Waihi Beach library to temporarily close for makeover
26 Apr, 2021 10:36 PM
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Waihi Beach Library and Service Centre will be closed next week for a lick of paint. Photo / File
Waihi Beach Library and Service Centre will be closed next week for a lick of paint. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Times
Waihi Beach Library and Service Centre will shut its doors for four days next week to receive a fresh coat of paint.
The library and service centre, located in the Waihi Beach Community Centre, will be closed to the public from Thursday, May 6 to Monday, May 10.
Western Bay of Plenty District Council customer service and governance manager, Barbara Whitton said the council had being working closely with the community centre, who the council leased the space from, to find a suitable time to give the area a fresh coat of paint.
Western Bay Council opens $140k Community Matching Fund
12 Apr, 2021 12:13 AM
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There is $140,000 available for projects through the Community Matching Fund. Photo / File
Rotorua Daily Post
The Western Bay of Plenty District Council s $140,000 Community Matching Fund is open for applications.
Until May 28, the annual fund is eligible for not-for-profit community groups that are able to match the council s cash grant in volunteer hours, cash or in kind contributions.
The council s community team manager David Pearce said the fund was a valuable resource for those groups that stand out as self sufficient in their own right but who struggle to raise finance for bigger projects.
Voting open in Katikati-Waihi Beach by-election
8 Apr, 2021 01:48 AM
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Bay of Plenty Times
Voting is now open to decide who will fill the vacant Katikati-Waihi Beach Ward seat on Western Bay of Plenty District Council.
Ten candidates are vying for the one seat vacated by Christina Humphreys, who resigned in January.
Voting closes at noon on Friday, April 30 2021 with the successful candidate selected under the first-past-the-post electoral system.
Voting packs will be posted to electors of the Katikati-Waihi Beach Ward from today.
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Voting documents can be returned by post or hand-delivered during normal business hours, to the Electoral Officer, Western Bay of Plenty District Council, no later than noon Friday, April 30 2021.
Western Bay of Plenty byelection candidates reveal their plans
4 Apr, 2021 09:00 PM
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Byelection candidates (clockwise) Bill Hedges, Kevin Tohiariki, Griff Cooke, Allan Sole, John Clements, David Marshall, Andrew Hollis, Kim Williams, Bryce Bevin and Rodney Joyce. Images / Supplied
Byelection candidates (clockwise) Bill Hedges, Kevin Tohiariki, Griff Cooke, Allan Sole, John Clements, David Marshall, Andrew Hollis, Kim Williams, Bryce Bevin and Rodney Joyce. Images / Supplied
Nine men and one woman with varying experience of local body politics make up the pool of candidates in the running for the Western Bay of Plenty byelection.
The candidates include a benched Tauranga City councillor, former Western Bay councillor, two sitting community board members, former city council candidate and a self-confessed new local business owner.
Candidates for Western Bay of Plenty byelection named
4 Mar, 2021 03:07 AM
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Western Bay of Plenty District Council s head office on Barkes Corner in Tauranga. Photo / File
Western Bay of Plenty District Council s head office on Barkes Corner in Tauranga. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Times
Ten people including an existing Tauranga councillor are in the running for a seat on the Western Bay of Plenty District Council as part of this year s byelection.
The byelection is to replace Katikati-Waihi Beach Ward councillor Christina Humphreys who resigned in January.
At close of nominations at noon today the candidates are: