LOOKING AFTER OUR BEACHES

Michael Lulich fought for and got Council to install more bins on the beaches and more litter pick ups. Michael is now talking with Council about getting trailed new bins which will eliminate the overflow problem from the bins. The wind blowing litter around the beach is unacceptable. Michael has also warmed a couple of beach users who thrown their fish and chips / McDonald papers out of their car at the beach. 99% of beach users are great though!

TSUNAMI RELIEF FUND

Tsunami Relief Fund


We on the Community Board raised money for the Samoan Tsunami Relief Fund by holding a Community Concert and film evening. Many ethnic groups dancers and local performers took part in the Community Concert. Local residents had a great time and I like to thank The Royal New Zealand Airforce who kindly provided us with speakers and sound systems for the performers. The money raised for the Samoan Tsunami Relief Fund was presented in the form of a cheque to the Red Cross.

ADDRESSING THE GRAFFITI ISSUE

(Extract from the front page of The Hutt News)


College old boy and Petone Comunity Board member Michael Lulich says he was recently contacted by concerned local residents about the state of the buildings and went to have a look.

Mr Lulich found graffiti, smashed windows, kicked in doors and weatherboards, empty bullet shells lying on the ground and one building charred from an arson attack. "I bumped into two police officers who were investigating a complaint about children getting up to no good there".

Mr Lulich says a Ministry spokesman told him security patrols checks on the buildings daily but he wonders if the some of them are now beyond repair. He hoped publicity would encourage the Ministry to take better care of the property.

Sir Ngatata Love (Chairperson of the Port Nicholson Block Settlement) says that iwi has no plans yet of what to do with the site which is part of their settlement agreement with the Crown. Sir Ngatata said "Once we take possession of the site we will come and talk to locals in the same way we are talking with the Miramar community over Shelley Bay".