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Totara Park Grubbers’ Club this weekend!
We are all on for another track build session on this Saturday 3 March from 1 to 3 pm. You will be impressed with the progress!
Help JCA build a new walking track through Totara Park
This is a shout out for VOLUNTEERS to help build a new walking track through Totara Park this Saturday afternoon.
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Do you love the smell of diesel in the morning?
Most of our ‘Northern Suburbs” homes are zoned “outer residential”. Sounds innocuous, right? Wrong. Continue reading
Kindergarten over Community Garden?
Wellington City Council proposes to move a kindergarten onto a hard-won and scarce public community garden in Johnsonville. Continue reading
They’re taking away our Public Transport Hub
Last month, Wellington City Council approved the consent for redevelopment of Johnsonville Mall. JCA applauds the potential improvement in retail facilities, as local people have been crying out for this for decades. However, with the honey, the Council is also … Continue reading
Whither Johnsonville Youth? 3 issues
A recent story in the Dominion Post asks whether Johnsonville’s young people are being adequately served by WCC? JCA says no: “For the City Council, ignoring the needs of Johnsonville youth is easy as 1-2-3.” Johnsonville has the highest population … Continue reading
Totara Park walkway & replanting picks up pace
On 4 March, Penny Salmond & Graeme Sawyer from JCA accompanied Anita Benbrook, WCCs Restoration Technical Advisor and native Forrest expert, on a wander through the Totara Park, roughly on the same route as the proposed new walking track through the … Continue reading
Application for new Johnsonville-Newlands Community Board
Press Release – Date: 5/11/2015 Community groups call on residents of Paparangi, Woodridge Newlands, and Johnsonville to “Sign Your Support” to establish a new Community Board. Two Northern Wellington Residents groups (JCA and NPPA) today announced the launch of a campaign … Continue reading
Trees native to Johnsonville
A List! If you have ever wondered what species were here before our version of Jebidiah Springfield obliterated them all in the late 1840s, here it is! Not an exhaustive list, but for 99.99% of us, as close as you … Continue reading
Alex Moore Park all-weather pitch nice BUT what about the parking and roads?
Plans for the New Alex Moore Park all-weather pitch are being marred by WCC under-investment in roads and car parks. Alex Moore Park is receiving a new all-weather playing field. This pitch will be operational before this winter. Great news! … Continue reading
Johnsonville Community Association 