Seagull Centre Trust progress

TCPS's push for a recycle shop at Thames is nearly there. The Seagull Centre Trust last month signed a lease agreement with the Thames Coromandel district Council and the site has been fenced. A building agreement  has been signed and a resource consent applied for.
Construction should be underway in June.

The Seagull Trust is advertising for a Recycle Shop Manager

The Seagull Shop site on the road to the Thames Transfer Station.

Background

A charitable trust to establish a recycling shop at the Thames Transfer Station was formed following a public meeting in Thames last year. This followed an initiative by our society which gained the support of our District Council.

This followed a long battle on waste issues that goes back to 2000 with our involvement in the TCDC's Zero Waste sub-committee set up by then Deputy Mayor Sallie Christie. At that point TCPS was involved, along with the Thames Energy Futures Trust, in virtually writing the Council's zero waste policy. Then politics moved on, Sally left council and the waste wheels of council ground to a virtual halt until a new waste contractor was appointed last year.

Councillor, and TCPS committee member, Peter Wood, proposed setting up a recycling shop at the Thames transfer station. In April, 2004, Council approved the concept and voted a seeding grant of $50,000.

Notice-board

Headlines

Week commencing 21 February 2005 Paku Bay Marina Environment Court hearing commences at Tairua. View Paku Bay Preservation Society newsletter and  other information on this critical case.

Media release - 3rd October, 2004. ECO

Watchdog pledge - Candidate responses

Candidate's mining statements

Ethics? - what ethics!

The difference between Quarrying & Mining

current mining  background

Watchdog press release

Environment Court decision pdf(526kb)

Recycle Shop seagull trust formed

Coast Rd Transit plans.

History with Transit

Mark & Nedilka roast Coffee as well as Miners -- from the Thames Organic Co-op shop or below