Otago Regional Council
What's happening:
Free off-peak travel for SuperGold Card holders in Otago from 1 October
SuperGold Card holders in Otago will be eligible for free travel on off-peak public transport services from next week.
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Public invited to ORC water meetings
Otago Regional Council (ORC) is holding nine public meetings next month throughout Otago to discuss proposed changes to its Water Plan.
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Proposed Plan Change 1C (Allocation and Use) to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago.
The Otago Regional Council is initiating a change to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (Water Plan). This relates to the allocation and use of water, and builds onto the existing plan to allow for increasing flexibility in the way water is accessed in Otago. We hope the community will get behind this change. A series of public meetings are being held throughout Otago to discuss the proposed changes before they are notified.
>> Read more about Proposed Plan Change 1C and the Public Meetings
Shotover River Management
The ORC and the Queenstown Lakes District Council have adopted a partnership strategy for works on the Shotover River Delta to minimise the likelihood of the Shotover River further restricting outflow from Lake Wakatipu when lake levels are high.
The main ORC initiatives are:
- Enlarging the effective delta area by removing exotic vegetation;
- Taking a more active role in gravel management and removing more gravel from the lower delta;
- Constructing a training line across the base of the delta. The project is subject to consents and funding.
>> Click here to read an ORC report on this work
>> Click here to read more on QLDC work on this project
Proposed changes to the Regional Passenger Transport Plan (RPTP)
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is proposing to change the Regional Passenger Transport Plan (RPTP) and Passenger Services Procedures. This will allow:
- further integration of contracted and commercial services
- a consistently high standard of buses
- increased accessibility
- focus on customer service.
Submissions have closed and the ORC will make a decision shortly.
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ORC takes on building control for dams
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is now responsible for building control for dams and their associated structures in Otago. Anyone wanting to apply for a building consent, Code Compliance Certificate and Certificates of Acceptance should now apply to ORC. Previously these matters were handled by district and city councils. If you are planning to build or undertake work on a dam or associated structure then click here. From 1 July 2008 Otago Regional Council (ORC) is responsible for building control for dams and their associated structures in the West Coast and Southland regions, along with certain dam safety management functions
>> Read media release on ORC responsible for dams
>>Read media release on dams in West Coast and Southland
ORC Committee recommends revenue policy for part funding the proposed Awatea St Stadium
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) Finance and Corporate Committee voted to recommend a revenue policy should Council proceed with part funding of the proposed Awatea Street Stadium.
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Flood Protection Management Bylaw 2008 adopted.
On 25 June 2008, following a report from the hearing committee, the Otago Regional Council adopted the Flood Protection Management Bylaw 2008 and determined that it became operative on 1 July 2008. This Bylaw replaces the former Otago Regional Council Bylaw 1999.
The purpose of the Bylaw is to manage, regulate and protect flood protection works belonging to, or under the control of the Otago Regional Council. Flood protection works can include drains, defences against water and floodways.
>> Read more about the Flood Protection Management Bylaw 2008
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