Public Notices

The Southland District Council Camping Bylaw is hereby lifted to allow freedom camping on the Taramea Bay Foreshore (Sound Shell Area) for the night of Monday, 6 February 2012.

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Collie Road from Flynn Road to Birchwood Wairio Road to normal traffic between the hours of 8.00 am Monday, 16 January 2012 until 5.00 pm Friday, 20 January 2012.The purpose of the closure is to enable the installation of a concrete stock underpass. A detour will be available via Flynn Road, Waikouro Wairio Road and Otautau Nightcaps Road. It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.

Please note the Wallacetown Green waste site will be closed on Sunday, 25 December 2011 and Sunday, 1 January 2012. The site will be open on Friday, 30 December 2011 and Sunday, 8 January 2012 as normal.

INVERCARGILL AND AREA OFFICES:

All Southland District Council Libraries will close on Friday, 23 December 2011 at 12.00 noon (or the nearest usual opening date and time).   The Library Bookbus services last day will be Thursday, 22 December 2011 and will resume on Tuesday, 17 January 2012.

PARKING INFRINGEMENTS FOR TE ANAU

Please Note -Te Anau PARKING INFRINGEMENTS can be paid at the Te Anau Library over the Christmas break.  Customers may only pay by cheque or cash as they do not have Eftpos facilities.  Otherwise payments can be made by putting an envelope containing money and ticket through the slot at the front of the Te Anau Office or posting payments to the Invercargill office or visiting any SDC Office after the Christmas break.

WHEELIE BINS DATES - CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR 2011 / 2012

There will be no collection on Monday, 26 December 2011 or Monday, 2 January 2012, so collection days for these weeks will be one day later than normal for all residents.  (eg: Monday collections will be done on Tuesday; and Wednesdays will be on Thursday and so forth).

There will be a Saturday collection on both 31 December 2011 and 7 January 2012 (to empty Friday bins).

Normal collection days resume on Monday, 9 January 2012.

PLEASE NOTE:  Due to increased demand in some areas, the time during the day of the collection may vary, so please ensure that your wheelie bin is out by 7.30 am on your collection day.

TRANSFER STATIONS / REFUSE SITES

All SDC transfer stations will be closed on Sunday, 25 December 2011 and Sunday, 1 January 2012.  All other days are as per normal opening times.

URGENT SERVICE REQUESTS

Southland District Council provides a 24 hour answer service year round on 0800 SDC SDC (Free phone: 0800 732 732), which means you can lodge a request for service any time of the day or night, or visit www.southlanddc.govt.nz to lodge your own Request for Service.

When calling over the holiday period, please advise the call taker of the exact location and nature of your request and the appropriate on call person will be advised.

Staff will be available to respond to urgent service requests for the following:

Cemetery Burials              Dog and Animal Control             Water Supply Faults

Sewerage Faults               Rural Fires                               Roading and Bridging Faults

Wandering Stock              Civil Defence Emergencies          Noise issues

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Blaydon Street from Newburn Street to Leamington Street to normal traffic between the hours of 4.00 pm on Saturday, 31 December 2011 until 8.00 am on Sunday, 1 January 2012.

The purpose of the closure is to enable the annual New Years Eve Party to be held.

Detours will be sign posted.

It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Main Street, Otautau from Alderly Street to Chester Street to normal traffic between the hours of 5.00 pm until 8.00 pm on Friday, 16 December 2011.

The purpose of the closure is to hold the Christmas Street Party.

A detour will be available east via Alderly Street, Queen Street and Chester Street, or west via Alderly Street, King Street and Chester Street.

It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.

The Resource Management Committee meeting that was previously advertised to have been held on Friday, 9 December 2011 has been cancelled due to the lack of business. 

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Waikawa Valley Road from Buckingham Road to Mokoreta-Tahakopa Road to normal traffic between the hours of 10.00 am to 6.00 pm on Saturday 26 November 2011.

The purpose of the closure is to enable the Eastern Southland Car Club to hold a Gravel Hill Climb.

A detour will not be available but the road will be reopened as soon as safely possible in the event of an emergency.

It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.

The Resource Management Committee meeting that was previously advertised to have been held on Friday, 25 November 2011 has been cancelled due to the lack of business. 

