Gallery on Blueskin will host a show by New Zealand artist Clare
Reilly from Saturday 4 February.
Clare's works express an underlying connection with the natural
environment, in particular an empathy with native birds combined with
a celebration of the joyous aspects of life. Serene and meditative,
her paintings are sacred works for a secular age.
Clare's painting career has spanned the last three decades and she
continues to paint full-time in Christchurch. She says, "There's an
utter, utter joy and pleasure in working with paint that fulfils me
tremendously. I feel like I'm flying."
In recent years Clare has completed many private commissions and her
works have found their way into collections in Argentina, North
America, Israel, Europe, Australia and the Middle East, as well as
throughout New Zealand. She has exhibited extensively over the past
three decades.
For the past three years, Clare has worked closely with the Banks
Peninsula Conservation Trust on the Tui Restoration Project, and was
given the opportunity to be part of the 2010 Tui Capture and Transfer
team that worked on Maud Island, as well as providing resources for
fundraising the project.
23 January 2012
Gallery hosts sacred works for a secular age
22 January 2012
BLUESKIN MAINLY MUSIC
We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with some special family
time. There would have been lots of first Christmases for all those
new little people who were born last year. I know how nice it was
having our newest wee man with us during this special time. We hope
the New Year has got off to a good start for everyone, also. It
certainly has been wonderful having some lovely summer days giving
plenty of opportunity for the kids to get outside and play.
We are looking forward to hearing all about everyone's holidays and
seeing how all the little and bigger children have grown. Blueskin
Mainly Music is starting back on 14 February this year. Being
Valentine's Day we will be having songs about love and what we love,
including all the favourites like 'Jack in the box', 'The wheels on
the bus' and 'Twinkle, twinkle little star'.
If anyone would like to join us for a fun time of music, movement and
interaction with your little one/s all are welcome. After the
half-hour music session there is a free cuppa and yummy morning tea
for both the children and caregivers. The children can then have a
play with some of the great toys from the Waitati Toy Library while
the parents get a chance to catch up and chat.
Blueskin Mainly Music runs every Tuesday at 10:00am in the Waitati
Hall, school term time, $2 per child or $3 per family. Any queries
please phone or text Jenny on 027-378 7258 -- but you are welcome just
to turn up.
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BLUESKIN LOW OIL COMMUTING GROUP
Happy 2012 Blueskin Low Oil Commuting (BLOC) Group members -- both the
cyclists and the non-cyclists. At present, the weather is fine and the
cycling is still easy; I've been passed on the road to the city by a
lot of cyclists in the last few weeks. Many of them (you?) look to be
commuting to work. It is great to see so many people out there on
their bikes! The challenge for all of us will be to keep cycling as
the weather deteriorates.
Potluck meet 'n' greet: In an attempt to build and maintain our
support network for cyclists and other alternative travellers, I'd
like to propose we all gather for a pot luck dinner on Friday 24 Feb,
venue tbc via email. If you wish to attend and meet some of the other
local cyclists, please email bloc@geology.co.nz so I can tell you
where to go. I hope that Lucy and Simon will be back from their cycle
tour over summer and can tell us all about it at this meeting.
Mailing list: My intention for the BLOC email list is that mail to
bloc@geology.co.nz will be automatically forwarded to all members.
Thus, if you need a cycling friend/supporter or a lift to or from town
in a hurry, you can email the list and hope for a rapid reply.
However, I didn't manage to set this up last year. I have finally
found a way to do it via gmail, and so there is a new BLOC email
address: bloc.dunedin@gmail.com. The old address still works too. If
you're already on our mailing list you should receive an email soon
asking you to approve your email as a forwarding address from this
account -- please do. If you're not on the list yet... why not? Email
bloc@geology.co.nz to join.
See you all on the road - don't forget to holler 'hello' to me as you pass!
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WAIKOUAITI COAST COMMUNITY BOARD
Happy New Year to all, we hope the festive season treated you well.
The Waikouaiti Coast Community Board has set up a new group email
address: wccb.public@dcc.govt.nz Emails sent to this address will be
directed to all board members collectively.
The Dunedin City Council (DCC) is in the process of finalising its new
2012–2022 Long Term Plan (LTP). Public consultation on the LTP is
scheduled to commence in March. We encourage members of the community
to participate in this process.
At the board's request, DCC staff in conjunction with the Department
of Internal Affairs and the Otago Community Trust have organised a
funding seminar for community groups within our area, to be held at
the East Otago Events Centre at 7:00pm on Wednesday 8 February 2012.
It is hoped that the seminar will provide helpful advice to groups
thinking of projects requiring funding assistance.
Copies of DCC documents out for consultation are available from the
council office and through the DCC website
http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/council-online/currently-consulting-on
The Waikouaiti Coast Community Board's next meeting is at 5:30pm on 29
February 2012 at the events centre, Waikouaiti. Members of the public
are welcome to speak in the public forum at the meeting, however those
wishing to do so need to advise Jane Hinkley, our Governance Support
Officer, (tel 474 3374) before 12 noon on the day prior to the
meeting.
