MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL He körero nö te Kaunihera o Wairau Sounds News A . in Marlborough Regional Sportspeople - have your say Do you play a sport? Are there sports you would like to play that aren't available? Are you happy with the sports facities Mariborough offers or Forestry celebrates 50 years Back in in the late 1960s, some forward thinking people in Mariborough's do you think more can be done? then local government bodies thought it would be a good idea to plant pine trees on large tracts of unproductive land to promote sol stablisation and to generate funding from logging. In 1995 revenue trom logging started to be realised, taking financial pressure oft the region's ratepayers and generating funds for a wide range of community focilities and projects. That original vision has reaped enormous rewards for the Mariborough region, said Councilor Geraid Hope, who chairs the Mariborough Regional Forestry (MRF) Joint Committee "Profits from successful harvests of our publichy-owned forests have benefitted major peojects across the region, including helping meet the cost of the Picton and Renwick sewerage services, the Southen Valleys' irigation project and the Mariborough Convention Centre" Cir Hope said The public has the opportunity to consider all these questions and more now that consultation is open on the Counci's Draft Sports Facisties Strategic Plan The draft plan was adopted by the Council last week following an eight month reviow process. The public have until 5.00 pm on Friday 29 Januory to provide feedback Councilor Michael Fitzpatrick, who holds the region's sports portfolio, seid this was the public's chence to review the plan in the context of the sport they play currently or sports they might like to play in the future. It identifies possible changes, updates or additions which could be made to the Council's sports facilities network over the next ten years, which will also inform the Councils Long Term Plan. "In the nine years since 2012. Marborough has received $24,7M in contributions from Mariborough Regional Forestry. Recent log earnings have helped fund the new Picton Library and Service Centre, the Quays riverside redevelopment in Blenheim, water supply services, the Queen Charlotte Track and the Tula 250 commemorations "We have a current balance of $13.78M from forestry and land development, much of which is already allocated to community projects over the next few years. This sum will which was very helpful to the process." said Cir Fitzpatrick. be needed as we are currenty in-between log harvest cycles." Councilor Hope says The Marlborough Regional Forestry estate, at 5.011 hectares, are on the North Bank of the feasibility of extra fioodit fields for winter sports. "The combined colleges the Wairau River on ether side of State Highway 1. MRF contracts forestry specialists Memti and Ring Ltd to manage the forests on ratepayers' behaif. "The plan covers the curent and future facility wants and needs' of sporting codes in Marlborough. We are keen to support continued investment in 'sports hubs' to increase the shared use of focilities. which gives the smaller sporting codes a place to call home too," said Cir Fitapatrick The Council has already completed a survey of sports groups and run a series of well-attended stakeholder workshops as part of the review. "The workshops provided an opportunity for the different sporting codes to talk to each other about their needs The draft plan highilights a need to investigate artificial surface requirements and construction project has also been identifed as a signiticant opportunity to provide enhanced facilties to the wider community, in partnership with others" he said The review showed the changing face of Mariborough, with both an aging population and also one that is more cuturalty diverse, as wel as changing trends in the popularity of some sports "These changes will have an impact on what sports are prefemed and how people participate in them so we need to consider this carefully for the long term benefit of al sports in Mariborough," said Cir Ritapatrick For more information and to have your say go to: https/www.martborough govtnrour-councl/hove-yoursay-consultotions Moriborougn's publicly owned forests helped fund Picton Librory and Service Centre GET ON THE WATER Marlborough i-SITES are OPEN! & learn important personal water craft safety tips this summer With the Mariborough Harbour Master Pop in and visit the team to book domestio travol, tours and activi- ties across the Marlborough region and the rest of NZ. Courses running now on Sundays until late summer Open Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday - Sunday 10am - 2pm You get the chance to try out the latest personal water craft from Seadoo DO SOMETHINO NEW Free training. safety advice, snacks and give aways Head te MariboroughZoam for more information NEW ZEALAND For details contact the Mariborough Harbours Office 03 520 7400 or harboursemariborough.govt.nz Abong saety g y A SITE SEA00 MATIME EATECH do Han r wy MARLBOROUCH SOUNDI MARINAS For up to date sailing, news and weather from Mariborough Sounds Marinas visit: www.msmarinas.co.nz www.MARLBOROUGH.GOVT.NZ I 03 520 7400 | 15 SEYMOUR STREET, BLENHEIM, 7201 NEW ZEALAND MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL He körero nö te Kaunihera o Wairau Sounds News A . in Marlborough Regional Sportspeople - have your say Do you play a sport? Are there sports you would like to play that aren't available? Are you happy with the sports facities Mariborough offers or Forestry celebrates 50 years Back in in the late 1960s, some forward thinking people in Mariborough's do you think more can be done? then local government bodies thought it would be a good idea to plant pine trees on large tracts of unproductive land to promote sol stablisation and to generate funding from logging. In 1995 revenue trom logging started to be realised, taking financial pressure oft the region's ratepayers and generating funds for a wide range of community focilities and projects. That original vision has reaped enormous rewards for the Mariborough region, said Councilor Geraid Hope, who chairs the Mariborough Regional Forestry (MRF) Joint Committee "Profits from successful harvests of our publichy-owned forests have benefitted major peojects across the region, including helping meet the cost of the Picton and Renwick sewerage services, the Southen Valleys' irigation project and the Mariborough Convention Centre" Cir Hope said The public has the opportunity to consider all these questions and more now that consultation is open on the Counci's Draft Sports Facisties Strategic Plan The draft plan was adopted by the Council last week following an eight month reviow process. The public have until 5.00 pm on Friday 29 Januory to provide feedback Councilor Michael Fitzpatrick, who holds the region's sports portfolio, seid this was the public's chence to review the plan in the context of the sport they play currently or sports they might like to play in the future. It identifies possible changes, updates or additions which could be made to the Council's sports facilities network over the next ten years, which will also inform the Councils Long Term Plan. "In the nine years since 2012. Marborough has received $24,7M in contributions from Mariborough Regional Forestry. Recent log earnings have helped fund the new Picton Library and Service Centre, the Quays riverside redevelopment in Blenheim, water supply services, the Queen Charlotte Track and the Tula 250 commemorations "We have a current balance of $13.78M from forestry and land development, much of which is already allocated to community projects over the next few years. This sum will which was very helpful to the process." said Cir Fitzpatrick. be needed as we are currenty in-between log harvest cycles." Councilor Hope says The Marlborough Regional Forestry estate, at 5.011 hectares, are on the North Bank of the feasibility of extra fioodit fields for winter sports. "The combined colleges the Wairau River on ether side of State Highway 1. MRF contracts forestry specialists Memti and Ring Ltd to manage the forests on ratepayers' behaif. "The plan covers the curent and future facility wants and needs' of sporting codes in Marlborough. We are keen to support continued investment in 'sports hubs' to increase the shared use of focilities. which gives the smaller sporting codes a place to call home too," said Cir Fitapatrick The Council has already completed a survey of sports groups and run a series of well-attended stakeholder workshops as part of the review. "The workshops provided an opportunity for the different sporting codes to talk to each other about their needs The draft plan highilights a need to investigate artificial surface requirements and construction project has also been identifed as a signiticant opportunity to provide enhanced facilties to the wider community, in partnership with others" he said The review showed the changing face of Mariborough, with both an aging population and also one that is more cuturalty diverse, as wel as changing trends in the popularity of some sports "These changes will have an impact on what sports are prefemed and how people participate in them so we need to consider this carefully for the long term benefit of al sports in Mariborough," said Cir Ritapatrick For more information and to have your say go to: https/www.martborough govtnrour-councl/hove-yoursay-consultotions Moriborougn's publicly owned forests helped fund Picton Librory and Service Centre GET ON THE WATER Marlborough i-SITES are OPEN! & learn important personal water craft safety tips this summer With the Mariborough Harbour Master Pop in and visit the team to book domestio travol, tours and activi- ties across the Marlborough region and the rest of NZ. Courses running now on Sundays until late summer Open Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm Saturday - Sunday 10am - 2pm You get the chance to try out the latest personal water craft from Seadoo DO SOMETHINO NEW Free training. safety advice, snacks and give aways Head te MariboroughZoam for more information NEW ZEALAND For details contact the Mariborough Harbours Office 03 520 7400 or harboursemariborough.govt.nz Abong saety g y A SITE SEA00 MATIME EATECH do Han r wy MARLBOROUCH SOUNDI MARINAS For up to date sailing, news and weather from Mariborough Sounds Marinas visit: www.msmarinas.co.nz www.MARLBOROUGH.GOVT.NZ I 03 520 7400 | 15 SEYMOUR STREET, BLENHEIM, 7201 NEW ZEALAND