Divided Views on Wainui Rock Wall Gisborne Herald Article June 17 2010
Rock wall rejected Gisborne Herald article July 12 2010

Gisborne District Council New Strategy:
A management team has identified 10 challenges that it believes the organisation(GDC) needs to meet to achieve Council’s mission and vision. GDC 10 Strategic Challenges

The outcomes that GDC now seek are:
1) An organisation that focuses on understanding current and future customer/community needs and addresses them in a way that increases value.

2) Our business processes are optimised to produce high quality results within the political, regulatory and compliance environment.

3) Council is a high performer within its preferred cultural framework.

4) A close and effective working relationship exists between elected members and staff that better contributes to community well-being.

5) We inter-connect with the community through collaboration and effective communication and there is an effective Māori contribution to Council decision making.

6) The right projects are delivered at the right place, right price, right time.

7) Natural resource use and development is supported to be sustainable through effective leadership collaboration, advocacy, policy development and regulation.

8) Current and future Council commitments are funded in a way that the community can afford and which meets Council’s stewardship obligations to the district.

9) Communities are supported to be sustainable and prosperous so that they contributeto the district’s well-being.

10) Business objectives will continue to be met despite adverse events or changes in circumstances.

Number 5 Ellaborated is:

Carry out statutory tasks and formal consultation processes as an opportunity to add value for customers and improve relationships rather than as a compliance chore.

Give communities the opportunity to set their own needs and priorities and support them to set up channels with Council to communicate them and get results.

Beach Voice for Beach People

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF SAND FILLED GEOTEXTILE STRUCTURES FOR COASTAL APPLICATIONS

is this the answer for Wainui's erosion problem?

Links to Recent Topics:

Wheatstone Road.. Subdivisions.. More water for the beach

Community meeting with Mayor: Gisborne Herald Article

Reserves culling of non-native plants.. Pine Trees included.

Beach Voice for Beach People.. Community Group Formed

Cycle Track.. ..Time for action.

Protection rocks to South end: GDC plans and Consent.

Dune Care Link to Bay of Plenty Regional Council

Coastal Policy - rifts Listner Article Jan 9 2010

www.inspiringcommunities.org.nz/

Network News from the "Inspiring Communities" is full of stories from communities around the country:

B_E_E Cleaning products
are friendly to your system
and good for the environment.

The only ones with "Environmental Choice NZ" eco-accreditation.

At both Wainui Stores, and from Sharron at 54 Wairere Rd, Ph 8675595.

Photos from a resident at Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

Also an article from local newspaper regarding their decision to protect their foreshore with Geotextile Sandbags.

photos & article here

Continuing coastal erosion across the world is leading to the development and installation of innovative techniques for the effective and unobtrusive shoreline and near shore control. This paper looks at a variety of coastal structures built utilising only sand filled goesynthetics over the last fifteen years. read the article