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Redan Street between Balaclava Street and Nightengale Street, Wyndham to normal traffic between the hours of 5.30 pm and 8.30 pm on Sunday, 27 November 2011.

The purpose of the closure is to enable the Prize Giving Ceremony of the Burt Munro Street race to be held. A detour will be sign posted. It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.

Ratepayers in the Southland District are reminded that the last day for payment of the second instalment of the 2011/2012 rates is Friday, 25th November 2011.  Rates which remain unpaid after 5.00 pm on that date will have the statutory 10% penalty added.

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council proposes to close Bath Road from Delhi Street to Princess Street, Princess Street from Bath Road to Palmerston Street (SH99), Palmerston Street (SH99) from Princess Street to Jetty Street, Jetty Street from Palmerston Street (SH99) to Havelock Street, Havelock Street from Jetty Street to Napier Street to normal traffic between the hours of 6.30 pm and 8.30 pm on Saturday, 24 December 2011. The purpose of the closure is to enable the Annual Christmas Parade to be held. A detour will be available via Delhi Street, Havelock Street, Napier Street and Leader Street through to Jetty Street.

Any person objecting to the proposal should lodge notice at the office of the Southland District Council at 117 Palmerston Street, Riverton, or at 15 Forth Street, Invercargill or at the office of the New Zealand Transport Agency, Level 2, AA Centre, 40 Moray Place, PO Box 5245, Dunedin of his/her objection and grounds thereof in writing before 5.00 pm on Friday, 9 December 2011.

The Athol Community Development Area Subcommittee Ordinary and Estimates meeting that was previously advertised to have been held on Wednesday, 9 November 2011 will now be held a week later on Wednesday, 16 November at 5.00 pm.

The Garston Community Development Area Subcommittee Ordinary and Estimates meeting that was previously advertised to have been held on Wednesday, 9 November 2011 will now be held a week late on Wednesday, 16 November at 8.00 pm.

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council proposes to close Main Street, Otautau from Alderly Street to Chester Street to normal traffic between the hours of 5.00 pm until 8.00 pm on Friday 16 December 2011. The purpose of the closure is to hold the Christmas Street Party. A detour will be available via east via Alderly Street, Queen Street and Chester Street, or west via Alderly Street, King Street and Chester Street.

Any person objecting to the proposal should lodge notice at the office of the Southland District Council at Main Street, Otautau or at 15 Forth Street, Invercargill of his/her objection and grounds thereof in writing before 5.00pm on Friday 18 November 2011.

David Adamson

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

The Resource Management Committee meeting that was previously advertised to have been held on Friday, 28 October 2011 has been cancelled due to the lack of business. 

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council proposes to close Redan Street between Balaclava Street and Nightengale Street, Wyndham to normal traffic between the hours of 5:30pm and 8:30pm on Sunday 27th November 2011.

The purpose of the closure is to enable the Prize Giving Ceremony of the Burt Munro Street Race to take place.

A detour will be sign posted.

Any person objecting to the proposal should lodge notice at the office of the Southland District Council at 15 Forth Street, Invercargill of his/her objection and grounds thereof in writing before 5:00pm on Friday 28th October 2011.

David Adamson

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

PURSUANT to Section 65 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, I hereby give notice that the following persons have been duly nominated as candidates for the office of:

MEMBER of the WALLACE COMMUNITY BOARD (one required)

GUTSELL, Peter

VINCENT, Tony

AND there being in this case, more candidates than there are vacancies to be filled, an election will be held between the above candidates on Friday, 11 November 2011 under the First Past the Post electoral system by postal vote.

Voting documents will be forwarded to electors between 20 and 25 October 2011.  Voting documents must be returned by post to the address on the freepost envelope or delivered not later than 12.00 noon on Friday, 11 November 2011 to the Electoral Officer, Southland District Council, P O Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill.

Special Voting in terms of the Local Electoral Act 2001 and the Local Electoral Regulations 2001 may be exercised at the Southland District Council Invercargill Office, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill during ordinary office hours between 20 October to 12.00 noon on 11 November 2011.

A person may enrol as either a residential elector or a ratepayer elector not later than 10 November 2011 - the day before the close of voting.

A resolution has been made under Section 79 of the Local Electoral Act 2001 to allow the voting documents to be processed during the voting period 

DATED at Invercargill this 13^th day of October 2011. 