Remember you can view the board's meeting agendas, reports and minutes
at either the Waikouaiti or Blueskin libraries or through the DCC's
website at "http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/your-council/council-minutes"
Members of the board are only too happy to hear (by phone or email)
from members of the community about any issues within our area.
Board Contacts Home Work Mobile email
The Board wccb.public@dcc.govt.nz
Gerard Collings (Chairperson), 4657604
4707494 0274848800 gerard.collings@xtra.co.nz
Alasdair Morrison (Deputy), 4822505 4822505 0274354384 info@calmarine.co.nz
Andy Barratt, 021890048 021890048 asbarratt@farmside.co.nz
Andrew Noone 4657157 0274301727 anoone@dcc.govt.nz
Geraldine Tait, 4822517 0212175492 gstait@clear.net.nz
Les Pullar, 4658138 0274358020 lesgwen.pullar@xtra.co.nz
Mark Brown, 4822833
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21 January 2012
Tennis Anyone?
There must be folk around who would fancy utilising our local tennis
courts and having a hit around.
Contact Rachel if you are keen for a social game. Depending on numbers
we may try to set up a weekly evening to bring some action to these
courts.
Contact: 482 2266
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20 January 2012
Heritage Bus to Attend Palmerston Waihemo Show
A Dunedin group of bus enthusiasts from the Otago Heritage Bus Society Inc.
will provide bus travel onboard their classic Leyland Leopard to the
Palmerston Waihemo Show on Saturday, 4 February.
'The show is a major gathering of vintage machinery collectors and restorers,
so our classic Leyland bus, the last of this famous British marque to leave
Dunedin's bus depot, will fit in well there,' the society's Hon. Chairman
Philip J. Riley said.
The bus from Dunedin will depart Waitati at 9:20am returning by 5:00pm and will
travel the scenic route to Palmerston via Warrington and Seacliff. The cost of a
fare is $25 per adult or $50 for the whole family, and includes entry to the
show.
For further details and bookings ph 454 5568
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BLUESKIN GARDEN CLUB
Our first get-together this year will be held in Waikouaiti. On
Saturday 11 February we will be meeting at the Events Centre, Main
Road, Waikouaiti at 10am. Our speaker is Stuart Brown who will talk
about growing, caring for and showing dahlias. We will then visit
Stuart and Lesley's garden and have a look at their beautiful blooms.
Later on we will travel down the Coast Road where we will have a BYO
lunch in the grounds of the old Seacliff Hospital. Please feel free to
join us.
On 3 March all members will be busy hosting a big group of keen
gardeners from far and wide. We will meet at the Waitati Hall where we
will have a plant stall, food, raffles, speakers and then visit local
places of interest. All members are asked to help us on the day. If
you are not a member but would like to come along and help us and/or
join us please phone Glenys 4822640 or Lyn 4822896.
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19 January 2012
Living legends Orokonui plant site
A big thanks to all the volunteers who have been helping to maintain
the Living Legends native plants at the Orokonui Scenic Reserve. We
had phenomenal weed growth in spring last year, so there has been
plenty of work to do.
A group of happy volunteers made a huge difference to some of the
plantings on Sunday 15 January. They weeded and re-matted with coffee
sacks an area along the river edge.
We are planning another working bee on Sunday 26 February starting at
9.30 am, and we plan to be out there for the morning. We are looking
for more volunteers, so if you could spare an hour or so to help it
would be very much appreciated. Of course you can go down there any
time you like and release a few plants as every bit helps.
Contact Lucy Hardy, 474 7094 or Valerie Fay, 482 2806
Lucy Hardy
Ranger - Community Relations Kai Arahi Hapori-hononga
Coastal Otago Area Office
Department of Conservation—Te Papa Atawhai
VPN: 5684 DDI: +64 3 474 7094
Conservation for prosperity Tiakina te taiao, kia puawai
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13 January 2012
Opera House Trust AGM
"The Opera House" has been around for a few years now and has a rich
stretch of eclectic history. It is run by a charitable trust, The
Opera House Trust, composed of mostly local people interested in the
management of this unique and wonderful resource for a sustainable
community.
Recently, the trust updated its objectives in line with the new
Charities Act 2005 (we should perhaps define "poor" as "the relatively
impoverished 99%", billionaires need not apply): the relief of poverty
and general community benefits. The objectives are:
To relieve poverty by providing the poor a framework for sustainable,
energy-efficient living, by providing fruit and vegetable gardens,
renewable energy, the space for cottage industry and accommodation at
affordable rates.
To benefit the community by nursing plants for and lobbying for native
wetland regeneration on adjacent public lands.
The Trust's 2012 AGM will be held at The Opera House, 52 Doctors Point
Road on Monday March 5 at 6pm. All welcome.
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