Workshop outcomes

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Governors Bay Jetty Restoration held two in-person workshops at Governors Bay Community Centre:

  • 23 April - 7 participants

  • 28 May - 3 participants

Ideas

Artists and Crafts 

  • Retail space for sale of arts & crafts 

  • Exhibitions of pottery, paintings and crafts 

  • Bigger pottery space 

  • Artist in residence programme 

  • Library / reading room / museum 

  • Craft and coop shop (like Stoddart cottage) 

 Water based education 

  • Marine ecology projects - think MERC (Auckland) 

  • Water-sports education centre - paddle-board rentals 

  • Scout den (community group space)

  • Education uses 

  • Sailing base for people to learn to sail 

  • School /Uni /Tech - commerical space for training 

  • Garden Club 

  • Coaching for kayaking and paddle boarding

  • Education - schools, marine environment

  • Water sports facilities, such as shower, washdown area 

A place to sit and relax 

  • Dry space available for people recreating in the area e.g. caught in the rain whilst walking 

  • Day lodge 

  • Outdoor seating 

  • Public seating 

  • Bird watching

  • Place for people to rest when they are doing the Head-to-Head walkway

 History, Information, and Art Display 

  • Marine history themed to emphasise its uniqueness 

  • Display space (art, etc.) 

  • History boards 

 Food 

  • Cafe / bar 

  • Takeaway coffee and ice creams 

  • Option to prepare and sell seafood commercially 

  • Space for ice cream, coffee, or food truck at the weekends 

Functions and Selling stuff 

  • Events such as weddings, anniversaries, and memorials 

  • Meetings for locals 

  • Tiny bookshop

  • Theatre or dance entertainment space 

  • Available for private functions and community groups 

  • Stalls to fundraise - produce crafts 

  • Fundraising, e.g. afternoon teas / wine & cheese 

  • Income generating space for hire, e.g. small weddings available as "plan B" if weather bad for jetty weddings 

  • Workshop and training space 

  • Hub and meeting place for walking tours of the area (the Rod Donald Trust walks in this area are very popular)

  • Monthly workshop on a theme, such as local birdlife, the harbour

  • Retail, probably only the weekends

Storage and boating stuff 

  • Water ramp access - slope (pedestrian safe)

  • Cleaning station 

  • Storage for safety equipment (life rings, etc)

  • Secure storage for paddle boards and kayaks 

  • Rental storage spaces for kayaks and paddle boards 

  • Ramp into the water

  • Commercial - Recreational non-powered water craft - storage / access 

  • Storage of basic water rescue craft, etc.

Possible challenges

Limitations and conflict 

  • User conflict - display place and time of use 

  • Space allocation and multiple users 

  • Limit on size

  • Over-selling the function space 

  • Storage space at a premium 

  • Impact of users on the wider community 

  • Disagreement over best use 

  • Lack of use - apathy 

 Admin legal and regulations 

  • Resources - maintaining and management, general wear and tear of building and facilities, cleaning 

  • Admin - meeting regulations, adventure activities, bookings 

  • Insurance and liability

  • Scope of the resource consent 

  • Health and safety (who is responsible?)

  • Licensing / venue use by water 

 Security 

  • Vandalism 

  • Theft

  • Damage

  • Graffiti  

·Ongoing operation and funding 

  • Maintenance cost

  • Funding 

  • Cost to build 

  • Volunteer helpers 

  • Staffing

 Traffic 

  • Traffic congestion

  • Car parking (very limited)

  • Mobility parking

  • Loading area

  • Difficulty turning around

What a great day at the jetty/boat house looks like

  • Not having any physical activity 

  • Having good water access from the boat house itself – so you don’t have to walk along the jetty to get the boat into the water 

  • Sit and having something to eat and drink and watch kids in the dingy on the water 

  • Picnic, kids on bike, walks to Allendale and sitting on jetty or in the boat house if it’s cold 

  • Hang out in the sunshine, look at crabs, then go for a pint – that’s a good day out 

  • Meeting an artist and seeing their work