Hub snub shocks community
Funding cut for the Mt Vic Hub. Now a public meeting will talk about Mt Victoria funding and support as well as future goals and aims for the suburb. READ MORE.
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NEWS BRIEFS – June
No pedestrians allowed
Mt Victoria walkers may be surprised to learn they are no longer welcome on one of the pedestrian islands in the middle of Kent and Cambridge Terraces.
Recently stickers have appeared indicating pedestrians are not permitted on what is formally known as the canal reserve, at a spot that many Mt Victoria residents use to cross the road.
A spokesperson for the Wellington City Council says the move is for safety reasons, related to the new crossing further down the road that is not open for pedestrian use.
“While the independent review into the Golden Mile project is underway, these temporary pavement signs have been installed for safety reasons until the new crossing is activated. The planters were placed there as a precautionary measure too. The site is being monitored as public safety is a priority.”
The crossing near the Embassy was built on the assumption that the Courtenay Place realignment would go ahead. The Golden Mile project is under review, with findings to be presented to the council on 25 June.
Most Mt Vic heritage owners happy with status quo
Most Mt Victoria owners of heritage houses wish them to remain that way.
Owners of heritage-listed buildings and buildings in heritage areas throughout the city were surveyed by the Wellington City Council in March to find out their attitudes towards their heritage status.
Owners of 61 schedule 1 heritage buildings - including six in Mt Victoria - told surveyors they wanted to remove their heritage listing,
Within heritage areas, those that wished to be removed included one out of nine owners in Armour Avenue, four out of 46 in Porritt Avenue, and one out of 55 in the Doctors Common heritage areas. Many more owners said they preferred to keep the designation.
Councillors at the City Strategy and Delivery committee meeting in May noted the report and agreed that council should advocate for “a fair process and/or law changes within the new planning system that will provide owners of heritage listed properties a chance to challenge their categorisation”.
Mt Victoria olive harvest
Around 20 people helped out with the Mt Victoria olive harvest this year.
Hub coordinator Joel Cosgrove said it was a good harvest, in terms of volume and also quality. "Apparently our olives were riper than Wairarapa's this year! That's a win for Mt Vic."
The oil will be used for our community dinners and local community fundraising.
Nature Baby moves
Nature Baby is moving from Jessie Street to College Street, bringing another Kiwi-owned business to the street.
Sandwiched between Wallace Cotton and Trinity apartments, the two-storeyed building at 25 College St is undergoing extensive renovation. The new premises has had many lives, including as a bakery, a barbeque restaurant, and a gym.
Nature Baby manager, George Lane is excited about the new premises and what it will offer the neighbourhood. “We will have multiple community spaces that people can come to and commune with other parents,” she says.
The store is expected to open by October.
