Updated 05:50 

Ok I have found the article I read the other day, follow the below link to read the Dominion post article.

To me this makes me think, here we go again .... after what happened a few years ago. 

FIVE-STOREY buildings in Lyall Bay and apartment blocks in Johnsonville, Newtown and Kilbirnie are on the cards as Wellington City Council plans for population growth of about 20,000 people in 20 years.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/local/4049021/City-plan-to-squeeze-in-mo...

LYALL BAY residents are bristling at the suggestion of six- storey towers being erected along the waterfront.

A zone of beachfront land from Maranui Surf Club to Kingsford Smith St, on Wellington's south coast, is one of 11 areas identified by Wellington City Council as suitable for intensive development to accommodate projected population growth of 44,000 by 2051

http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/dominion-post-wellington-new-zealand/mi_8042/is_20080702/anger-beachfront-housing-plans/ai_n47182111/

A few years ago, the above suggestion rose its head in the bay, we were able to stop it happening that time, I am trying to track down where I read it a few days ago but is the Wellington City Council looking to try this again ?

Would you be happy with this kind of development in the bay ?, I mean things change when they tried it before it was a few years ago, have feelings changed ? 

My feels are I would hope not, as it is part of what is Wellington to have such a wild coast line, to have multi storey housing in the bay would just kill the feel of our home. 

What do you think ... ?

If your on facebook, come on over to the page and lets talk it over or feel free to post your feelings in the comments here. 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/thebaynetnz/141761562504078?v=wall

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Cloud along the hills of the bay as seen from work.
Let's hope it stays there.

NZ surf boats to Gallipoli on mission of peace and lifesaving

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Ninety-five years after one of their founding fathers, Sir Bernard Freyberg, swam ashore in the Gulf of Saros to distract the defending Turkish forces, a group from Lyall Bay Surf Life Saving Club is heading to Gallipoli.

Thirteen members of the club, which is celebrating its centenary, are going to Turkey on Tuesday for 2 1/2 weeks to help local people start preparing for the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings in April 2015.

As part of those commemorations, 100 New Zealand and Australian surf boats will compete in a 100-kilometre race down the Dardanelles. Turkish teams will also be involved.

In the next five years, surf lifesaving clubs from New Zealand and Australia will travel to Turkey to teach locals surf lifesaving skills.

Arie Moore, club captain of the Lyall Bay Surf Life Saving Club, said it would be a special trip.

"We get to go over and teach other people how to compete in a sport that everyone in the team loves but we will also remember those from our club who served there."

A service will be held during the club's visit to commemorate the Lyall Bay members who lost their lives. "It's going to be quite moving for all of us," said team captain Dylan McKee.

The Lyall Bay Surf Life Saving Club has already sent over a surf boat, three skis and three boards, which will be donated to the Turkish people.

Sir Bernard was one of the first members of the Lyall Bay Surf Life Saving Club.

He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his courage on the Somme in November 1916 and went on to serve as governor-general of New Zealand.

 Lyall Bay Surf and Life Saving club celebrates a centenary this weekend.

The club, formed on August 15, 1910, was the first surf lifesaving club to have beach patrols.

In the early days club members used reels for rescues. Wearing a belt attached to rope and reel, a lifesaver would swim out and grab the person in trouble. Both were then reeled in.

Today the club uses inflatable rescue boats for rescue operations.

The first club building was erected by Wellington City Council in 1910, but was washed away by a southerly storm a few months later. A new clubhouse was built in 1911, the same year a splinter group formed the Maranui Surf Life Saving Club.

The building the surf club now occupies was built in 1957. Member Ray Stoddart said it was too small and that plans to build new facilities were well under way. The council is contributing $350,000 toward the project.

Mr Stoddart joined the club as a child and enjoys what it has to offer.

"It's great fun, being out on the water," he said. "I'm still competing, but I'm getting to the stage where I'm too old for it. I still like getting out there, though.

"We're quite fortunate we're asked to engage in a sporting activity that also has the spin-off of being a great community service."

As well as the serious aspect of patrolling beaches and running rescue operations, members participate in surf boat racing activities. One growth area has been the number of women participating in the club.

Mr Stoddart captains one of the women's surf boat racing teams.

One of biggest changes in the club's history was amalgamation with the women's surf club in 1976. Since then, he said more and more women had joined the club.

"It's probably one of the fastest growing sports for women," said Mr Stoddart.

Lyall Bay Surf and Life Saving Club is one of the country's largest. There were about 40 members when the club started.

That reached 120 by 1913. Today there are about 250 members, including a 110 juniors.

"Not all the young kids stick at it, but retention is a problem in most sports. Anyway, anyone who comes here will go away with skills that serve them for life," said Mr Stoddart.

Each year the club trains about 30 new lifeguards in rescue techniques, first aid and radio operations.

During the past 15 summers club members have undertaken 214 rescues. Club volunteers spend more than 1500 hours patrolling the beach every summer.

- Centenary celebrations will be held at the Featherston Bar & Grill on August 14, 7.30pm. See lyallbayslsc.org.nz

The Lyall Bay Car park that you can find down the airport end is in a bad way these days with the caving in of some of the sea wall to the point that a large area of the car park has to be closed off. 

Lyall Bay Surf Club celebrates its 100th Birthday this month.

Check its web page for details. Also 12 mebers are off to Turkey to raise the profile of surf life saving in the country.

http://www.lyallbayslsc.org.nz/