Applications for funding for community-based arts activities in the Wanganui District close at 5.00pm on Friday, 14 March 2008. More information here (PDF, 62KB); application form here (PDF, 207KB).

Calling all service providers

The Council is putting together a list of services/programmes that cater to children between the ages of 5-12 years.

If you or your organisation accommodates children within this age bracket, and you want to be included on our list, please contact Narelle on 349 0001. The more services noted, the better opportunities our children will have.

Tenders

Contract No. 1351: Shakespeare Road Bulk Services

The Council is installing new sewer, stormwater and water services for existing residences on Shakespeare Road in Wanganui. Tenders are now invited from suitably qualified contractors for the following contract.

Contract 1361 includes: 880m of 100mm water main, 75m of 63mm water main, 907m of 150mm sewer main, 140m of 225mm stormwater main, 344m of 300mm stormwater main, 219m of 375mm stormwater main, 21m of 450mm stormwater main, 5 fire hydrants, 3 water main valves, 18 sewer manholes, 9 stormwater manholes, 3 wingwalls and some roading improvements (Council approval pending).

Tenders close at 4.00pm on Tuesday, 25 March 2008, at the Tenders Box, at the Council Offices, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui.

Tender documents are available from Monday, 3 March 2008, at:

Wanganui District Council
101 Guyton Street
Wanganui

Phone: (06) 349 0001
Fax: (06) 349 0000

Carlton Avenue between Heads Road and Koromiko Road is only open to traffic entering Carlton Avenue from Heads Road (one way system).

Smithfield Road remains closed from No.23 Smithfield Road to Moore Avenue. Access for residents is still available.

Kawatiri Avenue (at the Carlton Avenue end) is closed. Access for residents is still available.

Wanganui Wastewater Separation Project
(Contractor Wanganui Drainage Contractors Ltd)

Kawatiri Avenue between Carlton Avenue and Dustin Street will be closed until 7.00pm Friday, 7 March 2008, for the purpose of installing a stormwater drain.

Vehicle access to properties along the closed section will be available at all times.

A signposted detour will only be provided for traffic from the Dustin Street end.

Wanganui Wastewater Separation Project
(Contractor B Bullock & Co Ltd)

Smithfield Road between No. 23 Smithfield Road and Moore Avenue will be closed until 7.00pm Friday, 21 March 2008, for the purpose of constructing a new sanitary sewer drain.

This closure does not affect Smithfield Road from Carlton Avenue to No. 23 Smithfield Road.

Vehicle access to properties along the closed section will be available at all times.

A signposted detour will not be provided.

Pursuant to the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977 Section 22, and the District Council Bylaws, notice is given that the lighting of fires in the open air in the Wanganui District is prohibited as from midnight Saturday, 26 January 2008.

The prohibition applies to all of the Wanganui District Council area. The prohibition also includes all urban areas.

And further that this prohibition remains in force until further notice.

Exceptions – the following activities are permitted:

Barbecues lit in properly constructed containers and fuelled with gas.

Council approved incinerators. Only approved incinerators in the urban area may be lit from sunrise to midday.

All existing permits are now cancelled. Applications for special permits should be made to the New Zealand Fire Service (06) 348 0103. Special permits may be granted on case-by-case bases only.

Provided:

That no such fires shall be lit when strong or gusty winds are prevailing.

In all cases a person lighting a fire within the bounds of these exceptions shall remain in attendance at the fire until it is fully extinguished; and any other conditions deemed necessary by the Rural Fire Officer.

It shall be no legal defence against claims for damage caused by any fire that such fire was of the type or lit at the time permitted by this notice.

Kevin Smith
Principal Rural Fire Officer
Wanganui District Council

The income threshold for rates rebate is now $20,000 and the maximum allowable rebate is $500.

Eligibility for a rates rebate is determined by:

• the ratepayer's income for the previous tax year (year ended 31 March 2007)
• the amount of rates (both Wanganui District Council & Horizons Regional Council)
• the number of dependents.

To assist you with your application, please bring in the following:

• evidence of all gross income for the tax year ended 31 March 2007 (this includes income from interest)
• your Wanganui District Council rates assessment for 2007/08
• your Horizons Regional Council rates assessment for 2007/08

Ratepayers need to apply to the Wanganui District Council for a rates rebate. Those who are eligible will then either have their rates reduced by the amount of the rebate, or receive a refund if the rates have been paid in full for the year. The Department of Internal Affairs reimburses the Council from Crown funds.