Greater Green Island Community

Let’s talk air! 💨

We are refreshing our approach to managing air quality — and it starts with you.

We have identified potential approaches to manage air quality and would like to hear what you think.

You can give your feedback in three ways:
• Come to one of our drop-in sessions throughout Otago
• Join one of two online sessions on Monday, 5 August
• Fill out a survey online.

While Otago’s air quality has improved over the past 20 years, our science data shows the need to do more.

It’s your opportunity to chat with us and give your thoughts on what could be done to improve air quality in your community and across Otago.

Learn more and have your say:
www.orc.govt.nz/freshair

Your feedback will influence how we manage air quality in the future.

Tag and share this info with people you think would be interested in finding out more about Otago’s air and sharing their thoughts.

Check out the Re-Purposeful Kids Holiday Programme on next week!

We're delighted to be part of this collaboration with 4 other Dunedin groups passionate about community and waste minimisation: Dunedin Makerspace Greater Green Island Community, Com2Tech - Community Communications Technology Trust, Taieri Network Taieri Network, & Southern Youth Development Southern Youth Development.

This full day programme (9am-5pm) is available in two locations for easy access for Mosgiel and city based families:
Wednesday 17th July @ Taieri Rugby Club
Thursday 18th July @ Southern Youth Development

Tickets are $25 for the whole day and are available on Moshtix. (Make sure you disable SMS options down the bottom to ensure that you are not charged an extra $2 by Moshtix)
Dunedin Session: https://moshtix.co.nz/.../re-purposeful-kids.../168962
Mosgiel Session: https://moshtix.co.nz/.../re-purposeful-kids.../168961

The new kerbside collection has started from July 1st, and there is an app to go with it.

Have you tried the app yet? What’s your favourite feature?

The city’s new kerbside recycling collection service has begun. Putting out your new bins is easy!

Your kerbside collection day stays the same and bins still go out before 7am.

On your usual yellow-lidded mixed recycling bin collection day, put out your green-lidded food scraps and garden waste bin, too.

On your usual glass recycling day, put out your blue bin beside your new red-lidded rubbish bin and your green-lidded bin.

So, yellow goes out with green, and blue goes out with red and green.

For more info see www.dunedin.govt.nz/recycle

An awesome free activity you can do with your kids these holidays!

July 2024 Newsletter is here! This month we cover the Green Island Rugby club’s 140th celebrations, catch up with the Brighton Trapping project, hear from the DCC about the resource reclamation centre progress, Brighton Volunteer Fire Brigade’s 60th Jubilee, and welcome Spelt bakery to the community (and a bit more). Get it here -> - https://mailchi.mp/1b83cf9f32ed/march-2024-informer-newsletter-14183715

We’d like your feedback on the draft plans for Signal Hill. We want to know...

💡 What you think are the best uses of Signal Hill
💡What activities you’d like here in the future

Your feedback will help us make good decisions about how we manage and protect Signal Hill. Come along to one of our upcoming drop-ins at locations around Dunedin for a chat about your ideas.

🌲 Saturday 22 June, 10am - 2pm, Butts Road Signal Hill Carpark (behind Logan Park School)

Note: Back-up day is next Saturday 29 June if weather is bad.
For more details on the drop-ins and other ways to give us feedback see www.dunedin.govt.nz/consultation
Let us know what you think before Monday, 15 July 2024.

🌾🥖 Rise and shine, dough lovers! 🥖🌾

Join the Ferment Kitchen on the 30th of June at the Green Island Bowling Club for a hands-on Sourdough Workshop! 🌿🍞 Learn the secrets to nurturing your sourdough bugs for all eternity and ensure your bread is always the yeast of your worries. 😉

Knead some new skills? Don't loaf around – sign up now [email protected] and become a sourdough pro! 🥳👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

June 2024 Informer Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/3f649c8b6b5b/march-2024-informer-newsletter-14183712 The digital version is a little late this month, but please get a look at the June edition of the Informer packed full of content including the Aurora, ANZAC Day recap, Guinea Pigs, and a build up to next weeks Mid-Winter festival.

