
Passing Of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Friday, 9 September 2022, 10:29 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
With great personal sadness, Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult acknowledged the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. “It is a time of great loss for Aotearoa New Zealand as we mourn the loss of our Head of State. As the longest reigning monarch ... More >>
Changes Announced To Resource Consent Applications That Involve Earthworks
Wednesday, 7 September 2022, 10:21 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Anyone applying to Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) for a resource consent involving earthworks will need to provide more information earlier in the process. This is so the process in the district aligns with Otago Regional Council’s (ORC) ... More >>
Sale Of Old Pool Site Paves Way For School Expansion
Monday, 5 September 2022, 4:48 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has completed the sale of the former Wānaka Community Pool site to the Ministry of Education (MoE) allowing the land to be included in further expansion of Mount Aspiring College (MAC). The pool closed in 2018 in ... More >>
Councillors Approve Final Rates In Line With Annual Plan
Saturday, 3 September 2022, 12:34 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Ratepayers in the Queenstown Lakes District will soon receive notice of this financial year’s individual rates calculation and payment options. This follows Queenstown Lakes District Councillors’ approval of the expected average increase to rates ... More >>
Night Closure Scheduled For Wānaka-luggate Highway
Monday, 29 August 2022, 5:55 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
A section of Wānaka-Luggate Highway (SH84) will be closed to traffic overnight next week while crews lay a pipe across the main road. The new water pipeline is part of a water upgrade project by Queenstown Lakes District Council to improve the ... More >>
Library Calls For Help With Community Project Celebrating World Languages
Thursday, 25 August 2022, 5:53 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
The Frankton Library team is seeking help with a very special community project. It is establishing a world languages book collection and setting up six Lilliput Libraries where anyone can swap, borrow or donate books in languages other than English. ... More >>
QLDC Chief Executive Remuneration Review
Friday, 19 August 2022, 11:37 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Following an annual review process completed by the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) Chief Executive Performance Review Committee, Councillors have approved a reviewed remuneration package for the Chief Executive, Mike Theelen. Mayor Boult ... More >>
Council Adopts QLDC Tree Policy 2022
Friday, 12 August 2022, 1:26 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Councillors adopted Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) Tree Policy 2022 at Full Council meeting yesterday, following a recommendation from Council’s Community & Services Committee. QLDC’s Acting General Manager Community Services, ... More >>
QLDC Application To Administer DOC Land On Mount Iron Given Green Light
Friday, 12 August 2022, 11:03 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Councillors agreed to Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) making an application for management of the Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai’s (DOC) Mount Iron Scenic Reserve, at the Full Council meeting yesterday. QLDC Acting General Manager ... More >>
Joint Operation To Target Rabbit Numbers In Wānaka Reserves
Friday, 5 August 2022, 3:23 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
A joint rabbit control operation by Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) and the Department of Conservation (DOC) is underway in reserve land adjacent to Albert Town, Hikuwai and Northlake, with QLDC also undertaking control work at the old oxidation ... More >>
Youth Design Competition Open To Encourage Voting
Friday, 5 August 2022, 2:15 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Young people are invited to enter a poster design competition where the winning design could be printed on the back of a bus. The competition, run by Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC), is to design a poster that encourages people to vote ... More >>
QLDC Encourages People To Stand For Election
Thursday, 4 August 2022, 3:32 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
With only a little over a week to go until local election nominations close, Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is encouraging people to put their hand up to stand for election. As of Thursday 4 August, there were not enough nominations to fill ... More >>
Mayors Tired Of Public Transport ‘no Show’
Wednesday, 3 August 2022, 5:38 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
A lack of action on reducing emissions and delivering a fit-for-purpose public transport network is the driver behind frustration from Otago Mayors Aaron Hawkins (Dunedin) and Jim Boult (Queenstown Lakes). In early May, the Mayors issued a joint letter ... More >>
QLDC Gives $122,000 To Waste Minimisation Projects
Friday, 15 July 2022, 4:07 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Thirteen community initiatives to reduce waste are set to benefit from about $122,000 of funding from the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC). Projects to receive funding include a bank of reusable nappies to be used by families in the Glenorchy ... More >>
Local Election Nominations Now Open
Friday, 15 July 2022, 10:04 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Interested candidates looking to stand for a seat at the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) in this year’s local election can now put their name forward. Nominations open today with candidates invited to stand for the following roles: Mayor Arrowtown-Kawarau ... More >>
QLDC Promotes Election Information For Candidates
Wednesday, 13 July 2022, 10:43 am | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Anyone interested in standing in this year’s local elections will have the chance to find out more about the role of an elected member at an information evening on Monday 18 July. Hosted by Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC), the evening’s ... More >>
Luggate Memorial Centre On Track For Spring Opening After Arrival Of Windows
Friday, 8 July 2022, 1:28 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Construction of the Luggate Memorial Centre | Whare Mahana, the first community facility in Aotearoa New Zealand to be built to Passive House standards, is expected to be completed in mid-October after the arrival of custom-made windows from Europe. ... More >>
Local Events Receive A Boost With Council Funding
Monday, 4 July 2022, 4:28 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
From music events to festivals and sporting activities, the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) awarded funding to a range of events at a Full Council meeting on Thursday 30 June. In total $527,000 was awarded as part of the contestable Events ... More >>
Te Pūtahi Ladies Mile Masterplan Endorsed, Notification To Begin
Friday, 1 July 2022, 3:11 pm | Queenstown Lakes District Council
Queenstown Lakes District Councillors adopted a revised Te Pūtahi Ladies Mile Masterplan at yesterday’s meeting of Full Council, and approved notification to begin for changes to the land use rules in the Proposed District Plan, to enable its implementation. ... More >>
