Bluff residents are being urged to have their say on the Invercargill City Council's (ICC) Long-term Plan by making submissions online or attending a meeting with council representatives on 11th March.

The 10-year plan, a strategic framework for the next decade, will take economic, cultural, social, and environmental wellbeing into consideration.

Bluff Community Board chairman Ray Fife said it was crucial residents in Motupōhue had their say.

“Taking part in the decision-making process isn’t just for people elected to community boards or onto Council."

"It’s vital that something like the Long-term Plan, which sets out the key priorities for our community in the next 10 years, and the steps we intend to take to get there, is developed with the input and feedback of the people who call Bluff home,” he said.

“Bluff is really fortunate in that we are a pretty tight-knit community, and we take a lot of pride in where we come from."

"To help our Council make the decisions that will be best for the future of our town, residents have to get involved and share what is really important to them.”

The community event in Bluff will be the opportunity to talk about the things which are important to Bluff, including safe swimming options for the town, looking at parks and reserves land that may no longer be needed – and alternative uses, and the renewal of the resource consent for the Bluff Wastewater Treatment Plant, he said.

Public consultation on the draft Long-term Plan will run until April 2.

People can make submissions online here, at the Bluff Service Centre, or via post.

Bluff community event - Pot luck dinner with elected members and ICC staff.

Monday 11 March

5.30pm – 7pm

Te Rau Aroha Marae: 8 Bradshaw St, Bluff