We had our bi-meeting last Monday 19th with approx. 19 members and 2x guests. We welcomed Kim Schiller who, along with Stephen Woodhead, gave us an update on the proposed new Milton Swimming Pool. Our Guest speaker for the evening was Peter Oliver from City Forests who gave us a run down on the top half of McNally’s track now under City Forest ownership; there will be more detail later in this bulletin, but briefly I think that our input into maintenance will be much less.
Saturday the 24th was Rotary Action Day and Milton Rotary had a street rubbish clean up. We had approx. 13 people, Rotarians and public, and concentrated mainly on Springfield and Back Road; a good pile of rubbish was removed!
2 Minute Talk- Kim Schiller and Stephen Woodhead. An update on the Milton swimming pool and Library facility
Consultation 2018 – Options: repair old pool, build new pool and new library, build combined facility. Community voted in favour of option three.
Council asked for volunteers to lead community engagement and fundraising - formation of BCFT.
The BCFT surveyed and had many conversations with the community members, stakeholders and students to get feedback, ideas and direction.
The BCFT worked with Council and Calder Stewart in the initial design process to ensure as many of the community wishes as possible could be incorporated. Two options were arrived at.
Second Consultation 2022 – Community voted in favour of Library and 6-Lane Pool Facility at an estimated cost of $13-14 million. Council approved the progression of the project
Concept drawing of proposed pool/library complex
The two million dollars committed by the BCFT will be raised through
Grant Funding: Application to large funders and small funders – every dollar counts!
A full calendar of community events, activities, and donations.
President Ross with Peter Oliver from City Forests
Peter Oliver is General Manager of Assets for City Forests. City Forests purchased a large portion of Fegan’s property 18 months ago. The McNally Track, that Milton Rotary developed and maintains, crosses this land. City Forests are willing to work with Rotary to retain the track with some minor alterations and management changes. These changes primarily relate to health and safety conditions that they require people on their property to adhere to. In particular any tree clearance needs done by suitably qualified contractors as well as any weed spraying. Rotary’s role will be to advise City Forests of any work required and they will organize suitable contractors to carry it out. City Forests will reroute two small sections of the existing track - the Kowhai loop and a section near the top. They are happy for us to upgrade the marker signs on the track and carry out minor maintenance. There may be track closures in very high fire conditions or when contractors are on site. City Forests are an Otago based company with a long history in Otago. They have allowed public access to their forests for recreation so we are fortunate they have purchased this property and have continued access.
Thank you to all those Rotary members and members of the public who gave time last Saturday morning to help with the clean-up on Springfield and Back Roads – a great way to improve the appearance of our local environment and to showcase Rotary.
Embracing diversity – theme for March District Conference
The inaugural District 9999 Conference is planned for the weekend of 24-26 March 2023 in Oamaru at the wonderful Oamaru Opera House. The theme for the weekend Imagine: Embracing Diversity. Accommodation will be in short supply as we compete with overseas tourists. Start planning now to ensure your club is well represented!
This is a great opportunity for you to experience an District Conference - it would be great to have a group from Milton Rotary attend this inaugural District 9999 conference.
Vigilance and vaccination are key tools as new evidence of polio comes to light. The recent detection of the vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 case in New York, USA, and isolates in several environmental samples collected in London, are stark reminders that as long as polio exists anywhere, it is a threat everywhere. It also highlights the importance of vaccination as the only form of protection against polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases and the work that needs to be done in our communities to encourage the uptake of vaccines.
I pinned a world map on the wall. I gave my wife a dart and said throw this and wherever it lands- that’s where we will go when this pandemic ends. Looks like we are spending 2 weeks behind the fridge.
Peter Oliver is General Manager of Assets for City Forests. City Forests purchased a large portion of Fegan’s property 18 months ago. The McNally Track, that Milton Rotary developed and maintains, crosses this land. City Forests are willing to work with Rotary to retain the track with some minor alterations and management changes. These changes primarily relate to health and safety conditions that they require people on their property to adhere to. In particular any tree clearance needs done by suitably qualified contractors as well as any weed spraying. Rotary’s role will be to advise City Forests of any work required and they will organize suitable contractors to carry it out. City Forests will reroute two small sections of the existing track - the Kowhai loop and a section near the top. They are happy for us to upgrade the marker signs on the track and carry out minor maintenance. There may be track closures in very high fire conditions or when contractors are on site. City Forests are an Otago based company with a long history in Otago. They have allowed public access to their forests for recreation so we are fortunate they have purchased this property and have continued access.
The inaugural District 9999 Conference is planned for the weekend of 24-26 March 2023 in Oamaru at the wonderful 