We are very keen to hear from younger Albert Town residents aged 10 – 18 to find out what they like about Albert Town and what they think would make life better. We have had some very good ideas come through on our recent survey. These have included a skate park (everyone wants that), a […]
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Bike Wānaka and Albert Town Community Association joined together to upgrade this fantastic community facility located on Gunn Road. Popular with all levels of riders, it’s great to see this asset being used by young riders before they hit the more advanced trails.
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The lagoon is a wildlife sanctuary, and in association with Wānaka Backyard Trapping, ATCA has twenty DOC 200 traps and four trapinators to eliminate predators such as stoats, rats, ferrets and hedgehogs from the lagoon reserve in order to protect the wildlife. We have recently installed another eighteen traps in the top lagoon. If you
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Albert Town Community Association has a close relationship with the Te Kakano Aotearoa Trust and together, we run regular native tree planting days during the year. The trees are grown from locally sourced seeds from their Wānaka-based nursery. Look out in the monthly newsletter for information on planting dates.
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The community orchard is located in the lower lagoon reserve, accessed from Lagoon Avenue, Wairau Road or Allison Avenue. This was a great community project facilitated by ATCA and supported by other groups such as the Wānaka Garden Club, QLDC and generous locals. The orchard is also fully irrigated. Please take what you need from
The community fruit and vegetable stall is situated on the Sherwin Avenue reserve from September to April. Residents can bring surplus fruit, vegetables and plants to the stall for others to take as they need. Please, no processed food. This kind of food is best donated to the Community Hub in Wānaka.
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McMurdo Park in Dale Street is one of Albert Town’s most used public facilities. ATCA has been instrumental in enhancing this recreation area which includes a children’s playground and tennis courts for public use. There is also a public barbecue, bike rack and shelter at the park for all to use.
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When Infinity Investments first built Riverside stage 1 + 2 they proposed an irrigated park, a playground, tennis courts and a small change room/storage facility. The Council of the day refused the proposal and took the financial contribution. When it came time to build the park there was only enough funds to lay out the
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The Community Association lobbied both the QLDC and the New Zealand Transport Authority for many years for a foot path on the bridge mostly for the safety of pedestrians crossing. It was finally carried out and was jointly funded by the ATCA, the QLDC and the NZTA. It is probably one of the most used
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In the summer the grass surface become burnt off and hard it became unplayable (and unsightly) for the children using the park. The ATCA paid for the installation of the sprinklers to overcome the problem.
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