Message from Chair
Welcome to the website of the City of Lautoka, our website is designed to bring you quick and easily accessible information about our Sugar City, including: local events & happenings. We will continually edit and update the information on the website in order to provide you with up-to-date information about our city.
As your Chair of the Special Administrators and Council management, our aim is to create a robust City engaging our rate payers and business community to collectively create new attractions and economic growth. The cornerstone of our city will be transparency that inspires community involvement.
I am confident the horizon brings much prosperity and I am inspired to contribute to this great community.
Vinaka!
Ratu Tevita Momoedonu
Chair – Special Administrator
OUR VISION
Lautoka to be the best HEALTH, CULTURAL & SPORTS Tourism City in the South Pacific
OUR MISSION
With sugar being synonymous with Lautoka City, the council will continue to promote and facilitate:
- Clean and Healthy Environment
- Safety and Security of its Citizens
- Prosperous Investment
- Better well-being of Ratepayers
OUR VALUES
- We exhibit personal integrity with every decision
- We serve by leading and lead by serving
- We show a high level of respect and concern for our workers & customers
- We encourage creativity and innovation to improve our effectiveness
- We learn and grow in a progressive work environment
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Administrative Services
Lautoka City Council delivers a wide range of services and infrastructure to support residents, businesses and visitors. Core services include law enforcement and compliance; refuse collection, street maintenance and traffic management, parks, recreational/sporting and cultural programming and capital improvements.
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Super power Administration
SA's were appointed by the Government to see that policies are aligned by the Council.
200 years of city history
The name of the city is derived from two Fijian words meaning "Bull's eye!" "Lau-toka!"
Famous for lovely city spots
To develop Lautoka into a Luxuriant, beautiful healthy liveable sporting city in the Fiji Islands.
Economic Activities
Lautoka is known as the Sugar City because of its sugar cane belt areas. The main Lautoka Sugar Mill was founded in 1903, and is the city’s biggest employer by far. Built for the Colonial Sugar Refining Company (Fiji) (CSR) by workers from India and the Solomon Islands between 1899 and 1903, it hires some 1,300 employees today. Other industries include timber milling, garment manufacturing, distillery, brewery, jewellery, blending, steelworks, fishing, hatchery, domestic items, paints, and construction. In 2012 Lautoka was announced as the administrative capital of the western division.
Lautoka as an Investment City
Lautoka City is the progressive city. Being a progressive city, with the second largest port of entry makes Lautoka an ideal place for your investments. Many local and foreign companies have made their mark in Lautoka. Such investments include the establishment of Punjas flour and Biscuit’s factory, Pacific Cables, Amex offshore marine mining, Tappoos City Complex and the list goes on. Most of these investments are located within the range of Port of Lautoka.
More information on investment in Lautoka can be obtained from investment in Fiji.
Lautoka is not only an industrial hub but also a clean and environmentally conscious city, featuring a botanical garden, a children’s park, and a decorated main street, Vitogo Parade. The municipal market and numerous tourist destinations, including Abaca, island resorts, and the Vuda Point marina, add to its charm.
The city offers diverse shopping options along Vitogo Parade, Naviti Street, and Yasawa Street, with a range of retail and wholesale shops. Lautoka also has a variety of restaurants and five commercial banks, ensuring convenience for residents and visitors alike.
Sporting facilities in Lautoka include golf courses, soccer, rugby, cricket, and hockey grounds, as well as multipurpose courts for netball, volleyball, basketball, and tennis. Entertainment options are plentiful, with cinemas, social clubs, and children’s play centers.
Lautoka’s annual Sugar Festival in September is a major cultural event. Historically, Vuda Point near Lautoka is believed to be the landing site of the first Fijians, adding to the city’s historical significance.
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