Virginia Dillon

Electoral Officer

Tenders are called for grazing part of the Hirstfield Recreation reserve described as part of Section 18, Block X, Town of Hirstfield.  The reserve is located at 9 Cardiff Street, Orepuki and contains 3.9 hectares more or less. A licence will be issued for a term of three years from 1 December 2011.

Conditions of tender together with a copy of the draft licence document may be obtained from the Southland District Council, 15 Forth Street, P O Box 903, Invercargill (0800 732 732).  Any queries should be directed to Property Officer, Virginia Dillon at the telephone number above. Tenders close at the address above at 4.00 pm on Monday, 31 October 2011 and should be posted or lodged in the Council's tender box in a sealed envelope and marked:

Tender 11/26 - grazing part Hirstfield recreation reserve

 Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

David Adamson

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Notice is given that an Extraordinary Meeting of Council will be held on Wednesday, 12 October 2011 at 9.00 am in the Council Chambers, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill.

The purpose of the meeting is to consider the following two reports:

EXTRAORDINARY VACANCY ON THE WALLACE COMMUNITY BOARD - EARLY PROCESSING OF VOTING DOCUMENTS AND ORDER OF CANDIDATES NAMES - to be held in Open Meeting.

ROADING FUNDING 2012/13 - 2021/22 - to be held in Public Excluded.  

At the conclusion of the Extraordinary Council Meeting, the Activities Performance Audit Committee meeting will be held, followed by the Policy Review Committee meeting and the Forestry Committee meeting.

Public Notice of Application concerning

Resource Consent

                        (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures)

Amendment Regulations 2006)

Sections 95 and 95A Resource Management Act 1991

The Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill has received an application from:

Landcorp Estates Limited

for the following resource consents

Subdivision consent to:

• Undertake a 29 Lot Subdivision (staged over three stages) in the Plains Rural Resource Area creating a total of 26 rural residential allotments, two access lots that will be vested in Council as legal road and the balance of the farm.

Land use consent to:

•           Undertake approximately 14,000 m³ of earthworks associated with the formation of roading within the two access lots servicing the subdivision.

•           Construct dwellinghouse within each of the identified building platforms on Lots 1 to 26, some of which do not comply with the minimum separation distance requirements of the Operative Southland District Plan 2001.

A 10 year timeframe has been requested to give effect to the abovementioned resource consents.

The application includes an Assessment of Environmental Effects.

The application may be inspected during normal office hours at:

Southland District Council's Invercargill Office

15 Forth Street

Invercargill  9810

Southland District Council's Te Anau Office

116 Town Centre

Te Anau  9600

Please contact Marcus Roy, Resource Management Planner on telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application.

Any person may make a submission on this application.  You may do so by sending a written submission to:

Southland District Council

PO Box 903

15 Forth Street

Invercargill  9840

Fax 0800 732 329

The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006.  Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council and downloadable on www.southlanddc.govt.nz.

Submissions close on Friday, 21 October 2011.

You must serve a copy of your submission on:

Landcorp Estates Limited

whose address for service is:

as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on the Southland District Council.

PURSUANT to Section 52 of the Local Electoral Act 2001, I hereby give notice that on Friday, 11 November 2011, the following elections will be held under the First Past the Post electoral system by postal vote:

ELECTION OF ONE MEMBER FOR THE EDENDALE COMMUNITY BOARD

ELECTION OF ONE MEMBER FOR THE WALLACE COMMUNITY BOARD  

Nominations of candidates must be in my hands, at the Southland District Council Office, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill not later than 12.00 noon on Thursday, 22 September 2011. 

Each candidate must be nominated on the prescribed nomination paper, which must be accompanied by a deposit of $200.00, GST inclusive prior to the close of nominations, which may be paid by cash, Eftpos, bank cheque or personal cheque. 

