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Press Release – Otago Regional Council Wet weather has disturbed sediment at a number of locations around the region, and the Otago Regional Council (ORC) is issuing a reminder about the importance of good sediment management at earthworks sites. ORC Manager Compliance Tami Sargeant said …
Wet weather has disturbed sediment at a number of locations around the region, and the Otago Regional Council (ORC) is issuing a reminder about the importance of good sediment management at earthworks sites.
ORC Manager Compliance Tami Sargeant said inadequate controls could lead to harmful pollution of Otago’s environment.
“If the right controls are not put in place, heavy rain can carry sediment from earthworks into our waterways. While some sedimentation occurs naturally in high flows, sediment flowing into streams, lakes, and the coastal environment can be harmful for freshwater and marine ecology.”
Mountain Scene
July 4, 2021
By MATTHEW MCKEW
Bus drivers who worked throughout lockdown are questioning why they’re not good enough for vaccine priority, as they transport hundreds a day from Queenstown Airport.
It comes after cabbies headed to medical centres last week, after
Mountain Scene’s front page drew attention to those missed out by earlier communications with Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC).
It transpires taxi drivers were eligible to book for a vaccine, as ‘‘ground transport operators’’ and part of the wider airport community, but faulty or incorrect email addresses meant that advice hadn’t been received by two major cab companies.
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Thursday, 1 July 2021, 2:48 pm
$50,000 per year is available to help community and
catchment groups with resource consent processing fees as
part of a new fund introduced through the Long-term
Plan.
The new fund aims to reduce the barriers for
Otago groups to advance projects that enhance our
environment.
General Manager Regulatory Richard
Saunders said the initiative arose following feedback on the
Long-term Plan 2021-31.
“Several submissions raised
the issue of consent processing fees being a barrier for
groups wanting to undertake projects that enhance Otago’s
environment. Based on this feedback, Councillors requested
that staff develop a policy that would enable ORC to support