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How to keep Ohakune beautiful

A small but enthusiastic group of people met on Thursday night 27 March for a meeting and training session on how to "keep Ohakune Beautiful", at the Ohakune Borough Council Chambers. Mr Alastair Miller, Executive Director and Alison Turner, Field Officer, both from KNZB (Keep New Zealand Beautiful) gave a good presentation, using an audio-visual display and an overhead projector. The programme started in some major New Zealand cities and has been adapted to small towns with great success. "It is a council sponsored citizen-involvement programme aimed primarily at achieving effective litter

abatement, beautification and civic pride," says Mr Miller. The 'Keep Ohakune Beautiful' group discussed ways to improve the look of Ohakune, starting with the litter problem. Two big areas of concern with litter in Ohakune are the rubbish bags that have to be left out on Sunday night by visitors, and the northern approach to town. Roaming cats and dogs love the free offerings of rubbish bags, but a teaspoonful of ammonia sprinkled in the top of the bag before tieing up will discourage any would be thief. The northern approach to Ohakune is littered with rubbish from trucks and trailers going to the dump. This problem could be easily

solved by everyone covering and securing their loads when they go to the dump. At the other end of town the Carrot picnic area is a very good welcome to travellers and looks inviting, neat and tidy. Lawns on road frontages were also discussed. It was pointed out that if more people could be encouraged to mow their frontages then council staff would spend more time on the fringe areas of town where there are fewer houses. With the development of civic pride more trees and shrubs could be planted, with a better chance of their establishment. Ohakune has a magnificent back-drop to the town with the mountain and the park. The 'Keep Ohakune Beautiful' groups want to

beautify the gateway. "We can't always see the back-drop but we can always see the gateway, says 'KOB'. The group would like to involve people from all sectors of the community — businesses, clubs, students — everyone. People prepared to help should contact Ron Burrows or Deena Porter. KNZB organise annual awards in four city and town categories. Ohakune could win one of these in a year or two given enough support.

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Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 4, Issue 41, 31 March 1987, Page 3

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How to keep Ohakune beautiful Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 4, Issue 41, 31 March 1987, Page 3

How to keep Ohakune beautiful Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 4, Issue 41, 31 March 1987, Page 3

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