Notification of Intention to issue Lease
Braves Ball Park

Pursuant to Section 54(1) of the Reserves Act 1977 notice is hereby given of an intention to issue a lease over 668 square metres of land more or less, contained in Certificate of Title Volume D4 Folio 974 described as Part Lot 1 on Deposited Plan 20819, also known as part of Braves Ball Park, situated at 29 Puriri Street, to the Wanganui Softball Association Incorporated for recreational purposes.

Written submissions (stating the grounds for objection) to the issuing of this lease should be sent to Kathryn Yorke, Property Officer, Wanganui District Council, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui by 4.00pm on 29 August 2011.

Further information relating to the issue of this lease can be obtained from Kathryn Yorke, phone 349 0543 ext 8112.

The Wanganui District Plan is now accessed on council's website as an interactive database at http://dp.wanganui.govt.nz.

The change to District Plan Online means that if you have a hard copy of the Wanganui District Plan it is now obsolete because it does not include the changes proposed through Plan Change 20 – District Plan Online and Plan Change 21 – Central City and Riverfront. You can either drop off your hard copy to council or destroy it.

You are advised that if you choose to continue using your hard copy of the District Plan you will not have the correct information upon which to base your decisions.

We are currently seeking feedback from users of the council's website.

We want to know whether people find the site easy to use and whether it contains useful information. If you haven't yet completed the survey and would like to take part, you can access it via the link on our home page.

Applications are being accepted for conferencing, events and business development initiatives that deliver significant economic benefits to the Wanganui City and District, taking place before 30 June 2012.

The purpose of the Impact Fund is to provide financial assistance, by way of grant, seeding finance or loan, to events (sports, recreational, cultural, arts and entertainment), business development initiatives and conference initiatives that benefit the Wanganui District economically.

The Impact Fund has traditionally attracted applications specifically for events. This year we are also seeking applications for initiatives and projects focused on new economic opportunities with the following core criteria:

• Economic benefit
• Long term viability
• Organiser/founder capability and credibility
• Overall business feasibility
• Ratio of funding support requested as a percentage of overall budget

Applicants will need to be familiar with the Council's Impact Fund Policy 2010, which along with full details of the funding criteria and the application form are available from the Customer Services Counter, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui, or online here.

Applications close at 5.00pm on Monday, 1 August 2011.

For enquiries please email Keith Smith, or Alison Rudzki, or phone Wanganui District Council on (06) 349 0001.

The second round of $300ship funding is open, offering young people aged between 12 and 24 years help to reach their potential in anything they are interested or involved in.

The $300ships are an initiative of the Youth Committee and young people in the Wanganui District area can apply for $300 towards their own personal development, in an area where they have shown some form of commitment (excluding tertiary study or school fees/expenses). They also need to demonstrate they have personally tried to raise funds for their chosen opportunity.

If you'd like to apply, or know someone who might, check out details and download an application form here. You can also pick up an application form from the Customer Services Desk, Wanganui District Council, 101 Guyton Street.

Applications close on 31 August 2011 and there are five $300ships available.

Stoat traps have been placed at various sites in the Westmere Lake reserve. The public is reminded that dogs are NOT permitted within the reserve area.

Want to report graffiti? Graffiti can be reported through a central phone number provided by the council. The number is 349 0500. This number is for reporting graffiti only.

During the 2010/11 season, the ski lane area at Lake Wiritoa will be closed at the following times (from Saturday, 30 October 2010, through to Monday, 2 May 2011) for the Wanganui Water Ski Club:

• Tuesday and Thursday nights from 5.00pm to dusk
• Sunday mornings from dawn to 12.00pm

The ski lane area will also be closed every Wednesday night from dusk to dawn for jet skiers.

The passive area will be open to the public throughout the season.

The lake will also be closed on the following dates from dawn until dusk.