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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:
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.
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.
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.
Click here to view our Transfer Station Fees & Charges [PDF, 25 KB]
The Gore District Council has a kerbside wheelie bin collection service for households and businesses, in Gore and Mataura.
The red lidded bin is for household waste, plastic, paper, steel cans, sanitary waste, food waste etc.
The yellow lidded bin is for glass only.
There is free disposal of greenwaste at the Gore and Mataura transfer stations.
There is cardboard and aluminium recycling bins at the Gore Transfer Station and behind the Mataura community centre, McQueen Avenue. Cardboard can also be left at the Pakeke Lions North Gore depot.
Red lidded bin will be collected weekly, for three consecutive weeks. The yellow lidded bin will be collected every fourth week.
You can download our handy collection day calendar below
Collection Calendar [PDF, 30 KB]
Why did the Council change the service?
The Council was forced to review its waste collection service after WasteNet’s decision to award the recycling contract to Smart Environmental was challenged by the current provider, Southland disAbility Enterprises (SdE).
WasteNet is a shared service representing the Gore District, Southland District and Invercargill City councils. Last year WasteNet put the recycling contract out to tender, as SdE’s contract ends on 30 June this year.
Two tenders were received and after careful analysis, Smart Environmental was chosen as the successful party. One of the main factors in this decision was that its cost per annum was about 25% lower than SdE’s tender.
Will the new service cost more?
What if the red bin isn’t big enough for all my rubbish?
What can I do if I can’t take my green waste to the transfer station?
Can I put green waste in my red bin?
What happens to the green waste?
Where will the glass go?
How much noise will the collection of the glass bins create?
Will the glass be sorted into colours?
What happens to the glass after it is crushed?
What bin do I put my plastic, paper and steel cans into? Where does it go?
What about my recyclable cans?
Why doesn’t the Council continue to recycle?
I don’t currently receive the wheelie bin service. Can I sign up for the new one?
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.
During Daylight Saving
During Winter
Sunday 12 noon to 5.00pm (during daylight saving) and 11.00am - 4.00pm (during winter)
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.
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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