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This summer, the Hafnarfjörður Work Camp decided to introduce the Green Flag, an international project to increase environmental education and strengthen education for sustainability. The Work Camp now sorts all its rubbish and uses food scraps for composting. An environmental group composed of young people was established, and the group ran educational sessions for the work school's staff, including in the staff canteen of Hafnarfjörður municipality. Staff at the office […]

The operating result for the first six months of the year was a negative 389 million króna, whereas the plan had anticipated a deficit of around 80 million króna for the period. This variance is attributable to an unforeseeable refund of retrospectively paid tax amounting to approximately 400 million krónur. Other income is above projections due to the sale profit from shares in HS Veitur hf. The operation of the departments was in […]

No doubt many residents of Hafnarfjörður have noticed that since June, the emergency outfalls of Hafnarfjörður's sewerage system at Vesturgata and Óseyrarbraut have been open. This means that untreated sewage has been flowing into the sea at two locations, a short distance from the shore, amidst the local birdlife.  For the past six years, all sewage from Hafnarfjörður has been pumped to the treatment and outfall pumping station in Hraunavík […]

Bæjarráð samþykkti í dag í umboði bæjarstjórnar tillögur fræðsluráðs frá 1. júní um lækkun innritunaraldurs barna í leikskóla og um hækkun á  mótframlagi til foreldra barna hjá dagforeldrum. Stefnt er að því að á kjörtímabilinu verði börn 18 mánaða á því ári sem þau innritast í leikskóla í stað tveggja ára eins og verið hefur. Niðurgreiðslur […]

Grasrótarhátíð listamanna í Hafnarfirði 13.-15. ágúst, þar sem yfir 100 listamenn taka höndum saman. Á hátíðinni koma fram margir af fremstu listamönnum bæjarins í tónum, myndum og máli. Hátíðin fer fram á Thorsplani frá 18.00 -22:00 fimmtudag, föstudag og laugardag frá 13.00-18:00 Hægt er að nálgast dagskránna   www.facebook.com/popart2015

  On Friday, 14th August, it is harvest day in the school gardens in Hafnarfjörður. On that day, the gardens will be open from 13:00 to 17:00, and parents and guardians are encouraged to come with their children and bring a bag or box for all the harvest.   At the beginning of the summer, everyone was allocated two plots, one for all sorts of […]

  Ágústa Kristófersdóttir has been appointed director of Hafnarborg. Ágústa worked as managing director of the Museum Council and previously as curator at the National Museum of Iceland and Head of the Exhibitions Department at the Reykjavík Art Museum.   She holds an MA in Museum Studies from the University of Iceland and a BA in History from the same institution. She has also studied Art History at Stockholm University and the University of […]

On 16 August 2015, a new winter timetable will come into effect in the capital region. The main changes are as follows: Routes 2, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 24, 28, and 35 will switch to a quarter-hourly frequency during peak hours. Route 1 – A fixed extra carriage will run at 7:50 from Firði to Hlemmur on weekdays. Extra carriages on routes 1 and 6 […]

From 6th to 21st August, or from when the summer closure of the nurseries ends until the start of the school term, a varied and constructive play scheme is offered for the nursery school leavers in all after-school clubs. The courses are partly structured like the traditional ÍTH play courses, but with a strong emphasis on outdoor activities and physical exercise […]

Due to a breakdown in the refuse lorry, there has been a delay in refuse collection in the municipality. The contractor has brought in a loan lorry and is working to catch up. Today, the grey bin collection is taking place in districts 7 and 8, and district 8 will be completed tomorrow.  The waste collection schedule will then be back on track. There is also a delay […]