Omarama GazetteThe August Issue
This is the time to have your say
Omarama and Otematata community leaders are urging as many as possible to attend this month’s public workshops to discuss proposals for a concept 'masterplan' for each town centre. Last year, the two communities and the Ahuriri Community Board made submissions to the Waitaki District Council’s Long Term Plan and asked it to make it a priority to work with the communities to come up with an overall plan for each town to actively manage development and avoid ad hoc expansion. The submissions were in support of the outcomes of the well-supported town ‘visioning’ sessions run by the board in March last year. The council has allocated $20,000 to the development of each masterplan. This month’s workshops will be run by independent facilitator Sandra McIntyre, of Schema Consultants, who also ran last year's sessions. Three options have been drawn up for each town from ideas generated there, from feedback from the council’s District Plan drop-in sessions held in January and February this year, and after a closed-door workshop with councillors and Ahuriri Community Board members. Omarama School pupils also contributed ideas to the Omarama plans. Omarama Residents Association chairperson Ann Patterson said she urged all residents to attend if at all possible, and have their say. “It should be our decision on any future developments, after all, we are the people who call Omarama home.... >>> continue reading... <<<
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T & J Golder Ltd
You may not think outback Australia and the North Otago/South Canterbury high country have much in common.
But working on the outskirts of Narembeen with its population just a little more than Omarama’s does present some similar issues.
If you have to travel any distance to a servicing centre it forces you to be self-reliant, resourceful and versatile, contractor Travis Golder says.
Travis and wife Joanne are T & J Golder Ltd - specialists in agricultural chemical application operating throughout the season right here in Omarama.
That’s not to say they spend the off-season with their feet up.
They’re not long back from their annual stint working at Crichton Vale Farm, a family-run merino stud and cropping station near Narembeem, Western Australia, and they’ve hit the ground running.
This past year Crichton Vale cropped 12,000ha of wheat, barley, oats and canola.
Travis works there as a ‘seeding’ operator – here we call it direct drilling.
The farm's CaseIH 600 Steiger is fitted with a Seed Hawk precision air drill seeder 84ft (25.6m) wide, runs 24-hours and covers an average of 25ha an hour.
That’s a wee bit bigger than the new piece of machinery Travis and Jo have just invested in.
The new addition to the business is a 2½ tonne Yanmar digger – a mini excavator - perfect for managing all those light earthworks and property maintenance jobs.
The Golders see the digger as the perfect complement to their already successful agricultural chemical applications (weed and fertiliser) spraying business.
Travis has 18 years contracting experience both here and overseas, but for the past three years the couple have operated here on their own account.
As many who have been there will know, starting out in a new venture comes with its own set of challenges
and Travis and Jo say they are truly appreciative of the support they have received from all quarters.
T & J Golder Ltd services from the Lindis Pass to Twizel and Otematata.
It’s all with the aim of offering clients convenient and cost-effective service. They are right here on the spot.
Travis says he’s happy to consider any job.
Farmers or property owners can just pick up the phone and give him a call if they need a hand.
T & J Golder Ltd
Agricultural chemical application specialists
Phone Travis: 021 710 305 or Jo: 027 458 4828
email: travis.joanne@xtra.co.nz