Tasman District Council
Recreation and culture
From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.
Recreation and culture
From parks and libraries to museums and art galleries, councils can be a key supporter of sporting, recreational and cultural events that bring communities to life. Community facilities, including sports grounds and town halls, are often owned and run by councils.
Establish clear protocols around arts and festival funding, this expenditure is not a core council function, it's discretionary.
Review spending on public facilities, fund in proportion to use, first priority is maintenance of existing facilities.
Financial support of sport and arts should be directed at youth, supporting infrastructure and amateur clubs, not professionals.
Maintain and encourage the use of all public facilities.
Develop facilities on collaboration with interest groups allowing them to lead where possible.
Limit liquor licensing in residential areas.
Work to ensure communities have community facilities close to where people live so that community wellbeing can be enhanced.
Continue to support no overdue charges for library books.
Look to reduce where possible pokie machine licenses.
Evaluate liquor licensing standards.
Maintain and promote existing green spaces for today's and tomorrow's communities.
Ensure recreational areas are set aside in planning for future developments.
Remove liquor licensing from local government and revert to central government.
Establish clear protocols around arts and festival funding, this expenditure is not a core council function, it's discretionary.
Review spending on public facilities, fund in proportion to use, first priority is maintenance of existing facilities.
Financial support of sport and arts should be directed at youth, supporting infrastructure and amateur clubs, not professionals.
Maintain and encourage the use of all public facilities.
Develop facilities on collaboration with interest groups allowing them to lead where possible.
Limit liquor licensing in residential areas.
Work to ensure communities have community facilities close to where people live so that community wellbeing can be enhanced.
Continue to support no overdue charges for library books.
Look to reduce where possible pokie machine licenses.
Evaluate liquor licensing standards.
Maintain and promote existing green spaces for today's and tomorrow's communities.
Ensure recreational areas are set aside in planning for future developments.
Remove liquor licensing from local government and revert to central government.
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