- By Angela Fulljames, Franklin Local Board
Firstly, I’d like to express my appreciation for the efforts of everyone Franklin Local Board
collaborated with last year and share a glimpse of the exciting work we look forward to
advancing together in the year ahead.
A highlight from last year was the local boards’ establishment of the Community Partnerships Programme. The programme enables community-led delivery of events, recreational activities, environmental improvement initiatives, facility improvements and other local services.
Improvements were made to a range of parks and facilities which include the Clarks Beach
Skatepark and Park, Glenbrook Beach, and more recently Kahawairahi Drive Reserve
playground in Beachlands. Critical concepts were decided for Clevedon Village Heart and
Clevedon Showgrounds that will inform investment from Council and others in Clevedon’s
future.
As signalled in our Local Board Plan, this year the Local Board will progress the delivery of
an Auckland Council Community Hub Service in Beachlands. This will provide access to
library, arts and customer services in line with the growth and change in the area and
recognises that Beachlands is no longer the sleepy bach community it once was.
We look forward to working more closely with Eke Panuku and AT on their future work
programme. As well as supporting local youth through newly formed youth councils on each subdivision with our project partners.
Our sights are set on accelerating the delivery of our Sports and Recreational Plan, and
initiatives that improve our environment including the Franklin Ngahere (reforestation of
public places) plan and continued delivery of the Franklin Paths Programme that seeks to
give all age-groups safe options for travelling locally.
In addition to our ever-growing local programme of work, this year you can expect
Auckland’s Annual Budget due to take effect on July 1, 2025, which sets out what we aim to achieve over the next financial year and how we fund it.
With a fully stacked programme of work ahead, my colleagues and I look forward to serving our community with plenty of energy and focus on the things that matter to Aucklanders this year.
