Hello Eastbourne community, Our Burdan's Gate to Pencarrow Lighthouse beach clean up is scheduled for Saturday, November 25th, 9:00-12:00. With all the rain and wind we’ve had, there’s sure to be lots of work for us. Bags and gloves provided. Everyone welcome. Come along for half an hour or a few hours, whatever suits. As requested, I’ll send out a reminder closer to time. Cheers, Sarah
This will be an expo day focussing on all aspects of community resilience covering Reduction (mitigation), Readiness (preparation), Response (action) and Recovery. Expect to see more about this event over the coming months, and if you'd like to be part of it please get in touch. Find out more about the Eastern Bays Community Resilience Expo
Community Hub (library) - Tie dye a top for Pink Shirt Day Friday 17 May 2024 Anti
Join us for a day of planting mingimingi, ake ake, and other native species at these nationally significant lakes. The Parangarahu Lakes are important to the surrounding environment and are home to native taonga. This includes a range of wetland plants, īnanga (galaxias maculatus), manu (birds), and our native freshwater mussel, the kākahi. This planting day is perfect for those who enjoy a bit of physical activity, as you’ll be carrying plants and digging holes. What to bring/wear:• Sturdy boots or gumboots• Long sleeves and pants, and a waterproof jacket are essential. Layering and wearing a hat or beanie is a good way to stay
The review recommends the abolition of all the community boards - you can have your say - more information and links to submission form here
The East Harbour Environmental Association is holding its AGM next Wednesday evening. As is customary, there will be a speaker at 8 pm and members of the public are most welcome. Speaker: Liz Gibson on local stream systems Liz is from Mountains to Sea Wellington Trust and carries out educational work on NZ stream systems. She will start with a quick briefing on the work they do, including with schools in our area, and then outline the current state and ecology of local streams of the eastern harbour catchments. She will discuss some of the interesting tools and tech they use to find what is
Have questions in relation to the representation review? Come along to one of the community drop-in sessions and have a chat with HCC! Dates: Naenae Neighbourhood Hub – Saturday 6 July 11am-12p War Memorial Library – Wednesday 17 July 7pm-8pm Eastbourne Neighbourhood Hub – Saturday 20 July 1pm–2pm Petone Neighbourhood Hub – Saturday 20 July 3pm-4pm Wainuiomata Neighbourhood Hub – Sunday 28 July 2pm-3pm Proposed changes to how our communities are represented on Council have just been released for public consultation and we’re keen to hear from you by 1 August. An independent panel undertook community engagement in late 2023 and early 2024 to consider
The first-ever mid-winter Nourish dinner is a chance for us to connect over delicious kai at Ernesto's Restaurant & Bar, be inspired by our incredible speaker Dr Paul Wood and, of course, raise some hands and heart rates with a much smaller number of auction items. If you're keen to come along and curious to know what will be up for grabs, you can sneak a peek at the Auction Catalogue (pdf) by clicking this link. 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Thursday 25th July 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 6.30pm 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: Ernesto's Cocina Cubana, 1 Grey St, Wellington 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: $100 pp. 𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝟥 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 & 𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 / 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘦 / 𝘉𝘦𝘦𝘳
Find out how you and your neighbours can support each other and build your community. Casual catchup - Eastbourne Library/Hub 10am-12 noon
Resilience Expo Digital Display Rotation (Eastbourne Library inside & outside) - click anywhere to close.
