The Queenstown Lakes District Council is set to start a clean-up job in the Queenstown Central Business District tomorrow (Saturday).

“Staff will be on the streets tomorrow morning sweeping the roads and footpaths and generally tidying up the CBD,” QLDC Mayor Clive Geddes said.

Despite getting some heavy rain this morning, Lake Wakatipu is still 10cm below the flood level.

But with light rainfall forecast over the next few days and potential heavy rain next week, the Otago Regional Council and QLDC would continue to be in a state of preparedness.

“Businesses will be given the option to keep sandbags outside their premises, otherwise, we will relocate them to storage points at Earnslaw Park and the Memorial Gates,” Mayor Geddes said.

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For further information please contact:

Queenstown Lakes District Council
Clive Geddes 027 229 4860.

Otago Regional Council
ORC director environment engineering and natural hazard Gavin Palmer 0274 933 960.

By: Andrea Bunting