MIL-OSI Australia: Cutting Red Tape For Victorian Small Business
Source: Premier of Victoria Small businesses will get quicker approvals for council permits thanks to an Andrews Labor Government drive to cut red tape and help businesses thrive and provide more jobs. The Better Approvals Project is helping local councils reduce the time they take to process business permits. So far 19 councils have taken […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: The link between safer streets and healthy kids
Source: Auckland Council Professor Erica Hinckson is the Head of School of Sport and Recreation at the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences at AUT University. She tells OurAuckland about the importance of kids staying active and healthy, and the role that transport can play. For many of us, our daily commute to and from […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Mayor AHB
Source: Auckland Council Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has welcomed confirmation by the New Zealand Transport Agency that construction of the walk and cycle path across the Auckland Harbour Bridge will start next year. “Being able to walk and bike between the North Shore and the city centre for the first time will be exciting and […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: New operator confirmed for Takapuna Beach Holiday Park
Source: Auckland Council Takapuna Beach Holiday Park has a new operator following the selection of a preferred operator by Panuku Development Auckland and approval of that selection yesterday by Devonport-Takapuna Local Board. As part of new lease arrangements, the holiday park will receive significant investment from its new operators to modernise facilities to improve user […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: New waste and resource recovery services support community to rethink waste
Source: Auckland Council New transitional waste and resource recovery services are on the way for the transfer station sites currently operating at Lawrie Road, Snell’s Beach and Rustybrook Road, Wellsford. Locals can look forward to these services coming on stream from mid-July 2019. A change to existing transfer station services is required so that critical […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Go with Tourism Expo – touch, smell, taste and bungy
Source: Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development (ATEED) Go with Tourism is partnering with NZ Careers Expo to deliver its very own tourism careers expo. This week, from 23-25 May, thousands of young people will converge on the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland for the NZ Careers Expo. In addition to the traditional exhibitions, visitors will […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Environmental rate empowers communities
Source: Auckland Council This year, Auckland communities have been increasing conservation efforts thanks to the new Natural Environment Targeted Rate (NETR). Money from NETR funded a pilot grant supporting conservation action in communities, particularly for recent or expanding groups. Applications for the grant came from every grassy, wooded corner of the city: from established trusts […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Council goes circular on construction waste
Source: Auckland Council The Auckland region is in the midst of a major building boom. Whilst this is good news for new homebuyers, it generates a lot of waste that usually ends up being sent to landfill. Construction and demolition waste currently accounts for 50 per cent of Auckland’s total waste stream. Auckland Council estimates […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Good Citizens of Waitematā recognised
Source: Auckland Council More than 100 people attended an awards ceremony for the recipients of the Waitematā Local Board Good Citizens’ Awards 2019 at Auckland Town Hall in May. Youth, individuals and groups from the local board area received awards, with special awards given for long service to the community. The event also featured performances […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Mt Albert road-safety upgrades welcomed
Source: Auckland Council Several roads in Mt Albert have been upgraded to improve safety for residents. The new safety features—which have been installed around Carrington Road, St Lukes Road and the railway area—include speed humps and tables, kerb build-outs, and a roundabout. All entrances from the surrounding arterial roads have also been marked with large, […]
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