Nomination papers will be available from 25 August 2011 during normal business hours at the following places:

Invercargill Office                   8.30 am - 5.00 pm

15 Forth Street                        Monday to Friday

Otautau Office                        8.00 am - 5.00 pm

176 Main Street                       Monday to Friday

A candidate may submit a candidate profile statement and passport size photograph with his/her nomination paper prior to the close of nominations for sending out with the voting documents to electors.  An attachment to the nomination paper outlines the rules and procedures governing candidate profile statements.  Profile statements and photographs may be emailed to the Council at candidates@southlanddc.govt.nz  

The Electoral Roll to be used for the elections will close at 5 pm on Thursday, 22 September 2011.  Copies of the Electoral Roll can be inspected as from Thursday 25 August 2011 during normal business hours at the following locations:

Council Offices

Invercargill Office, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill

Otautau Office, 176 Main Street, Otautau

Electoral Office

51 Don Street, Invercargill

Enrolment forms for the Residential Electoral Roll are available at any Post Shop and the Council offices, listed above.  Alternatively you may telephone 0800 ENROL NOW (0800 367 656); or access the Electoral Enrolment Centre website on www.elections.org.nz

Enrolment forms for the Ratepayer Electoral Rolls are available from all Council offices.  Following closure of the roll, the Electoral Officer may, on application of any person who is or claims to be entitled to be enrolled or any other person or otherwise, make any necessary corrections to the names, addresses, occupations, abbreviations or marks appearing in the Electoral Roll. 

Dated at Invercargill this 25^th day of August 2011. 

Phil Culling   

ELECTORAL OFFICER

The Te Anau Community Board invites submissions on whether the traffic flow pattern around the town centre should be changed in order to make safety improvements and reduce visitor confusion. A background discussion paper on various options already considered by the Board is available from Council's Te Anau office or from the council website. Submissions are to be received by Council by noon on Friday 21st October.

Notice is given that a meeting of the Mossburn Community Development Area Subcommittee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, 22 September 2011 commencing at 6.00 pm at the Mossburn Fire Station.

The Resource Management Committee meeting that was previously advertised to have been held on Friday, 26 August 2011 has been cancelled due to the lack of business. 

The meeting of the Tuatapere Community Board that was previously advertised to be held on Tuesday, 16 August 2011 was postponed due to weather conditions.  This meeting will now be held on Tuesday, 23 August 2011 at the Waiau Town and Country Club at 6.00 pm.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 10A(3) of the Dog Control Act 1996, notice is hereby given that the Southland District Council Dog Control Report for 2010/2011 was adopted by the Southland District Council at its meeting held 10 August 2011.

The report relates to the Southland District Council Dog Control Policy and dog control practices, together with the dog control statistics required by Section 10A of the Dog Control Act 1996.

A copy of the report is available for perusal at every office of the Southland District Council.

Grants are available for arts and cultural projects and must meet one or more of the following criteria:

Broad community involvement - The project will create opportunities for local communities to engage with and participate in arts activities.

Diversity - The project will support the diverse arts and cultural traditions of local communities, enriching and promoting their uniqueness and cultural diversity.

Young People - The project will enable and encourage young people (under 18 years) to engage with and actively participate in the arts.

** School based projects are generally not eligible but call us to discuss your ideas.**

Phone Angela on (03 211 1412) or Bronwyn on (03 211 1426).

SOUTHLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL - COMMUNITY INITIATIVES FUND

 Grants are available for the development of:

•     Community facilities or amenities including:

-     Community Centres / Halls

-     Local reserves and picnic areas

-     Playgrounds

-     Walkways and tracks

-     Sports fields

-     Swimming pools

-     Changing room facilities associated with the above

•     Sport and recreational opportunities

•     Community programmes, activities or events

Assistance for other initiatives outside the above broad categories may be provided at the discretion of the Allocation Committee.

SPARC - RURAL TRAVEL FUND

The Rural Travel Fund is designed to assist with transport expenses associated with participating in regular local competitions.  Sports clubs and school based clubs with young people aged between 5 - 19 years are eligible to apply.

OHAI RAILWAY FUND

Grants and loans are available for the benefit of residents of the former Ohai Railway Board area.

Applications may be lodged for the development of community facilities, programmes and other activities, tertiary education and employment training opportunities.

For further information regarding the Ohai Railway Fund please contact the Southland District Council Otautau Office, phone 0800 732 732 extn 3652.

Application forms and guidelines are available from all Council Offices.

CLOSING DATE FOR ALL APPLICATIONS IS FRIDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER 2011.

The Resource Management Committee meeting that was previously advertised to have been held on Friday, 12 August 2011 has been cancelled due to the lack of business. 

