Red Shed timber gets new life as part of Town Centre Regeneration
10 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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The new reclaimed Oregon timber fence is the latest project from Whanganui District Council s Town Centre Regeneration Committee. Photo / Holly Hoddinott
The new reclaimed Oregon timber fence is the latest project from Whanganui District Council s Town Centre Regeneration Committee. Photo / Holly Hoddinott
Whanganui Chronicle
Oregon timber from the Red Shed at Whanganui s port has been turned into a new fence around the tram shed storage area on Taupo Quay. It s been nice to have had the opportunity to give this historically significant timber a new lease on life where we can all appreciate it, Town Centre Regeneration project manager Ellen Young said.
Whanganui s lower Victoria Ave co-design under way
14 Dec, 2020 03:00 PM
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Participants at the first lower Victoria Ave co-design workshop at Article Café & Vintage/Retro/Arts Store. Photo / Emma Morris
Participants at the first lower Victoria Ave co-design workshop at Article Café & Vintage/Retro/Arts Store. Photo / Emma Morris
Wanganui Midweek
The co-design process for lower Victoria Ave has kicked off, after central government funding was secured to design a temporary, vibrant streetscape to attract people into the area to interact with each other and local businesses.
Town Centre Regeneration project manager Ellen Young says she s enjoyed engaging with the 20 lower Victoria Ave stakeholders including businesses, residents and mana whenua representatives who attended the first workshop and their response has been generally positive.