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Helen King says council funding is key to the survival of community events. “Funding from council is a little more special [than funding from elsewhere], because it’s on behalf of the people the [event] is made for, she said. The Manawatū District Council adopted its 2021-31 Long-Term Plan on June 29, setting an average rates rise of 5.75 per cent. Along with a boost to community events, the plan includes a discount of up to $2500 on consent fees for owners in the central business district, who choose to seismic-strengthen their buildings in the next three years. Spread over three years is $5m for increasing Feilding Library s accessibility, and for the seismic strengthening and modernisation of Kowhai Park, including $1.4m for an exotic bird aviary.
Project Marton members vote to bring the group to an end. She and three other committee members had tendered their resignation in the past three months, leaving the group without enough leaders to meet their legal obligations. Thirty-one members of the community, including current and former district councillors, gathered to either volunteer themselves for the positions or decide to wind it up.. Lawyer Kirsten Harper, who helped the group pro bono, said she had assisted Feilding & District Promotion when they had gone through similar difficulties.
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Lawyer Kisten Harper proposing a rethink to ensure a community group is structured to best serve the town.
Measles vaccine pop-up visits Whanganui River Markets; more pop-ups planned
25 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Whanganui District Health Board immunisation co-ordinator Bruce Jones (right) gave Barnaby Smith a measles vaccination at the Whanganui River Markets. Photo / Supplied
Whanganui Chronicle
Vaccination stalls are popping up around the Whanganui region as part of the nationwide measles immunisation campaign.
Immunisation co-ordinators and registered nurses were at the Whanganui River Markets last Saturday to raise awareness about the measles vaccine.
A group of registered nurses, led by Whanganui District Health Board (WDHB) immunisation co-ordinator Bruce Jones and Whanganui Regional Health Network immunisation co-ordinator Sue Hina, hosted a stall at the markets, with information and vaccines available.