The meeting of the Stewart Island Jetties Subcommittee that was previously advertised to be held on Monday, 25 July 2011 will now be held on Monday, 8 August 2011 at the Oban Fire Station, immediately following the Stewart Island Community Board meeting, with the approximate starting time being 11.00am.

Currently there is a vacant unit at the Council's Edendale Community Housing complex.

Priority is given to applications from senior citizens however this does not restrict persons other than senior citizens in applying to occupy a unit.

Application forms are available from any Southland District Council Office or contact can be made with the Council's Property Officer, Virginia Dillon, phone 0800 732 732; email virginia.dillon@southlanddc.govt.nz

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Longbush South Road from Shand and Rimu Road to normal traffic between the hours of 7.00 am on Monday, 11 July 2011 and 5.00 pm on Friday,15 July 2011.

The purpose of the closure is to enable the installation of a concrete stock underpass. A detour will be available via Rimu Road, Rimu South Road and Shand Road.

It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.

The Resource Management Committee meeting that was previously advertised to have been held on Friday, 8 July 2011 has been cancelled due to the lack of business. 

Notice is given that the Southland District Council Fees and Charges for the period 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012 were adopted at the Council Meeting held 29 June 2011 as part of the Annual Plan.

Copies are available for viewing on-line and in any of the Southland District Council offices.

Public Notice is hereby given that an extraordinary meeting of the Manapouri Community Development Area Subcommittee will be held at the Manapouri Motor Inn on Monday, 4 July 2011 commencing at 10.00 am.

The purpose of the meeting will be to consider a Confidential Report on tenders lodged for Pearl Harbour Toilet Upgrade and make an appropriate recommendation to the Southland District Council in respect of the recommendation contained within the report.

Public Notice of Application concerning

Resource Consent 

                      (Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures)

Amendment Regulations 2006)

Sections 95 and 95A Resource Management Act 1991

The Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill has received an application from:

Waikaia Gold Limited

for land use consents to establish, operate and maintain an alluvial gold mine; and ensure reinstatement of the site of the mine, at or about Freshford, in the Mid - Waikaia Valley, Southland. The application includes the following activities;

• Displace, on average 2.2 million bank m³ per year of overburden in order to access 600,000 - 700,000 m³ of the gold bearing wash per year; and 

• The mining is proposed to occur in four stages with the mine path being approximately 7 km long, having an average width of 220 metres, and a total footprint area of 116 ha.  The mine path is proposed to maintain a minimum 10 metre buffer from the beds of the Waikaia River and Garvieburn; and

• Undertake sheet piling to a maximum depth of 14 metres below ground level to establish a cut-off-wall mine cell to enable dewatering. Sheet piling is to occur up to six days per week, up to 10 hours per day and up to 50 weeks per year for a period of up to 9 years; and

• Undertake ground dewatering activities 24 hours per day seven days a week (Monday to Sunday) year round; and

• Undertake overburden stripping and general earthwork activities six days per week (Monday to Saturday) 12 hours per day, up to 50 weeks per year; and

• Operate mining plant 24 hours a day (Monday to Friday) and on Saturday (12 hours); and

• Temporary stockpiles of topsoil and overburden for use in the progressive rehabilitation of the site; noise attenuation and flood protection; and

• Temporary water treatment ponds associated with extraction activities to settle out suspended sediment; and

• Temporary buildings, roading and associated activities, including hazardous substance storage; and

• Breach the noise provisions outlined in Rule PRA.8 of the District Plan 2001 during daytime hours (between 7.00 am - 10.00 pm, Monday - Saturday).

 A 15 year period has been requested to give effect to the abovementioned resource consents.

The application includes an Assessment of Environmental Effects.

The full application may be inspected during normal office hours at:

Southland District Council's Invercargill Office

15 Forth Street

Invercargill  9810

 Or on the Council website: 

www.southlanddc.govt.nz

Please contact Matt Hunter, Resource Management Planner on telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application.