Get the new and improved DCC Kerbside Collection app so you're ready for the new kerbside service starting 1 July. ⁣
1️⃣ The app is super keen for the service to start but please remember collection of the green-lidded and red-lidded bins does not start until 1 July!!⁣
👉Find out how to sort your recycling and rubbish into the four kerbside bins ⁣⁣
👉Get reminders about your collection day and what bins to put out ⁣⁣
👉News updates ⁣⁣
⁣Download the free DCC Kerbside Collection app from Google Play or the App store. ⁣⁣
For more about the upcoming enhanced DCC kerbside collection service, see www.dunedin.govt.nz/kerbside-changes

Awesome to see the Brighton Volunteer Fire Brigade celebrating 60 years of hard work serving their community.

This month we celebrate our 60th Jubilee.

The Brighton Volunteer Fire Brigade has been proudly serving the local community for nearly 60 years. Since its inception, this dedicated group of volunteers has played a crucial role in fire protection and emergency response. Their commitment to safeguarding lives and property has made a significant impact on the community, and their tireless efforts deserve recognition and celebration.

As part of our celebrations, we will be hosting an Open Day to the general public between 10-12pm on June 15th. Come and have a look around our station and meet our team. We look forward to seeing you.

The Daily Encourager came and had a chat with some local young people and the team about this project that is starting in the community alongside our local schools.

Kids learning through shared experiences - Daily Encourager 4 HOPES A project deepening connections between children and their peers, schools, families and community is going from strength to strength in Dunedin. Wheako, meaning “learning through shared experience”, has been running in the neighbouring suburbs of Green Island, Concord and Abbotsford. Its...

Are you interested in becoming an Amateur Radio Operator? Well, now is your opportunity! The local Amateur Radio Emergency Committee (AREC) is looking for new members and offering you a very cool opportunity.

🚗🚙🚐 This week is ROAD SAFETY WEEK (20-26 May). In recognition of this Whanau Awhina Plunket and NZ Police have organised a Free Child Car Seat Checking Clinic on Thursday in the carpark opposite Torpedo7. In addition to the Plunket Child Restraint Technician we will be assisted by CRT's from Sitting Safe and Baby In The Move. Whether it's a baby capsule, a convertible car seat, a harnessed or non-harnessed booster seat, come along to see us then you'll know your precious cargo is safe and secure. 😃

Free height chart (while stocks last) so you know when it's safe for your child to go without a booster seat, and some other giveaways available. 🚕

🔔🐹 Calling all Guinea Pig Owners 🐹🔔

Otago Cavy Club (Guinea Pig Club) is having our first-ever Mega Pet Show next Sunday. We encourage all Guinea Pigs owners to bring their Guinea Pigs along for a fun morning filled with learning and meeting like-minded people with some fantastic prizes to be won. Topflite is our major sponsor for this Mega Pet Show! 😱


We are having the following novelty classes: ⬇️ ($2 per class)
🐹 Most Mischievous
🐹 Calmest pet
🐹 Cutest face
🐹 Biggest butt
🐹 Largest ears
🐹 Single colour
🐹 Most colorful
🐹 Funky hair
🐹 Best Pair

Member Pet Show: (Shown Before) ($4 to enter)
🔵 Junior - Owner 13 years of age or under, then split into Roughcoat, Smoothcoat & Longcoat (Coat type of Guinea Pig)
🔵 Senior - Owner over 13 years of age, then split into Roughcoat, Smoothcoat & Longcoat (Coat type of Guinea Pig)

✅ If you have shown your Guinea Pig before, please pre-enter. Entries need to be sent to [email protected] - Entries close next Wednesday, May 22nd!

Novice Pet Show: (First Time Showing) ($5 to enter)
🔵 Junior - Owner 13 years of age or under
🔵 Senior - Owner over 13 years of age

✅ If you haven't shown your guinea pigs before, come along on the day with your guinea pigs; no prep is needed. We look forward to meeting you!

✅ Entry on the day between 10am-10:30am

✅ Email [email protected] for an entry pack, and feel free to ask questions below!

We will also offer nail trimming & parasite treatment at the show for $10; we will do it from 10 am to 10:30 am! 🐹

📍Green Island Civic Hall
🗓 May 26th 2024

Guinea Pig Show - Dunedin

See you & your Guinea Pigs there! 👋

100% insulation subsidies are available to eligible homeowners in Dunedin. If you have a CSC or live in decile areas 7, 8, 9 or 10, you could be eligible for free insulation, and up to 90% heating subsidy. Visit eeca.govt.nz/wkh to apply, or email us at [email protected] for more info.

Thank you to our funders Dunedin City Council and New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority.

