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QLDC is organising Bin Take-Back - a one-off free collection of old kerbside wheelie bins. 

It is optional and residents are welcome to keep their old kerbside bins if they want to. The collected bins will be recycled in Christchurch.

Old, empty bins should be put out by 7am on the correct Bin Take-Back day and left out until picked up (it may take a few days to pick them all up).

Glenorchy’s Bin Take-Back day is Friday 1 November.

If you live in a township, place your old bins at your normal kerbside bin collection spot.

If you live in a subdivision or country road off the main highways listed below, bring your old bins out to the highway and leave them on the verge.

Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd from Sunshine Bay to Glenorchy (includes Closeburn and Bob’s Cove)

You can also drop off your old empty kerbside bins to the inorganic collection site during Labour weekend (8am-5pm, Saturday 26 October - Monday 28 October) at: Glenorchy rec ground (access via corner of Mull and Oban Streets).

The Bin Take-Back programme is for the QLDC red rubbish bin and QLDC blue recycling bin. New kerbside bins and bins from other waste providers will not be collected as part of Bin Take-Back.

0ne lane bridge-road closure information..

CALLING ALL STALL HOLDERS

Are you interested in having a stall or fundraising at the Glenorchy Races – Saturday 4th January 2020? 

If you are, please send a letter to the Lakeside Rugby Club by 5th November: 

email to Brylee  brylee90@hotmail.com

Looking for a low cost room, caravan or bell tent in Glenorchy region

Kia Ora

My name is Simon and I am hoping to stay in the GY area for a couple of months from the end of October.  If anybody knows of somewhere I can stay for this period I would really appreciate any leads.  It can be a bit out of Glenorchy in the nature too.  My partner works at AroHa so want to be reasonably close to there.

Get in touch with me either on Whatsapp: +64 27 303 3793

or Email: simon.kopruch@windowslive.com

Please return Cups to Ronda asap, can drop in to Made in Glenorchy during opening hours.

Sustainable Queenstown is helping Wastebusters with their research into the barriers local people face when it comes to cutting down on waste. 

We’d love you to take this SURVEY and also share through your networks or social media channels. 

Everyone who completes the survey can go into the draw to win one of three $150 dinner vouchers.

It will really help to understand the barriers to minimising waste so please grab a cuppa and give 5 minutes to answer the questions

The Rubbish Trip returns to Queenstown to deliver their popular presentation on zero waste living as part of the 2019 ONE New Zealand Summit, and kindly supported by Wanaka Wastebusters and Sustainable Queenstown. 
LINK TO THE EVENT HERE
Join Hannah and Liam, the Two No-Waste Nomads behind The Rubbish Trip, for an introduction to the practicalities and philosophy of waste reduction. Hannah and Liam will guide you through the whys and the hows of life without a rubbish bin, including:
- What is the zero waste movement? Why is waste reduction important?
- How zero waste principles can revolutionise your perspectives on living and lifestyle, beyond your rubbish bin.
- Innovative examples of waste minimisation policy, practice and thinking from around the globe, and how these might inform community-level waste reduction.
- Tips for how you can reduce the rubbish in your life (including fun DIY household products, cosmetics, and other life hacks).
This event is free; everyone is welcome. Free zero waste nibbles will be provided.

Thank you to whoever stole some of the freshly split firewood from outside the playgroup this week… That was intended as part of our fundraising effort this year which enables us to provide the awesome playgroup facility for the little kids and their families in GY. Everyone else was paying $80 per meter for it so if your conscience has gotten the better of you, feel free to pop that into the playgroup account ( 03-1369-0306821-00) and no further questions will be asked… Alternatively if you know the ‘so and so’ who stole it, please let them know our community doesn’t dig this sort of behaviour or send their details to glenorchyplaygroup@gmail.com and we will let them know.

Cheers everyone!

Outdoor glass table with one chair going for free.
Contact Leah 021778017

We need help on Sundays and Mondays 7.30am – 4.00pm

Duties will include

Welcoming clients onto the farm and checking them in

Answering phone and email enquiries

Completing bookings

Prior knowledge of the RTBS system is a benefit but not essential

FULL TRAINING WILL BE GIVEN. 

Call me ASAP - Deana 0274467737

Could you organise the planting and maintenance of 10,000 native plants a year in the Wakatipu?        

 The Wakatipu Reforestation Trust is looking for a part time Operations Manager to oversee our revegetation programme, recruit and manage volunteers and support the Trustees in delivering the WRT vision.
This role requires an average of 20 hours per week and is remunerated on an hourly basis.

An excellent candidate will:

Be highly organised with excellent self-management and communication skills

Have great interpersonal skills and the ability manage and connect a variety of people

Be an energetic, big-picture thinker with a proactive attitude

Have enthusiasm for the Wakatipu Basin's unique ecosystems

Have experience with email distribution, website management and social media channels

A driver’s license and vehicle are preferred. 

If this sounds like the role for you, please request a complete job description and apply in writing to jadavanvliet@hotmail.com by 27th September 2019.

Aerial 1080 predator control

The Dart, Routeburn and Caples Valleys aerial 1080 predator control is planned to start on Tuesday 10 September 2019 (weather permitting).

On this first day helicopters will be sowing a ‘pre-feed’ of non-toxic cereal pellets.   This accustoms the pests to the pellets as food, which greatly increases the effectiveness of the poisoned pellets.   The 1080 poison pellets will then be sown about a week later (weather permitting). 

 Important information about the non-toxic ‘pre-feed’:

The non-toxic pellets will be spread over exactly the same areas as the 1080 poison pellets.   The non-toxic pellets are the same size and shape as the poison pellets, but are coloured dark brown since the operation uses deer repellent.  The toxic pellets will be dyed green to deter birds.

It may be difficult to distinguish non-toxic pellets from poison ones.   Any pellets encountered in the days following the ‘pre-feed’ or toxic operation should be treated as poisonous:

DO NOT touch or eat bait

WATCH CHILDREN at all times

DO NOT EAT animals from these areas

Remember, poison baits and carcasses are DEADLY to DOGS

All tracks in the Dart, Routeburn and Caples Valleys will have restricted access during the 'pre-feed' drop.   

Nearby tracks will also have restricted access including Fraser and Kay Creeks, the Rock Burn, Beans Burn and the Routeburn North Branch.  These access restrictions will be for up to 24 hours.   Overnight trampers already within the area will be held at huts by DOC staff until operations are complete.   People planning to visit these areas are advised to check with a DOC visitor centre prior to their trip. 

From later on Monday 9 September and all of Tuesday 10 September the road to Chinaman’s Bluff (Dart Track) will be closed from the forest edge at the top of Mill Flat. 

If difficult operating conditions are encountered on Tuesday 10 September, then work may continue into Wednesday 11 September.   If this occurs, all track and road closures will remain in place.   If there is any delay to our schedule we will re-contact you with further information.

The operation on Tuesday 10 September only involves non-toxic pellets.   You will receive a separate notification prior to the aerial sowing of 1080 poison. 

Attached is a factsheet about the operation, and for further information please call the local DOC office on 03 442 7933 or email bfobwakatipu@doc.govt.nz

Department of Conservation Whakatipu-wai-Māori / Queenstown  Office Cavells Building, 1 Arthurs Point Road | PO Box 811, Queenstown 9371    www.doc.govt.nz