in Focus. matamata piako district council C mpdc.govt.nz PO Box 266, Te Aroha 3342 0800 746 467 Get this straight to your inbox mpde.nz/sign-up Love food, hate waste Water Restrictions We want to help you love food and hate waste. The less food there is going to waste, the less rubbish goes into your bag and the more money you save - it's a win, win. So, here are a couple of handy tips to get you on your way to reducing food waste at home: Keep a plain cheese or margarita pizza in the freezer and once a week defrost it and use up left overs from your vege bin or left over meat as toppings. if you don't have a compost bin, save vege skins and bake them as a tasty snack (add sour cream and cheese for extra deliciousness) Significant Natural Features Grant We believe protecting and preserving our natural environment is important, which is why we have the Significant Natural Features Grant. This grant provides funding for up to 50% of project costs for land owners who protect and preserve significant natural features like wetlands or native bush areas. This grant aims to encourage and assist the community to protect, manage and enhance our significant natural features for future generations. Extending Morrinsville's water supply is one step closer to reality with the discovery of an underground source. We have contracted Brown Brothers Drilling to dril a production bore at Lockerbie Estate, which will be an additional water source for Morrinsville North. Mayor Ash Tanner said establishing a new bore has been a priority for some time, and we have spent the last year locating a source big enough to meet demand for the north side of the town. for this grant are now open, You can get an application form and the funding assessment criteria from any Council office or apply online at mpde.govt.nz. Applications for the Significant Natural Features Grants close on 20 june 2020. For more information phone Customer Services on 07 884 0060. Community Grants are also available. To view criteria, go to mpdc.govt.nz. The bore, at the top of Cobham Drive, was located 200m below the surface. The production bore will be 25.4cm, and our early estimates predict it should supply up to 3,500 cubic metres of water per day, providing a good additional water source for when we face dry spells. Parks Week 2020 It's Parks Week (March 7-15), the national week to celebrate parks and reserves. Given the severity of the drought and predictions from NIWA that significant rainfall isn't expected until late March, Mayor Ash Tanner said parts of this process are being expedited to make it possible to draw from this bore as an emergency water supply if we need it in the coming weeks. Parks and reserves bring people together, whether ir's for mountain biking or walking throwing the frisbee, enjoying a picnic or just having fun on a swing they are the place our communities come together. Light rain in the last week hasn't changed the water alert Level 4 restrictions in Morrinsville, and Matamata and Te Aroha remain on Level 3 restrictions. We need significant rainfall over a long period of time, so keep up the great conservation efforts until we can lower restrictions," said Mayor Ash. Locally, we want you to eloveyourpark by sending in photos of you and your family or friends having fun in your favourite park. Send your pics to parksweekempdc.govt.nz and you could be in to win one of three family Swim Zone passes plus awesome sports gear for your family to enjoy! So, what are you waiting for, get out and aloveyourpark. New liquor licence forms out now PARKS WEEK 2020 Applying for your liquor licence has now become a whole lot easier. We have redesigned our application forms to make the process smoother and faster by ensuring you're supplying all the correct information right at the start. We've also made our forms into writable PDFS which gives you the option of typing your answers before printing them off. Did you know in Matamata-Piako there are More than 24 km of walking and tramping tracks (this excludes DOC tracks) Please make sure you use one of the new forms when applying for your liquor licence to enjoy a more streamlined process. You can find all our liquor licence forms online at mpdc.nz/LiquorLicenceForms or any of our area offices. loveourpark in Focus. matamata piako district council C mpdc.govt.nz PO Box 266, Te Aroha 3342 0800 746 467 Get this straight to your inbox mpde.nz/sign-up Love food, hate waste Water Restrictions We want to help you love food and hate waste. The less food there is going to waste, the less rubbish goes into your bag and the more money you save - it's a win, win. So, here are a couple of handy tips to get you on your way to reducing food waste at home: Keep a plain cheese or margarita pizza in the freezer and once a week defrost it and use up left overs from your vege bin or left over meat as toppings. if you don't have a compost bin, save vege skins and bake them as a tasty snack (add sour cream and cheese for extra deliciousness) Significant Natural Features Grant We believe protecting and preserving our natural environment is important, which is why we have the Significant Natural Features Grant. This grant provides funding for up to 50% of project costs for land owners who protect and preserve significant natural features like wetlands or native bush areas. This grant aims to encourage and assist the community to protect, manage and enhance our significant natural features for future generations. Extending Morrinsville's water supply is one step closer to reality with the discovery of an underground source. We have contracted Brown Brothers Drilling to dril a production bore at Lockerbie Estate, which will be an additional water source for Morrinsville North. Mayor Ash Tanner said establishing a new bore has been a priority for some time, and we have spent the last year locating a source big enough to meet demand for the north side of the town. for this grant are now open, You can get an application form and the funding assessment criteria from any Council office or apply online at mpde.govt.nz. Applications for the Significant Natural Features Grants close on 20 june 2020. For more information phone Customer Services on 07 884 0060. Community Grants are also available. To view criteria, go to mpdc.govt.nz. The bore, at the top of Cobham Drive, was located 200m below the surface. The production bore will be 25.4cm, and our early estimates predict it should supply up to 3,500 cubic metres of water per day, providing a good additional water source for when we face dry spells. Parks Week 2020 It's Parks Week (March 7-15), the national week to celebrate parks and reserves. Given the severity of the drought and predictions from NIWA that significant rainfall isn't expected until late March, Mayor Ash Tanner said parts of this process are being expedited to make it possible to draw from this bore as an emergency water supply if we need it in the coming weeks. Parks and reserves bring people together, whether ir's for mountain biking or walking throwing the frisbee, enjoying a picnic or just having fun on a swing they are the place our communities come together. Light rain in the last week hasn't changed the water alert Level 4 restrictions in Morrinsville, and Matamata and Te Aroha remain on Level 3 restrictions. We need significant rainfall over a long period of time, so keep up the great conservation efforts until we can lower restrictions," said Mayor Ash. Locally, we want you to eloveyourpark by sending in photos of you and your family or friends having fun in your favourite park. Send your pics to parksweekempdc.govt.nz and you could be in to win one of three family Swim Zone passes plus awesome sports gear for your family to enjoy! So, what are you waiting for, get out and aloveyourpark. New liquor licence forms out now PARKS WEEK 2020 Applying for your liquor licence has now become a whole lot easier. We have redesigned our application forms to make the process smoother and faster by ensuring you're supplying all the correct information right at the start. We've also made our forms into writable PDFS which gives you the option of typing your answers before printing them off. Did you know in Matamata-Piako there are More than 24 km of walking and tramping tracks (this excludes DOC tracks) Please make sure you use one of the new forms when applying for your liquor licence to enjoy a more streamlined process. You can find all our liquor licence forms online at mpdc.nz/LiquorLicenceForms or any of our area offices. loveourpark