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Waste collection: Red (general) & Blue (glass)

Non recyclable rubbish Your rubbish bin / ipupara This is your wheelie bin with the red lid, and it's just for rubbish. When green waste goes to landfill it creates methane, a greenhouse gas much more potent than carbon dioxide. Instead of putting it in your red bin, consider composting or using our green waste collection. Did you know? I get collected weekly.   Your glass recycling crate / pouaka kara- he This is your blue open-top crate, which is just for glass YES Glass bottles Glass jars Remember: Rinse bottles and jars to make sure they’re clean. NO Lids Tableware and Pyrex Broken glass

ANZAC Day

ANZAC Day & Poppy Day This year ANZAC Day falls on a Friday – creating a long weekend – and hoping that not too many go away. Poppy Day is on Friday 11th April – and we look forward to your and the communities generous support again.

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ANZAC Day

Memorial Gates, Muritai School 166 Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt 5013, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Anzac Day is usually commemorated by the Eastbourne Community at the war memorial adjacent to Muritai School, followed by refreshments at the Eastbourne Sports and Services Club. Assembly at Ballinger Gardens, Makaro Street from 9.30am – March to the Memorial Gates, Muritai School. ANZAC Service commences at 10am. Anzac Day is observed on 25 April. It commemorates New Zealanders killed in war and honours returned and serving servicemen and women. Anzac Day dates 1916 – Anzac Day gazetted as a half-day holiday 1921 – Anzac Day becomes a full public holiday 1939 – Dawn ceremony widely included in New Zealand Anzac Day commemorations for the

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Monthly Skip Bin (Eastbourne Lions)

Burdan's Gate

(Note, no collection in December) Simple and affordable rubbish disposal is available monthly at our skip. We are trialling a new e-waste collection system over spring and summer. Payment in cash only. Open on the last Saturday of each month, from 8:00 am to 11:30 am. We’ll be there to help you unload! Types of rubbish and charges are here.

East by West ferry moving to Winter Schedule

Kia ora ferry users, Please be aware we're moving to our winter timetable from Sunday 27th April. This mostly affects our weekend schedule but some of our weekday times are changing slightly too. See below link to the new timetable. Winter Schedule : eastbywest.co.nz

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Waste collection – Red (general), Yellow (paper/plastics/cans) & Green (organic/garden)

Your rubbish bin / ipupara This is your wheelie bin with the red lid, and it's just for rubbish. When green waste goes to landfill it creates methane, a greenhouse gas much more potent than carbon dioxide. Instead of putting it in your red bin, consider composting or using our green waste collection. Did you know? I get collected weekly.   Your green (garden) waste bin / ipupara tupu Your green bin is for garden waste only. What can you put in this bin? YES Grass clippings Plant cuttings NO Rubbish Concrete or stone Nappies Food waste Tip: If you don’t have a green waste

Professional Deer Culling Northern Forest East Harbour Regional Park: 5 May – 13 June

East Harbour Regional Park Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Greater Wellington Regional Council contracted, professional deer cullers will be hunting in East Harbour Regional Park, Northern Forest between 5th May & 13th June. Hunters will be only hunting when weather conditions are conducive to hunting. There will be 16 days of actual hunting in the period. No hunting will be undertaken on weekends, public holidays or school holidays. Hunting will on occasion be occurring at night. The EHRP website will be updated daily as the hunter communicates his plans to Jo or Zane at GWRC. Please feel free to text Jo on 0274673076 if you are unsure.  Please report deer, pig or goat sightings

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Waste collection: Red (general) & Blue (glass)

Non recyclable rubbish Your rubbish bin / ipupara This is your wheelie bin with the red lid, and it's just for rubbish. When green waste goes to landfill it creates methane, a greenhouse gas much more potent than carbon dioxide. Instead of putting it in your red bin, consider composting or using our green waste collection. Did you know? I get collected weekly.   Your glass recycling crate / pouaka kara- he This is your blue open-top crate, which is just for glass YES Glass bottles Glass jars Remember: Rinse bottles and jars to make sure they’re clean. NO Lids Tableware and Pyrex Broken glass

PICTURE PERFECT – Historical Society of Eastbourne: 7-17 May

Hutt Art Centre Myrtle Street, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

The eastern bays, through the eyes of local artists It all started with a phone call, and an unexpected invitation: would the Historical Society be interested in mounting an exhibition in the Hutt Art Society’s galleries? Even better, an anonymous benefactor would pay the gallery fees. Of course we said yes! So, after months of preparation, we’ll be presenting Picture Perfect: A century of paintings and photographs of the Eastern Bays at the Hutt Art Centre in Myrtle Street, Lower Hutt, from 7 th to 17 th May. The timing of the invitation was excellent. Two years earlier we’d embarked on a major project: to

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Waste collection: Red (general) & Yellow (paper/plastics/cans)

Non recyclable rubbish Your rubbish bin / ipupara This is your wheelie bin with the red lid, and it's just for rubbish. When green waste goes to landfill it creates methane, a greenhouse gas much more potent than carbon dioxide. Instead of putting it in your red bin, consider composting or using our green waste collection. Did you know? I get collected weekly.     Paper & plastics Your recycling bin with the yellow lid / ipu hangarua This is your wheelie bin with the yellow lid, and it's just for rubbish. I get collected on yellow weeks. When incorrect items end up in the

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Waste collection: Red (general) & Blue (glass)

Non recyclable rubbish Your rubbish bin / ipupara This is your wheelie bin with the red lid, and it's just for rubbish. When green waste goes to landfill it creates methane, a greenhouse gas much more potent than carbon dioxide. Instead of putting it in your red bin, consider composting or using our green waste collection. Did you know? I get collected weekly.   Your glass recycling crate / pouaka kara- he This is your blue open-top crate, which is just for glass YES Glass bottles Glass jars Remember: Rinse bottles and jars to make sure they’re clean. NO Lids Tableware and Pyrex Broken glass

Eastbourne-Bays Community Trust – Applications for Grants (close 15 June)

For the benefit of residents of the Eastbourne Community and in the exercise of the Trust Board’s discretionary powers charitable purposes shall include public recreation, enjoyment, health, education, instruction, and culture. Grant applications are invited through print and social media from Eastbourne-Bays Not for Profit entities. Grants are given where there is an enduring benefit to the entity. Closing Date: 15 June 2025 Applications from Eastbourne-Bays groups are invited. Application forms are available on the website www.ebct.org.nz Contact: Gaby Brown 021179 5311 or email: trustees@ebct.org.nz

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