BEAUTIFYING WHAKATANE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 12, 29 September 1944, Page 3

BEAUTIFYING WHAKATANE

SCHOOL ESSAY COMPETITION REMARKABLE RANGE • SUGGESTED Inaugurated by the newly constituted Whakatane Beautifying Society the 'Essay Competition' thrown open to children of the local school met with a remarkable response and has brought to light a new slant on 'How to Beautify Whakatane' as seen from the more juvenile viewpoint. The schcme was an undoubted success and will serve to show a point or two to adults in the matter of civic pride. The Avinners alter the competition! has been carefully judged are as under:— Margaret Kirk 1; Ann Goodwin 2; June Seebcck 3. Suggested consolation prizes: N. Missen 1; B. Thomassen 2; C. Hansen 3. For the benefit of those who may be interested in the question of lioav our senior scholars would go about improving and beautifying WhakatanCj were they permitted to dossto t and had the financial wherewithal (particularly the cash) avc print the following suggestions which Avere gleaned from the essays:— 1. Planting of Hillcrestdill's in Poliutukawas. 2. Waterfront planted in Phoenix palms. 3. Prominade to Heads on stonebanked Avaterfront. 4. Removal of Brabant's petrol hoarding. 5. Model Pa 5 at curA T e in Heads road. Demolition of present. 6. Removal of Winter Slioav Buildings to more central site. 7. Gardens round Pohaturoa Rock. 8. Fernery and rustic adornments round Wairere fall and stream. 9. Improved railway station. 10. Beautify area round Borough on- ice and Fire Station. 11. Householders must help themselves . 12. Collect logs littering Heads beach. 13. Waterfront seats and gardens. 1-1. Beautify children's, playground and keep mown. -15. Old buildings in town removed or re-painted. l(j. River bridge repaired and groomed up. 17. Clean up rear Strand frontage. 18. Swimming pool, public tennis lawns. 19. Marine parade to Heads Hanked by (lowering cherry trees. 20. Tidy up under Domain trees. 21. Rubbish dump removed to Valley Road. 22. New Post old one scrapped . 23. Modern Hats erected. 24. Statues of Captain and leading historic figures, erected. 25. Health resort established at northhheatd t Avhcre the sun shines all day. Hostel and camp grounds. 2(>. Sewerage improvoments. 27. Swimming baths at Heads. 28. Bridger's factory to be rc-j painted. Gardens formed there. 29. Children Avill help raise money for beautifying by concerts. 30. Puddles in Centennial Park fdled in and rock gardens formed. 31. Bathing sheds at Landing road. 32. Ice plants in crevases of Pohaturoa Rock. 33. Re-paint Band Rotunda. 31. Erection of sound-shell at He a dp. 3f>. Remove Band Rotunda opposite: Rock. 3G. Concrete, steps to Hillcrest overgrown by hardy plants such as Virginian creeper. 37. Defined tracks laid out to historic points on Hillcrest to vantage points commanding view. 38. Whakatane endeavour to make a broad beautifying scheme by planting a predominance of yclloAV kowhai. 1