Get along to this event to support the local members involved in Volleyball Otago, will be a fun night.

We are running short of big/long curtains and would love some more! In particular we would like curtains of a dark plain colour.

If you have multiple sets of the same curtains (“house lots”) that are ALSO long, that would be ideal - but we’ll take either, as long as they are in good condition, and mould-free.

For more info about how to donate curtains to Dunedin Curtain bank please see our website : https://dunedincurtainbank.org.nz/donate/

Thanks so much for supporting those in need in our community to have drier, warmer homes.

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Harraways at 161 Main South Road have a Soft Plastics Recycling bin outside their office.

Soft plastic CAN be recycled. Soft plastic refers to grocery bags, bread bags, bubble wrap, plastic wrappers of products such as biscuits, chips, anything you buy that has a soft plastic sheath.

Just clean and gather your bags and wrappers and take them to Harroways!

They DO NOT accept:

compostable bags
bags which are contaminated with food or liquid
pvc plastic wrap
biscuit or meat trays
cellophane

If you want to go see something different in Green Island, get along to the Civic hall on Sunday the 26th of May for the Guinea Pig Show! Better yet, enter your Guinea Pig on the day to compete!

The May Informer Newsletter is out now. This month read about the opening of the Stage and BBQ in Green Island Memorial Park, the farewell of Jan and Wayne Tall from Green Island Autos, Curbside collection and Green Island Landfill updates, plus more!
https://asset.turboweb.co.nz/186/file/clggbddn9a07kg4pvls8/2024%20May%20Informer-5.pdf

Can you help?

The Mosgiel Salvation Army is seeking volunteers for their annual appeal 6th - 13th May at Mosgiel Countdown and Fresh Choice in Green Island.
If people can help they can email Rob at [email protected] or phone 03 489 5799.

It's back to school for many children in our community today.

This is your reminder that everyone has an important part to play when it comes to road safety, particularly around schools.

When travelling near schools remember:
🚌 The speed limit around most schools in Dunedin is 30km/h
🚗 Be extra alert in case a child runs out in front of you without warning.
🚲Be aware that there will be children on the roads cycling to and from school. Give them space and share the road.

On Thursday you can join the ANZAC Day commerations in Brighton, Green Island or Waldronville.

Brighton
Parade - Leaving Brighton Rugby Club: 10am
Service - Brighton Hall: 10:15am

Green Island
Service - Memorial Park: 11am

Waldronville
Green Park Cementery: 12 noon

See you there!

Looking for a job? Best Bargain Green Island is looking for a full time/part time staff.
Retail and customer service experience is a must.
Send your CV to [email protected] if interested

DCC annual plan submissions close on Wednesday at midday.
Do not miss your opportunty to give your feedback on the draft 2024- 2025 Annual Plan. You can find the draft annual plan and the submission form here:
https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/do-it-online/have-your-say/annual-plan-2024-submissions

🐕❤️ COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT ❤️🐕

Dear valued members of the Waldronville community and surrounding areas,

We would like to inform you that our annual fireworks display is scheduled for this Saturday. The display will take place sometime between 9:00 PM and 10:15 PM on the 9th of December.

We understand that the loud noises from the fireworks can be distressing for your pets. Therefore, we wanted to give you a heads up in advance so that you can take necessary precautions to keep your pets safe and calm during the display.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and kindly request members of Facebook community groups to share this post to spread the word.

Best regards,
Beachlands Speedway Committee ❤️

"Patrick has been missing from City rise area since Guy Fawkes, if anyone sees him please let me know. He is greatly missed thank you 🌻" The owner heard that this chap might have been spotted in the Green Island area.

A message to the community from Michelle at the Mosgiel Community Foodbank:

Good morning everyone. There are so many words to describe last night and I’m not sure where to begin.
Firstly I would like to say thank you to our most amazing community. Not just Mosgiel, all surrounding areas.
Times are really tough but everyone has come together to make sure we help our neighbour. You guys are incredible.
To our team. What a team. Thank you for supporting us and seeing the need, coming together to make it happen. Collectors, sorters, lifters, caterers, sponsors, emergency services. We couldn’t have done it without you.
Thank you so much.
Michelle
Mosgiel Community Foodbank.

https://www.mosgielfoodbank.org.nz/

If you hear the sirens tonight get out with a donation for the Mosgiel Foodbank. They look after the Greater Green Island area!