A volunteer with a welcoming attitude is sought to manage bookings for Gordonton Hall. Richard Riddell, chairman of the Gordonton District Committee, says the role has become vacant suddenly. “Brenda Stobie has done this job very well for the last five years now but has had to step down for personal reasons. She will be

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The Gordonton District Committee meets around five times per year in the Gordonton Hall. It was formed in 1991 by amalgamating all the other committees in Gordonton such as the Domain Committee, the Hukanui Park Committee, the Gordonton Beautifying Society and the Hall Committee. The first chairman, Rod Wise, served for 10 years before handing

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A number of issues were discussed at the Gordonton District Committee AGM recently, including the future of the country market and a need for volunteers. Gordonton Country Market started in 2012 in Hukanui Park, run by a committee from the Oaks Christian Centre.  It has recently been in decline, organisers told the GDC. “This has

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Gordonton’s history was well and truly on the agenda at last month’s Gordonton District Committee meeting and a call has been made for input from everyone in the community. “We identified that we need to preserve our history in a pro-active manner, and use this to bring our community together, and keep our identity,” said

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Except for a short stint overseas, Richard Riddell has lived all his life in Gordonton. The newly appointed chairman of Gordonton District Committee says he loves village life, and wants to achieve good outcomes for the area. “In whole I would like to work with Waikato District Council to get the best outcomes for the

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Long-time Gordonton resident Arthur Riddell reflects on the work of volunteers and their value to the community. The current upgrading of the Domain is just the latest in a series of volunteer projects which have shaped Gordonton as it is today. Since New Year 2013 there has been a major tidy-up of the Domain road

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