Any person may make a submission on this application.  You may do so by sending a written submission to:

Southland District Council

PO Box 903

15 Forth Street

Invercargill 9840

Fax 0800 732 329

The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006.  Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council and downloadable from: www.southlanddc.govt.nz/submission-on-publicly-notified-application/

Submissions close on Thursday, 21 July 2011

After serving your submission on the Southland District Council, a copy of your submission must also be served as soon as reasonably practicable on Waikaia Gold Limited, whose address for service is: 

Notice is given that a meeting of the Wyndham Community Board will be held on Tuesday, 28 June 2011 in Wyndham Memorial Hall commencing at 7.30 pm.

The Resource Management Committee meeting that was previously advertised to have been held on Friday, 10 June 2011 has been cancelled due to the lack of business. 

Southland District Council calls for suitable qualified contractors to submit a tender for the Wallacetown Gardening Contract. Tender Documents are available at the Southland District Council offices at 15 Forth Street, Invercargill. Tenders close at 2.00pm on Thursday the 23rd June.

Due to staff training purposes on Thursday, 2 June 2011, the Southland District Council Offices and Libraries that are normally open that day will close at the following times:

Invercargill Office                   12.00 pm

Winton Office/Library              12.00 pm

Te Anau Office                      10.30 am

Te Anau Library                     10.30 am

Otautau Office/Library            12.00 pm

Riverton Office/Library            12.00 pm

Lumsden Office/Library           Closed

The Book bus will operate as usual.

Southland District Council hereby serves notice under Part 2, Section 28:4 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 that the Rating Information Database is available for inspection at Council Offices, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill.

Pursuant to section 342(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 1974 and clause 13 of the tenth schedule thereto, Council hereby resolves to temporarily close and prohibit traffic using that section of road commencing at the point where Old Snow Pole track joins Canton Road and continuing along that section of Old Snow Pole track to the boundary of the Southland District Council with the Central Otago District Council for the period 13^th May 2011 to 17^th October 2011 owing to climatic conditions because the use of that section of road may cause damage to the road. Prohibition shall apply to all motor vehicular traffic such that it will be an offence for any unauthorised vehicle to use the above described section of road during the period of prohibition.  Authorised vehicles shall be those belonging to adjacent run holders and those to whom written authorisation has been given after special application to the Council.

Public Notice of Application concerning

Resource Consent

(Form 12 under Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2006)

Sections 95, 95A, 95D, 95E  and 127, Resource Management Act 1991

Southland District Council, PO Box 903, Invercargill  9840 has received an application from:

The application includes an assessment of environmental effects. 

The application may be inspected during normal office hours at: 

Southland District Council Head Office

15 Forth Street

Invercargill; and

Southland District Council Lumsden Area Office

18 Diana Street

Lumsden

Please contact Tracey Morse, Graduate Resource Management Planner telephone 0800 732 732 if you have any questions about the application. 

Any person may make a submission on this application.  You may do so by sending a written submission to Southland District Council, PO Box 903, 15 Forth Street, Invercargill  9840, Fax 0800 732 329.  The submission must be in accordance with Form 13 under the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedures) Regulations 2003.  Copies of this form are available from the Southland District Council. 

Submissions close on Friday, 10 June 2011.

You must serve a copy of your submission on:

whose address for service is:

as soon as reasonably practicable after serving your submission on Southland District Council. 

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Longbush South Road either side of the railway line to normal traffic between the hours of 8.00am until 4.00pm on Sunday, 15 May 2011. The purpose of the closure is to enable repairs to be carried out by KiwiRail to the rail line.

A detour will be available for residents south of the railway line via Rimu Road.

It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Waikawa Valley Road from Buckingham Road to Mokoreta-Tahakopa Road to normal traffic between the hours of 10.00am to 6.00pm on Saturday 30 April 2011. The purpose of the closure is to enable the Eastern Southland Car Club to hold a Gravel Hillclimb. A detour will not be available but the road will be reopened as soon as safely possible in the event of an emergency. It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.

Southland District Council Offices/Libraries will be closed on Friday, 22 April 2011 (Good Friday) and will re-open as follows:

Invercargill, Winton and Te Anau   Wednesday, 27 April, 8.30am

Otautau and Riverton  Wednesday, 27 April, 8am

Stewart Island, Wednesday, 27 April, 9am

Lumsden, Wednesday, 27 April, 10am

Wyndham, Thursday, 28 April, 2pm

Te Anau Library will be open:                   Saturday, 23 April                10.00 am - 1.00 pm

(normal hours resume 27 April)

Bookbus Service                                      As per Timetable

REFUSE SITE HOURS

All Southland District Council refuse sites and transfer stations will be closed on Good Friday, 22 April, Easter Sunday, 24 April and Anzac Day Monday, 25 April 2011.

