Local Community Boards excel at New Plymouth conference
15 June 2003
Christchurch
Community Boards proved themselves among the best in the country
at this weekend ’s New Zealand Community Boards Conference in New Plymouth.
The
Christchurch Boards walked away with two out of four inaugural
Community Board Best Practice Awards and two of the four Highly
Commended placings. New Plymouth MP Harry Duynhoven and Dean Finton
from sponsor,
Powerco presented the Awards at the Plymouth Hotel on Saturday
night (14 June).
Shirley/Papanui
Community Board was most successful
among the Christchurch Boards, winning the Supreme Award in the
Significant Project Category
for its 40 year vision for the Styx River and Highly Commended
in the Facilitation Category for initiating and encouraging Neighbourhood
Week.
Burwood/Pegasus
Community Board won the Supreme Award in the
Facilitation Category for its Project Employment Environmental
Enhancement Programme
(PEEEP), which works to improve the environment and assist jobseekers.
A
project aimed at upgrading Linwood Park won the Hagley/Ferrymead
Community Board Highly Commended in the Awards ’ Consultation Category.
Presentations
made by the Boards were each judged in one of four categories that
included; Facilitation; Consultation; Significant
Project and; Partnership. A Grand Winner Award was also presented
to Raglan Community
Board for its community consultation around the development of
a $2 million community facility.
Shirley/Papanui Community Board
chairperson Yvonne Palmer said she was absolutely delighted with
her Board’s
success. “To win
two awards from the four presentations that we made was just superb.
It makes me proud to think that Shirley/Papanui is one of the leading
Boards in the country. ”
Burwood/Pegasus Community Board’s Award
recognised the foresight of the Board and the value of the PEEEPS programme,
said Cr Carole
Evans, a Burwood/Pegasus Community Board member, who attended the conference.
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