The Fiji Times

Vosarogo: Set aside difference­s

- By REPEKA NASIKO

MINISTER for Lands and Mineral Resources Filimoni Vosarogo has urged landowners in Vitogo, Lautoka, and city officials to set aside difference­s and work together for the benefit of their people.

Visiting Lautoka last week, Mr Vosarogo met with Vitogo Developmen­t Trustees and Lautoka City Council to discuss foreshore developmen­t opportunit­ies and challenges.

He said as the main authority of foreshore developmen­ts, it was important to meet with the trustees of the Vitogo Developmen­t Committee and Lautoka City Council officials to ensure they worked together and set aside difference­s.

“The Lautoka Foreshore can be a legacy developmen­t and will be admired by your visitors,” said Mr Vosarogo in a statement.

“It may warrant them to come again and again. Your job is to get together, pull in your designs, ambitions, and plan that observes environmen­tal thresholds and overlay it with a futuristic perspectiv­e to attract people and businesses to your city.

“Your waterfront developmen­t can host lots for BPOs, integrated tourism, shopping malls, fish and diving outlets, and eateries.

“The developmen­t, advancing rapidly from Nadi towards your city, is growing. Tourists want to come to your city, but they need to be attracted here.

“Your foreshore developmen­t, with the qoliqoli owners is your best platform.”

Mr Vosarogo said there was a need to develop more tourist attraction­s in the two major cities.

“We want to ensure foreshore developmen­t in Suva and Lautoka that attracts tourism.

“I feel tourists are coming to see the same things in the usual hotspots. We want to provide something new in these two cities that will make tourists visit Suva and Lautoka.”

Your job is to get together, pull in your designs, ambitions, and plan that observes environmen­tal thresholds and overlay it with a futuristic perspectiv­e to attract people and businesses to your city – Filimoni Vosarogo

 ?? Picture: SOPHIE RALULU ?? Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources Filimoni Vosarogo stresses a point during The Lens@177 interview in Suva on Tuesday.
Picture: SOPHIE RALULU Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources Filimoni Vosarogo stresses a point during The Lens@177 interview in Suva on Tuesday.

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