Community
Grey Lynn 2030 was the incubator for many local projects.
Plan for Grey Lynn Village
What does the future hold for the Surrey Crescent/ Great North Road shopping precinct? We already have an iconic flavour in the area, but how can we improve it in the coming years? Auckland Council is currently developing the Unitary Plan (the resource management plan to manage land use development that brings together all the current District Plans) so this…
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Grey Lynn Small Business Expo
The Small Business Expo on Tuesday 30 October 5-8pm has been designed to offer local businesses an affordable opportunity to showcase their businesses to a range of other local businesses and people. A common lament we hear is – “wouldn’t it be great if we could find our closet clients i.e. the ones who work and…
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Urban Environment Group
We had a terrific turnout at our call for interest in the forming of Urban Environment Group We have clearly tapped into an issue that people in the area are concerned about. The meeting was reported the next day on National Radio’s Morning Report which is a first for Grey Lynn 2030. Grey Lynn…
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Urban Design Group for Grey Lynn
Grey Lynn 2030 is calling a public meeting with the intention of forming an Urban Design Group. We want to gather people together to discuss the realities of intensification of our area and also the protection of heritage buildings. Part of this trend is historic villas are being removed to make way for new houses.…
Read MoreLocal Grey Lynn project looks to make politicians accountable
A local Grey Lynn based project is helping to make it easier to to make your elected representative more transparent, accountable and responsive to you, the people that put them in power. It is called One Big Voice and it represents a new way for citizens to show politicians what we really care about. Have…
Read MoreTime Banking
One of our newest initiatives is to set up a local version of Time Banking. This is a form of reciprocal exchange under which people trade hours of their time instead of money to share skills and get the services they need. With Time Banking every person is equally valued hence skills that are often…
Read MoreGrey Lynn 2030’s submission on the Auckland Council’s LTP
Back in March we made a quick submission to the Auckland Council on the draft Long Term Plan We have previously commented on the Auckland Unleashed discussion document and submitted on the draft Auckland Plan. Our comments on those documents are relevant to the draft Long Term Plan and we asked for them to be taken into…
Read MoreA plan for Grey Lynn – meeting this evening
How to make Grey Lynn a better Grey Lynn I want to see Grey Lynn improve it’s physical environment now and into the future. I invite you all to attend this meeting and give your input and suggestions to the Grey Lynn Plan before next Thursday when I will be speaking to the Auckland Council’s…
Read MoreGrey Lynn Working Bee on Sunday
Hi Grey Lynners, We would like to invite you to the Grey Lynn Working Bees tidy up in the Surrey Cres shopping centre and surrounding areas on… SUNDAY 1st April ( This is not an April Fools joke ) 10am – 12pm ( Don’t forget Say Light Saving ends on Sunday ) Meet outside THE…
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