Historical

A soccer net at McMurdo Park has been provided for local families to practice their skills.

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

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

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.

This became a project for Margaret Barrow the Chair-person of the ATCA at the time. It took about three years to achieve but the BBQ and pergola is now a fine facility for the park.

The cycle rack completed the facilities at the park and this was donated by Templeton Engineering and Installed by the ATCA.

The ATCA submits to the QLDC annual plan each year and has successfully lobbied for extensions to the footpath network. There are still some streets still without paths and the ATCA will continue to have these constructed.

The ATCA gave a substantial donation to the Upper Clutha Tracks Network to link together the three tracks that meet at Albert Town. It also covered the cost of the small bridge on the track in the vicinity of the fisherman’s access.

For a large number of years the ATCA lobbied the NZTA to add Albert Town to the Direction signs on the SH6/SH84 intersection at Mt iron. For years travellers unfamiliar with the area invariably went into Wanaka only to be turned around to come back to the intersection to get to Albert Town. When a