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The Buller, Grey and Westland district councils will this week vote on whether to adopt a new Water Services Delivery Plan and submit it to the Government by 3 September.

Buller District Council has released its updated waste services contract Request for Proposal to the market via selective tendering, where only existing tenderers are invited to resubmit.

Buller District Council is pulling out the stops to make sure local voters have the best possible chance to learn about the candidates standing for council in the upcoming local government elections.

Buller District Council’s recently reviewed Business Continuity Plan (BCP) was presented to councillors at yesterday’s Risk and Audit Committee Meeting.

Residents from Westport’s Carters Beach and immediate surrounds attended a meeting last night to hear plans for a stopbank in their area.

A new Civil Defence community group has been established in Denniston, marking a significant step forward for emergency preparedness in one of the West Coast’s most remote communities.

Buller District Council has made a successful bid to NZTA – Waka Kotahi’s Low Cost/Low Risk Targeted Fund and has been awarded $3.4 million to continue safety and drainage improvements on the Karamea Highway.

Buller District councillors opted to keep management of council’s senior housing units in-house but increase rents to a level reflective of the actual cost of providing this service to the community at yesterday’s full council meeting.

Buller District Council is pleased to confirm that the Reefton Campground Accommodation Project continues to make good progress, with delivery of the new cabins to site scheduled for early August.

The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has today released performance profiles for all councils across New Zealand.

Buller District Council plans to evaluate how its senior housing portfolio is managed in the future, with a report due to be presented at the July 30 council meeting.

People planning to run for council in the upcoming local body elections have until 12 pm this Friday, 1 August to get their nominations in.

Buller District Council is working with the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority (EECA) through its Community Renewable Energy Fund (CREF) to deliver a programme of community resilience work, supporting targeted local communities with their emergency planning and energy resilience needs.

Buller, Grey and Westland District Councils are set to form a multi-council-controlled organisation for water services delivery under the coalition government’s Local Water Done Well legislation.

“Big thinking from a small town” was recognised with a top award at last night’s SuperLocal: Local Government NZ conference in Christchurch.