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The Gore District Council is made up of 11 Councillors and a Mayor. The Mayor is elected district-wide. Here you can find out how to contact your councillor and the Code of Conduct they work by.
This is where you will find information about how the Council works, our meetings and agendas, and the management team.
Here you will find out all about our youth council, its meetings and what it does during the year.
A good chinwag has always been at the heart of community. We recognise this and seek to revive the art of conversation with the introduction of a new community digital newsletter, ChinWag. It will replace our monthly Noticeboard page and the Hokonui Herald.
Road conditions, tenders and all the latest public notices can be found here
Find out about your rates, rates rebates and payment options as well as search our properties database.
This is where you can find information about:
You will find information about such things as special licences, manager's certificates, fees & charges and district licensing committees here.
You will find information about keeping animals in urban areas, dog control, being a responsible dog owner and dog registration obligations here
You will find information about getting a building consent, accessing building forms, fence and boundary rules, LIM reports and Restricted Building Work here
You will information here about the District's six cemeteries and burial costs.
You will find information here about the District Plan, resource consents and air quality.
Here you will find information about trees, long grass and overhanging foliage, and noise control.
Here you will find information about road conditions, road safety and our footpaths.
Here you will find information about drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and trade waste. There are also details about Gore's main water supply Cooper's Wells.
This is where you can find information about:
In this section you will find information about our award winning public gardens, sports grounds, playgrounds, walkways and cycleways, and all things outdoors.
You will information here about the District's six cemeteries and burial costs.
With a thriving arts and heritage department, these pages have details about our key attractions in Gore, Mataura and Mandeville.
You will find information here on our library services, catalogue and regular features at Gore and Mataura.
A full list of our facilities and their opening hours is available here.
The Gore District is known as the events capital of the south. Here you will find out why.
Here you will find information about community organisations available for support or guidance, as well as places to eat, stay and see if you are a visitor.
A good chinwag has always been at the heart of community. We recognise this and seek to revive the art of conversation with the introduction of a new community digital newsletter, ChinWag. It will replace our monthly Noticeboard page and the Hokonui Herald.
The Council likes to make things easy for our customers and promotes direct debit payments for rates. Here you will find information about this and other payment options we have for our many services.
Whether it's our cemeteries database, properties in the District, library catalogue or events calendar, you will find the link here.
Good Friday
There will be no recycling or rubbish collection. If your collection day is Friday, please place your bin/s out for collection on Saturday 31 March for collection.
Easter Monday
There will be no recycling and rubbish collections on Easter Monday. Recycling and rubbish collections will be one day later than normal for the week eg Monday collections will take place on Tuesday, Tuesday collections will take place on Wednesday, and so on with Friday collections taking place on Saturday.
The Gore transfer station will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday.
The Gore District Council has a kerbside wheelie bin collection service for recycling and rubbish. It operates in Gore and Mataura, and is for households and businesses.
There are two bins – a yellow lidded bin for recycling and the red lidded bin for rubbish. The bins are emptied fortnightly, on alternative weeks.
The bins are 240 litres. However, there are smaller bins available in special circumstances.
To find out your collection day or for more information go to WasteNet Southland's website.
WasteNet Southland is a joint initiative of the Gore District Council, Invercargill City Council and Southland District Council. It provides a coordinated approach to recycling services and the delivery of solid waste collection within Southland.
If you live in rural areas, there is a privately operated wheelie bin collection service available. Or household rubbish and green waste can be taken to the Gore transfer station, in Toronto Street.
You can recycling the following items at Gore's transfer station
Dangerous goods and paint can also be recycled but please talk with our landfill staff beforehand.
There is a bottle bin and cardboard bin outside the transfer station for use when its closed.
There is a clothing recycling bin outside the Gore Salvation Army shop in Norfolk Street, opposite the library.
The Gore Pakeke Lions Club accepts paper and cardboard for recycling at its depot. You will find them at 117 Hokonui Drive.
| Gore Transfer Station - Toronto Street | ||
| During Daylight Saving |
Winter Hours | |
| Monday to Friday | 10.30am - 5.00pm | 10.30am - 5.00pm |
| Saturday | 10.30am - 5.00pm | 10.30am - 4.00pm |
| Sunday | 12 noon - 5.00pm | 12 noon - 4.00pm |
| Mataura Transfer Station | ||
| During Daylight Saving | Winter Hours | |
| Sunday | 12 noon - 5.00pm | 11.00am - 4.00pm |
| Gore Transfer Station | |
| Standard sized refuse bag | $3 |
| Car boot (general refuse) | $11.50 minimum charge |
| Car boot (green waste) | $5.50 |
| Station wagon, utility or van | by weight |
| Single appliance | $6.50 |
| Car bodies - unstripped | $42 |
| Car bodies - stripped | $21 |
| Small tyres | $6.50 |
| Large tyres | $13.50 |
| Televisions and computer monitors | $6.50 |
| General or mixed refuse per tonne | $176.50 |
| General refuse - minimum charge | $13.50 |
| Chippable waste only per tonne | $52.50 |
| Chippable, metals and cleanfill - minimum charge | $11.50 |
| Metals per tonne | $21 |
| Clean fill only per tonne | $11.50 |
| Administration fee for delivery/change of wheelie bins | $85 |
All vehicles at Gore may be requested to be weighed. A car boot is a standard sedan style car. Station wagons, utilities, vans etc. are required to be weighed.
| Mataura Skip Bin | |
| Standard sized refuse bag | $3.50 |
| Car boot / 44 gallon drum (general refuse) | $12.50 |
| Car boot (chippable waste only) | $11.50 |
| Station wagon | $23 |
| Single axle trailer, utility or van | $54.50 |
| Tandem trailer | $87 |
| Chippable waste only - trailer, ute or van | $21 |
In order to ensure all refuse contained within a vehicle is accounted for, vehicles entering or leaving the landfill site are subject to inspection by the landfill operator.
In order to ensure only acceptable waste is deposited, contents of refuse bags or other containers are subject to inspection by the landfill operator. Failure to permit an inspection may result in landfill access being denied.
In order to ensure public safety, instructions issued by landfill staff must be followed.
You can submit an online enquiry about our transfer station or rubbish collection service. Be sure to fill in all relevant information to help us respond to you as quickly as possible. Please read our eServices Terms and Conditions.
The Waste Management Plan and associated Summary of Information are now available from the Gore District Council office in Bowler Avenue.
Gore District Council 29 Bowler Avenue Gore P: 03 209 0330 E: info@goredc.govt.nz
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