Category: Community

GCA AGM election coming!

The Glenorchy Community Association would like to see wider community engagement at the voting of the committee members at the next AGM, June 1st LIST OF NOMINEES The village has grown and not everybody knows each other like they used to and there are many new people joining the community all the time. So that all […]

Petition to QLDC re chlorination

This is to let everyone know that there is a petition at Smithy’s to try and stop Council putting chlorine in the water – see attached petition.  Petition to Queenstown Lakes District Council – May 2017 We, at the Head of Lake Wakatipu, value the purity of Glenorchy’s reticulated water and we object to the […]

Flu vaccinations

Flu vaccinations will be available in Glenorchy from nurse Debbie Swain-Rewi this week at her Wednesday clinic. The cost is $25 and you need to be prepared to stay at the clinic for up to half an hour after receiving the shot, so please come between 10am and 12:30pm as the clinic finishes at 1pm.  […]

Wakatipu wilding conifer control group

The Wakatipu Wilding Conifer Control Group (WCG), will be attending the March GCA meeting and would like to speak to the Glenorchy Community about opportunities to remove wilding conifers before they become a threat to vulnerable land.  While Glenorchy do not have many wilding conifers, there are a couple of small hot spots and there […]

Digital speed sign for Glenorchy

Thanks to everyone who made donations to the speed sign which raised $2150. The full cost of the sign is $5700 excluding installation costs. There is still an opportunity to donate and you can make a direct payment to the GCA bank a/c 03 1355 0757584 00. Many thanks Huss (GCA Treasurer)

Predator control at the head of the lake

We had a good meeting on 30th January of most of the people who have got traplines in and around Glenorchy. DOC is the major player with its comprehensive network up many of the major valleys within Mt Aspiring National Park but there are a lot of other voluntary lines happening too. Rusty has got 96 […]

Glenorchy Races 2017 – full results

Here we go – full results from the GLENORCHY RACES 2017 supplied by the organisers: Walk, trot and Gallop – 1st Grace Percy , 2nd Andrew Green, Briar Swanson (Lake Benmore) Saddling Race – 1st Cameron Craigie, 2nd Grace Percy, 3rd Ted ? Trotting cup – 1st Jess Poplawski, 2nd Grace Percy, 3rd Andrew Green Relay Race – 1st Darkside (Grace Percy, Stu Percy, Jess Poplawski), […]

Electricity supply & power outage!

The attached may be of interest for Glenorchy Community on latest improvements to the electricity supply to Glenorchy and the brief planned outage scheduled for Wednesday to enable safe completion that work. Craig Thompson is managing the project and is available to answer any questions the community may have. MORE ABOUT GLENORCHY UPGRADE HERE. Related […]