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Buller District Council is launching its 2024 facilities user survey this week.

The public litter bin at Westport’s yacht club slipway will soon be removed, as it is frequently being misused for the disposal of household and commercial rubbish.

The former flood recovery homes on Stafford Street are set to play a role in assisting local businesses attract workers to the district and retain them here with the provision of rental accommodation.

Tenders are now open for the construction of the McKenna Stopbank, a crucial project within the Resilient Westport structural protection programme.

Buller District Council will soon start to prepare the Punakaiki water supply for the introduction of chlorine to ensure that users will have a secure, safe and compliant source of drinking water.

Council went out to market this week to seek proposals from waste management companies interested in delivering kerbside collection and operation of Buller’s waste management facilities for the coming ten years.

Buller District Council and Chorus are partnering once again to deliver stunning artwork to local neighbourhoods in Buller.

From this month people and businesses in Buller can drop off their used car, truck, motorcycle, and trailer tyres free of charge in Westport, Reefton and Karamea.

Buller District Council is establishing regular Community Outreach days to give residents from outlying areas of Buller the chance to connect with council staff and elected members in an informal setting.

A contractor has been appointed to begin clearing vegetation around the existing stopbank located near Westport’s ‘Floating Lagoon’.

Buller, Grey, and Westland District Councils have published the results of the food and green waste collection survey carried out in July this year.

Councillors made several decisions yesterday regarding the future of the Regional Waste Minimisation and Management Plan.

Early work on one section of Westport’s flood protection scheme is underway, marking the first physical works for the approximately $24 million dollar flood protection project.

The Buller District’s economic activity remains strong, according to the latest Infometrics Quarterly Economic Monitor.

Tauranga Bay’s public amenities are now fully functional again, with the public toilet at the west (Bay House) end of the bay put back in place recently.