Harvest Festival prize tables & photos
Another successful year of the Glenorchy Autumn Harvest Festival is just behind us and for those who didn’t make it – here is a little spy eye from the day! Photos courtesy of Leslie Van Gelder Related documents:
Delays on Kinloch Road
UPDATE from Friday 18th March This is to let you know that you can expect delays on the Kinloch Road again from today while Downers continues placing rock on an eroding stretch of river bank, very close to the road. The area is around the south end of Kowhai Bush and the work is likely […]
New Glenorchy sustainable sewerage website
Our Glenorchy based scientist Paul Chapman, PhD (aka Tussock) would like to inform about his brand new WEBSITE discussing sewerage from a sustainability perspective using Glenorchy as a case study. As you know this is currently a hot topic in Glenorchy and therefore well worth reading. Site address is: www.paulchapman.nz And Tussock’s message for you all: “The summary of […]
Your dog is your responsibility!
A reminder to all dog owner to control dogs in town. It’s fun to own a dog, but it’s a big responsibility. We ask that you please keep good control of your beloved pets at all times and resepect those in the community that do not own dogs. To check your responsibility as a dog […]
Super urgent message for Glenorchy
Update on Monday 10am Glenorchy water supply is back to normal after last night’s unexplained emptying of the reservoir. An estimated 200,000 litres of water was drawn down in a short time, late afternoon to early evening – put it another way, that’s 200 tonnes of water! Not something that happens when someone just leaves […]
Helen Clark patron of RDWT
Former prime minister Helen Clark is lending her profile to battle for birds in Glenorchy. The administrator of the UN’s Development Programme – and the world body’s third-highest-ranked leader – was flown to the Routeburn area yesterday in her new role as patron of the Routeburn Dart Wildlife Trust. Speaking to the ODT after spending the day […]
Green-Gold awards for Glenorchy School
Tuesday 8th Dec Green-Gold for Glenorchy Glenorchy Primary is the first Enviroschool in the Queenstown Lakes District to become a Green-Gold Enviroschool. The Green-Gold affirmation day took place yesterday at Glenorchy Primary, and was attended by all the school pupils, Enviroschools Facilitator Simon Williams, regional coordinators from Otago and Hawkes Bay and Clutha-Southland MP Todd […]
New Zealand falcon safe in Glenorchy
DOC and Delta partner to help keep New Zealand falcon safe near power lines Delta and the Department of Conservation (DOC) are working together to reduce the risk of New Zealand falcon/kārearea being electrocuted when they perch on overhead power equipment. The New Zealand falcon is rare and faces a range of threats including introduced […]
Glenorchy pool update
The new Heat Pump for the pool has been installed and is up and running. This enables us to ensure a constant water temperature of 27 degrees. Keys are available from the Trading Post, costs are the same as in previous years. The lock has been changed so those who did not return their key at […]
Routeburn-Dart Wildlife Trust update
PROJECT ROCK WREN This initiative gets underway this summer with an extension of trapping lines into the Harris Basin and the Hollyford Face. Trapping in the Gertrude Valley has increased rock wren chick survival from 14-86% so we have high hopes for the rock wren population around the Harris Saddle. This is a great collaboration […]