Gore Catchment Group
This large area covers from Knapdale to Tuturau and Kaiwera to Waimumu
Group Chair
Chris Giles
027 683 7235
4leggedfarms@gmail.com
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Group coordinator
Tessa Miller
021 400 431
tessa@thrivingsouthland.co.nz
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Aquavan Project Outline
Beyond Regulation- whole of Mataura project
Number of members in the CG
80
Date the CG started
2018
Types of people in the group
Diverse.
Gore and Mataura towns, lifestyle blocks and rural deer sheep beef dairy and also industry.
Projects completed
Childrens Day, colouring competitions, Southern field days. River walks, farmer good management practice winter grazing fieldday. River clean up.
Projects underway
Waimumu downs enviro school project in conjunction with Environment southland. Charlton pilot project.
Projects planned
- Mataura River raft races
- Christmas hungi
- Colouring competitions
- High profile speakers to speak in the environmental space
- Storm water rubbish collection system
Approach / Vision
Draft Mission Statements
- Stewardship by community for community
- Support and Encourage
- Inform, educate, innovate, and share.
- We have a team approach.
- Our sizeable urban group at the heart of the catchment
We work with the rununga, working on building and formally recognising and celebrating this relationship.
Links
Thriving Southland is a community-led group with a vision to create a prosperous Southland, healthy people, healthy environment from the mountains to the sea.
CONTACT US
25 Don Street,
Invercargill 9810
