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Sludge Minimisation Facility

Guardians of the Bays and Strathmore Park Residents Association are part of the Community Liaison Group for the Sludge Minimisation Facility. We are having regular meetings on the ongoing design and construction. The small Puke/hillock has been removed over the last few months. This area becomes a construction zone for the Sludge Minimisation Facility. TheContinueContinue reading “Sludge Minimisation Facility”

Wellington Airport new fire station on Coutts Street

Construction has started on the new Airport Fire Station on the eastern end of Coutts Street near the pedestrian and cycle tunnel under the airport. Several residential houses next to the airport runway were removed for this work to begin. Existing public space at the end of Coutts St will be enhanced. In the proposalContinueContinue reading “Wellington Airport new fire station on Coutts Street”

Griffith Aviation Reimaged webinar series

Griffith University held a series of webinars in October with industry leaders, policymakers and researchers sharing their insights about a transition to a low-carbon and climate ready future for the aviation sector. The four sessions included:Session 1: Science matters – debunking some mythsSession 2: Transformative policy – raising the bar for aviation decarbonisationSession 3: Climate-readyContinueContinue reading “Griffith Aviation Reimaged webinar series”

Wellington Airport – Urban Design Principles Update

On 2 November 2022 GOTB Chairperson Yvonne Weeber attended a Wellington Airport workshop on the Urban Design Principles for the Terminal Precinct, the Landscape and Visual Management Plan for the East Side Area (currently in preparation), and the Broadway Precinct Integrated Design Management Plan (to be prepared in the future). Wellington Airport is wanting feedbackContinueContinue reading “Wellington Airport – Urban Design Principles Update”

“Emergency Weather” Book Launch

The launch for Tim Jones’s (retired GOTB executive member)  book Emergency Weather will take place on Wednesday 4 October at Unity Books Wellington, 57 Willis St, from 6pm – please encourage your friends to come along too! Here is the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/667791528368999. Please sign up for this if you use Facebook, as it helps TimContinueContinue reading ““Emergency Weather” Book Launch”

Wellington Airport Seawall Renewal

Wellington Airport’s is consulting the community on the renewal of the southern and Lyall Bay seawalls and breakwater. The airport has been talking about this for ages. We are now able to tell them we don’t want an airport extension, the seawall renewal needs to keep within the boundaries they already have and climate adaptationContinueContinue reading “Wellington Airport Seawall Renewal”

Proposed District Plan Hearing Stream 5 – Noise and Coastal Hazards

The Guardians of the Bays have submitted on the Wellington City Council Proposed District Plan with respect to the Airport and the surrounding environment. Wellington International Airports Limited designations apply to the Proposed District Plan and future District Plan.  We will be making oral submissions with Strathmore Park Residents Association this week on Noise andContinueContinue reading “Proposed District Plan Hearing Stream 5 – Noise and Coastal Hazards”

WLG Community and Environment Fund

It’s time to get your community and environment applications into the WLG Community and Environment Fund.  Our hard work on the airport designations back in 2022 is why this fund has happened.. This fund was created due to Environment Court mediation between Wellington Airport, Guardians of the Bays, Strathmore Park Resident’s Association, and other community members.ContinueContinue reading “WLG Community and Environment Fund”