Radio New Zealand has broadcast this report by Robin Martin, its Taranaki-Whanganui reporter, on the future of the Whanganui velodrome.
In this he interviews Olympic and Commonwealth medal-winning cyclist Gary Anderson (pictured), Regional Velodrome Development Trust chair Leigh Grant, Councillor Rob Vinsen, Mayor Hamish McDouall – and several people in the street. Hear what they’re saying…
Here’s an example of an event Whanganui is missing out on after the Whanganui District Council decided by a split 6 to 6 vote not to do final due diligence and roof the city’s velodrome. Ninety talented teenage riders are heading to Invercargill’s covered velodrome this 2021
Supporters of the need to cover the existing Whanganui velodrome which would enable the venue to be used as a multi use facility, providing for local, regional and international usage, cannot understand why the council has chosen to walk away from its preferred Long Term Plan option and lose any
The Regional Velodrome Development Trust (RVDT) plans to submit to the Whanganui District Council that while they want to see Whanganui’s existing velodrome covered, it does not agree with any of the three options presented in the WDC Draft Long Term Plan. Instead, the trust proposes a reduced option