Accepting the Challenge

Pope Whanau

On a rather gloomy damp day that was thick with mist staying in bed seemed like a very good option, but the Pope whanau from Portobello had other ideas. My wife Lyn and I have always encouraged our kids to be good citizens and do things for their community selflessly. We want them to take an interest in their community and care for their region like we do. Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week is always an opportunity to do something positive for your community and its a family tradition in our house to get involved in our area. 2014 was especially important because the challenge went out to all of the Community Boards across Dunedin and as a Peninsula Community Board member I’m very happy to accept. Our family covered the 6 kilometre road section from Portobello township to the Golf Course on Harington Point Road. It was amazing what we picked up and our haul included; 6 bags of general rubbish, a sackful of glass bottles, a sackful of aluminium cans, two car tyres, two dumped microwaves and various car parts. I’d also like to mention Portobello local Melissa Bulger who collected rubbish over part of this area while she was training for the Cadbury Half Marathon, great effort! I know also that many other residents around the Peninsula will take part in the Keep New Zealand Beautiful initiative, so my thanks to them also. I’m really proud of my kids for their efforts today and I know that with Lyn and I providing an example for them we can create great future citizens for our community.

By Paul on the Peninsula

I'm Paul Pope the Chairman of the Otago Peninsula Community Board. I was elected to the Board in 2013 and became chair in 2016. I bring a wealth of experience, common sense and a community focused perspective. I've created this blog to let people know my personal views and opinions on some of the issues that affect our community. Its also an opportunity for people to contact me, offer their advice or share a problem.

Leave a Reply