In accordance with Section 119 of the Reserves Act 1977, notice is given that Council intends issuing a licence for grazing of the above reserve for a term of two years from 1 May 2011. The area concerned contains 1.9172 hectares and is described as Section 68, Block X, New Hundred. A copy of the draft licence agreement may be viewed at Council's office at 15 Forth Street, Invercargill. Any person wishing to lodge a submission on the proposal to issue the licence should send a written submission to P O Box 903, Invercargill no later than 5pm on Wednesday, 11 May 2011.

For further information contact Property Officer, Virginia Dillon on 0800 732 732 or virginia.dillon@southlanddc.govt.nz

Southland District Council is changing the way it collects your recycling and rubbish. From 2 May 2011 rubbish will be collected every fortnight and recycling will be collected every alternate fortnight. If you live in Southland and are receiving the service you will receive two new bins this month. 

We anticipate that the bins will be delivered to Northern Southland from Saturday 2 April to Saturday 9 April, Central and Eastern Southland from Wednesday 6 April to Wednesday 13 April and Western Southland from Tuesday 12 April to Tuesday 26 April.

Please note these timeframes are tentative and may change. For more information on Southland District's new recycling and rubbish bin service visit www.wastenet.org.nz or phone Council on 0800 732 732.

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Dowling Road either side of the railway line to normal traffic between the hours of 6.00am and 3.00pm on Saturday 10th April 2010.

The purpose of the closure is to enable new concrete sleepers to be laid by KiwiRail.

A detour will not be available but the road will be reopened as soon as safely possible in the event of an emergency.

It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.

The Buchanan Private Plan change to the Southland District Plan 2001 was approved by resolution by the Southland District Council pursuant to Clause 17 of the First Schedule to the Resource Management Act 1991 on 24 December 2010.

Pursuant to Clause 20 of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991, the Southland District Council has resolved that Buchanan Private Plan Change - Te Anau Residential Zone B - Plan Change 8 to the Southland District Plan 2001, shall become operative on Monday, 4 April 2011.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 157 of the Local Government Act 2002, notice is hereby given that the Southland District Council made the Dog Control Bylaw 2010 at its meeting on 2 March 2011.  The Bylaw comes into operation on 7 March 2011 and copies of the Bylaw may be inspected and obtained at any office of the Southland District Council.

Currently there is a vacant unit at each of the Council's Lumsden and Riversdale Community Housing complexs.

Priority is given to applications from senior citizens; however, this does not restrict persons other than senior citizens in applying to occupy a unit.

Application forms are available from any Southland District Council Office or contact can be made with the Council's Property Officer, Virginia Dillon, phone 0800 732 732; email  virginia.dillon@southlanddc.govt.nz

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Lochiel Branxholme Road from State Highway 6 to Lochiel Bridge Road to normal traffic for approximately three weeks from Monday 21 February 2011.

The purpose of the closure is to allow the realignment of State Highway 6.

A detour will be available via Lochiel Bridge Road.

It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.

NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR THE MILFORD

COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION TRUSTEE

Milford residents, concessionaires and Iwi are invited to put forward their nomination for election of one trustee to the Milford Community Trust.

The successful nominee will represent the Milford Community Association on the Trust.

Copies of the nomination form and further details are available from the Milford Sound Development Authority @ Milford, Council’s Te Anau office and the Te Anau Library.  The document is also available online at www.southlanddc.govt.nz.

Nominations should be forwarded to the Chief Executive, Southland District Council, 15 Forth Street, PO Box 903, Invercargill 9840, to be received by noon on Monday, 31 January 2011.

All nominations are to be on the prescribed Milford Community Trust Nomination Form.

Any enquiries concerning this election are to be referred to Trust Manager, Chris Dolan, at 0800 732 732 or email chris.dolan@southlanddc.govt.nz

David Adamson

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 83 of the Local Government Act 2002, notice is hereby given that the Southland District Council proposes to adopt the Dog Control bylaw 2010. The proposed bylaw is based on the 2009 bylaw which required changes following amendments to the dog control policy. 

