Child Protection in Hafnarfjörður is looking for two families who are prepared to take in children who need to be accommodated away from home for a short period. The role of foster parents is to provide a home for children, including in emergency situations to ensure their safety, resolve their difficulties or to investigate their circumstances. When a child is in the home, it is laid […]
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Students are beaming with energy
Ash Wednesday used for a good cause. Students and teachers in the junior secondary school at Áslandskóli decided to use Ash Wednesday to support the project Perlað af krafti. The project is one of the main fundraising methods for Kraft, the support association for those diagnosed with cancer and their families. One of Kraft's main fundraising methods is the sale of beaded bracelets with the inscription „Life is now“. The bracelets are produced exclusively […]
Town Council Meeting, 4 March
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 3rd March. The formal meeting will begin at 14:00 in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The agenda for the meeting can be accessed here. The meeting can be watched live here.
Educational leaders of Hafnarfjörður meet
Work on developing Hafnarfjörður's education strategy is in full swing, and the second meeting with the town's education leaders was held on Thursday, 27th February at the Scout Centre on Hraunbrún. Among other things, proposals for the key elements that will underpin the new education strategy were discussed. The educational leaders of Hafnarfjörður are representatives from all the town's nursery, primary and secondary schools, along with representatives from the Music School […]
Engidalsskóli to become an independent primary school – Headteacher sought
At its meeting on 19 February, the Hafnarfjörður Town Council confirmed the Hafnarfjörður Education Board's resolution from its meeting on 12 February to make Engidalsskóli an independent primary school from the autumn of 2020. The Director of the Education and Public Health Department has been tasked with working with the school's staff during the transition process and advertising the new position of headteacher. Request for […]
Short closures and disruption to traffic on the Reykjanesbraut
Weather permitting, two footbridges are scheduled to be moved to their correct locations for the Reykjanesbraut dualling works this weekend. The move will take place on Friday and Saturday evenings, starting at 21:00 on both nights. The move will affect traffic; there will be a 15-minute closure on both evenings with no diversion, continuing until 02:00 […]
Clear out the rubbish depots
It's snowing and snowing… we would like to remind residents to clear snow from their refuse chutes to allow our refuse collectors easy access to the grey and blue bins, ensuring they can be emptied on time. Thank you in advance for your prompt response! Information on rubbish collection by neighbourhood can be found HERE.
Ásvallabraut – road construction
The City of Hafnarfjörður invites tenders for the construction of a new Ásvallabraut in Hafnarfjörður, including the construction of underpasses, utility pipelines for the Hafnarfjörður Waterworks and HS Veitur, the creation of footpaths and cycle paths, manholes, landscaping and green areas. Tender documents will be sold at the City of Hafnarfjörður Service Centre, Norðurhæð 2, from Tuesday, 3 March 2020. Price: kr. 5,000. Tenders will be opened at the same location on Tuesday, 24 […]
General advice on the Covid-19 virus
Dear residents and friends of Hafnarfjörður – here is important information on how to avoid infection with the Covid-19 virus and what to do if you suspect you have been infected. All the latest information can be found on the website of the Director of Public Health.
Hafró's ship sailed to Háabakki for the first time
The research vessel Árni Friðriksson RE 200, one of the Icelandic Marine Research Institute's ships, was sailed to Háabakki at Fornubúðir yesterday. This was a trial of docking at the quay, ahead of the institute's full operations commencing this spring. The weather was exceptionally mild when the Árni Friðriksson docked. The research vessel is 20 years old, a nearly 70-metre steel ship and 670 gross tons […]