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The July update should be in your inbox now. You are receiving this as a member of the Island Bay Residents’ Association. If you would like to be a member please sign up HERE For more information about us head to our website islandbay.org.

We are considering some changes to Traffic Restrictions in the area. The proposed restrictions will be advertised in The Dominion Post from 9.00 am Monday 25 July 2022, and the consultation closes at 5.00 pm Sunday 7 August 2022. Please find a copy of the draft reports attached. · TR149-22 Humber Street, Island by –Continue reading “WCC PROPOSED TRAFFIC RESOLUTIONS: Paekawakawa/Southern Ward”

From WCC: After a two-week break due to the impacts of COVID-19, glass collections will resume on Monday 11 July. Collections are fortnightly, so please check the recycling calendar for your next collection date. There may be a backlog of glass as people have been stockpiling. Please put it out in stages, only in glass crates, soContinue reading “Glass collections to resume”

Brad was unable to attend our committee meeting on Monday 4th to provide an update due to sickness, he has however provided this written update: Update on progress: Southern end – all concrete buffers in the Southern end of the Parade have been installed along with the driveway speed humps and the line marking. NorthernContinue reading “Update on Parade works”

Kia ora, You are invited to find out more about KiwiRail’s exciting new Kaiwharawhara Wellington ferry terminal redevelopment project at a community drop-in at Pipitea Marae, 55-59 Thorndon Quay, Wellington on Wednesday 13 July, 12.30pm – 3pm. Experience an interactive digital walk-through of the concept designs for the ferry terminal precinct, find out more aboutContinue reading “Kaiwharawhara Wellington ferry terminal redevelopment  Wednesday 13th July 1230-1500”

Kia ora, Unfortunately, our waste collection contractors are once again operating at reduced capacity due to COVID-19. As a result, glass collections will be put on hold from Monday 27 June for an estimated two weeks. Rubbish and co-mingled recycling collections will be prioritised, but delays are likely. For health and safety reasons, residents shouldContinue reading “Glass recycling collection on hold”

Please find attached the July 2022 Council maintenance and minor works programme.  While rain and other factors do impact on the programme, the ‘other factor’ at the moment is definitely Covid. For the latest information please check out the weekly roadworks report on the WCC website.  Roads – Road works and road closures – WellingtonContinue reading “Upcoming Road works in Island Bay”

Relevant for Island Bay: TR91-22 We are considering some changes to Traffic Restrictions in the area that your Association represents. TR91-22 Avon Street and Melbourne Road, Island Bay- Stop Control intersection: Install Stop control on Avon Street at its intersection with Melbourne Road. The proposed restrictions will be advertised in The Dominion Post from 9.00Continue reading “PROPOSED TRAFFIC RESOLUTIONS – Paekawakawa Southern Ward”

‘Stavros Kyriakides has been an Island Bay local for 47 years, and is known for his delicately placed stone artworks along the South Coast. He began in 2013, after a storm washed up piles of logs onto the sand. Over the years, he’s moved away from using wood and turned instead to stone, balancing largeContinue reading “Stavros’s Sculptures”

Read the update sent out to our members in May HERE