A copy of the draft Dog Control bylaw 2010 and Statement of Proposal is available from any Council office. 

Submissions in respect of this draft are invited, closing by the end of business on Friday, 28 January 2011. Submissions should be lodged in writing and addressed to:

The Southland District Council

P O Box 903

Invercargill 9840

Submitters will be provided with the opportunity of appearing before Council in support of their submissions.

For further information on the bylaw itself contact Paul Bell, 0800 732 732 or 027 534 6781.  For information on lodging a submission contact Virginia Dillon, 0800 732 732.

David Adamson

REVOCATION OF TOTAL FIRE BAN

The Southern Rural Fire Committee as Fire Authority for Southern Rural Fire District gives notice to the public the Total Fire Ban (Prohibited Fire Season) currently in force in the District has been revoked from 9.00 am, Monday 10^th January 2011.  This excludes the Naseby Zone where a Total Fire Ban is in place. 

1.         The public is reminded that a Restricted Fire Season will remain in place. 

2.         No fire shall be lit in the open air within Southern Rural Fire District during the Restricted Fire Season without a written permit from a Rural Fire Officer of the District, except for the following which do not require permits as long as the following conditions are met:

(a)        Incinerators; conditions - incinerator is designed to prevent the escape of fire and ashes, is no closer than 5 metres to any building, tree, hedge, fence or other combustible material, a water supply sufficient to control any spread of fire is available, all embers and ashes are totally extinguished after burning and before dark.

(b)       BBQ/Cooking Fires; conditions - fire is no closer 5 metres to any building, fence, hedge or other combustible material, a water supply sufficient to control any spread of fire must be available, all embers and ashes are totally extinguished after burning and the BBQ is not left unattended, (gas BBQs are preferred).

(c)          Offal Hole (only applies in rural areas); conditions - there must be a cleared area of at least 30 metres from any other combustible material, a water supply sufficient to control any spread of fire must be available.

(d)          Hedge/Tree Trimmings (only applies in rural areas); conditions – fire is no larger than 2 metres by 2 metres, fire is 30 metres away from and on the  downwind side of any shelterbelt, trees, fences, buildings or other combustible material and the wind is blowing away from the above.

No fires are to be lit when conditions are such or are predicted, (eg strong winds) that the fire is likely to spread.

2.         It is the responsibility of people lighting fires to make sure they are safe at all times and cannot spread.  It is no legal defence that the fire was of a type or lit at a time permitted by this notice.

3.         People seeking further information or wishing to obtain fire permits can contact the Southern Rural Fire Authority fire permit line during work hours on 0800 773 363.  Please allow 5 working days to process permit applications and undertake inspections of the area concerned. 

This notice is issued pursuant to Section 22(2) of the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977 this 10^th day of January 2011.

Michael C Grant

PRINCIPAL RURAL FIRE OFFICER

SOUTHERN RURAL FIRE COMMITTEE

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Mokonui Street from Town Centre to Dusky Street to normal traffic between the hours of 8.00am until 8.00pm on Saturday 15th January 2011.  If event is postponed due to inclement weather will be held on Sunday 16th January 2011 at the same times.

The purpose of the closure is to enable the running of Street Harness Racing.

A detour will be available via Te Anau Terrace, Dusky Street and Bligh Street.

It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.

David Adamson

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Palmerston Street from Princess Street to Napier Street to normal traffic between the hours of 10.00am and 4.00pm on Saturday 8 January 2011.

The purpose of the closure is to enable the Riverton Demi Semi Sept(175) Centennial event to be held.

A detour will be available east via Princess Street, Havelock Street and Napier Street or west via Princess Street, Bath Road and Napier Street.

It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.

David Adamson

CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Pursuant to the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965, notice is given that Council will close Blaydon Street from Newburn Street to Leamington Street to normal traffic between the hours of 4:00pm on Friday 31st December 2010 until 8:00am on Saturday 1st January 2011.

The purpose of the closure is to enable the annual New Years Eve Party to be held.

Detours will be sign posted.

It will be an offence for vehicles to use the road during the period of closure without the prior written approval of the Group Manager Services and Assets.

David Adamson

CHIEF EXECUTIVE