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An invitation to make a submission to our plans Wanganui residents are invited to have their say about the Wanganui District Council's draft plans for the coming year and the next 10 years. The plans are the Draft 10-Year Plan (2002-2012), Annual Plan (2002/03) and Service Management Plan (2002-2012). They are available for public submissions until May 3. How to make a submission There are two ways to make a submission to the plans. You can ring the Annual Plan hotline to make your submission verbally, or you can make a written submission. Hotline submissions When you call the Annual Plan hotline, you will be asked to give your name and some contact details. You can then state your submission and this will be noted for forwarding to the Council for consideration with all other submissions. Please let the Customer Services representative who takes your call know whether you wish to speak to your submission when it is considered by the Council. The hotline number is 349 0501. Written submissions If you wish to make a written submission, there is a submission form available. This can be filled in with your full submission, or you may prefer to write or type your submission separately and then attach it to the submission form. For written submissions, we suggest that you format your submission as follows: Your name and contact details. The topic/s of your submission. Details of your submission (what you want the Council to do). If your submission covers a range of topics, we suggest that you use separate headings for each within your submission document. This ensures that, if you have a large submission covering a number of topics, none of your concerns or suggestions will be overlooked. Whether you wish to speak to your submission when it is considered by the Council (please remember to give us your contact details so we can get in touch with you to arrange this). The Council will consider the submissions at a series of meetings on May 21-23. Copies of the draft plans are available from the Customer Services Desk at the Council building, 101 Guyton Street, and from the District Library.
Community consultation on tertiary education for Wanganui You're invited to be involved in the community consultation about the future of tertiary education in Wanganui. The Wanganui District Council and Universal College of Learning (UCOL) are seeking the community's input at a series of 'vision' workshops. The workshops will be held on: Tuesday, April 9 Wednesday, April 10 Thursday, April 11 There will be sessions at 3.00pm-5.00pm and 7.00pm-9.00pm each day. If you would like to be involved, please ring 0800 428 852 or email consultation@wanganui.govt.nz and we will send you an invitation. Further information is available here. Please take this opportunity to be part of the consultation process and have your say about tertiary education in Wanganui.
What's on in and around Wanganui March 30-31: Athletics - National League Final Venue: Cooks Gardens. To April 1: Street Rod Nationals (30th anniversary) Venue: Wanganui Racecourse. Saturday: 10am-12 noon - Show 'n' Shine display; 1pm - Driving games. Sunday: Run to Ohakune. Monday: Prizegiving. Cars will be around town during the weekend. March 29-31: NZ Tree Crops Association Conference Throughout March and April: A wide range of exhibitions at the Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui Regional Museum and other galleries. More information about things to do in the Wanganui District is available from the Visitor Information Centre, 101 Guyton Street.
Vacancy - Recreation and Culture Manager Applications close at 5.00pm on 15 April 2002.
Next Week's Council Meetings Works and Transport - Special Wednesday, April 3 The purpose of the meeting is to further consider the Wastewater Project - Private Separation Implementation. The meeting will be held at 2.00pm in Committee Room 2, 1st Floor, Municipal Office Building, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui. Agendas are available at the Help Desk, Municipal Office Building, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui and the Wanganui District Library two working days prior to the meeting. The Council welcomes members of the public to attend its meetings.

An invitation to make a submission to our plans

Wanganui residents are invited to have their say about the Wanganui District Council's draft plans for the coming year and the next 10 years.

The plans are the Draft 10-Year Plan (2002-2012), Annual Plan (2002/03) and Service Management Plan (2002-2012).

They are available for public submissions until May 3.

How to make a submission

There are two ways to make a submission to the plans. You can ring the Annual Plan hotline to make your submission verbally, or you can make a written submission.

Hotline submissions

When you call the Annual Plan hotline, you will be asked to give your name and some contact details. You can then state your submission and this will be noted for forwarding to the Council for consideration with all other submissions. Please let the Customer Services representative who takes your call know whether you wish to speak to your submission when it is considered by the Council.

The hotline number is 349 0501.

Written submissions

If you wish to make a written submission, there is a submission form available. This can be filled in with your full submission, or you may prefer to write or type your submission separately and then attach it to the submission form.

For written submissions, we suggest that you format your submission as follows:

Your name and contact details.
The topic/s of your submission.
Details of your submission (what you want the Council to do).
If your submission covers a range of topics, we suggest that you use separate headings for each within your submission document. This ensures that, if you have a large submission covering a number of topics, none of your concerns or suggestions will be overlooked.
Whether you wish to speak to your submission when it is considered by the Council (please remember to give us your contact details so we can get in touch with you to arrange this).

The Council will consider the submissions at a series of meetings on May 21-23.

Copies of the draft plans are available from the Customer Services Desk at the Council building, 101 Guyton Street, and from the District Library.

Community consultation on tertiary education for Wanganui

You're invited to be involved in the community consultation about the future of tertiary education in Wanganui.

The Wanganui District Council and Universal College of Learning (UCOL) are seeking the community's input at a series of 'vision' workshops. The workshops will be held on:

Tuesday, April 9
Wednesday, April 10
Thursday, April 11

There will be sessions at 3.00pm-5.00pm and 7.00pm-9.00pm each day.

If you would like to be involved, please ring 0800 428 852 or email consultation@wanganui.govt.nz and we will send you an invitation. Further information is available here.

Please take this opportunity to be part of the consultation process and have your say about tertiary education in Wanganui.

What's on in and around Wanganui

March 30-31: Athletics - National League Final
Venue: Cooks Gardens.

To April 1: Street Rod Nationals (30th anniversary)
Venue: Wanganui Racecourse. Saturday: 10am-12 noon - Show 'n' Shine display; 1pm - Driving games. Sunday: Run to Ohakune. Monday: Prizegiving. Cars will be around town during the weekend.

March 29-31: NZ Tree Crops Association Conference

Throughout March and April:
A wide range of exhibitions at the Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui Regional Museum and other galleries.

More information about things to do in the Wanganui District is available from the Visitor Information Centre, 101 Guyton Street.

Vacancy - Recreation and Culture Manager

Applications close at 5.00pm on 15 April 2002.

Next Week's Council Meetings

Works and Transport - Special
Wednesday, April 3

The purpose of the meeting is to further consider the Wastewater Project - Private Separation Implementation.

The meeting will be held at 2.00pm in Committee Room 2, 1st Floor, Municipal Office Building, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui.

Agendas are available at the Help Desk, Municipal Office Building, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui and the Wanganui District Library two working days prior to the meeting.

The Council welcomes members of the public to attend its meetings.