Te Puke residents are being handed the chance to have their say on the future of their town this Saturday.

Western Bay of Plenty community engagement manager Frank Begley says Te Puke Community Board, Te Puke Town Centre Redevelopment Project Team, Volunteer Western Bay of Plenty and council are joining together to hold the 'your community, your future, your choice,” open day.

The open day takes place this Saturday. Photo: Supplied.

The organisations are coming together for the day to gauge residents' thoughts on a range of issues.

Frank says anyone can talk to those involved about the Te Puke Community Plan, the regeneration of the town centre, cycleways and more.

People can also enjoy a barbecue and activities, including a selfie with the biggest artificial pre-historic dinosaur dropping in New Zealand.

As part of the day, council's wastewater team will be seeking feedback and support on the renewal of their resource consent for the town's wastewater treatment plant.

Utilities manager Kelvin Hill says wastewater isn't the prettiest subject, but it is an important one.

'The consent for Te Puke is up for renewal and we need residents' feedback and support to do this,” says Kelvin. 'We want to ensure Te Puke remains a pristine environment.”

Anyone interested in a tour of the treatment plant can join in on the day, as long as they're wearing closed in shoes.

Frank says the idea for the open day came from the desire to talk to the community about a range of topics.

'There's a lot going on in Te Puke right now,” states Frank. 'The town is adjusting to the opening of the Tauranga Eastern Link, and its new Te Puke Highway.

'There's also been a lot of work in the background on the updating of Te Puke's community plan, and atown centre revival is underway.

'Rather than talking to people about the different projects at varied times, this open day means people can easily get up to date with everything, and come to us with any questions, comments, ideas and feedback in one location.”

Frank says residents' opinions are valuable and he encourages everyone to come along and let the organisations know what they think.

Te Puke Skatepark Project Group will be running a barbecueand there'll be colouring in for children running throughout the day.People can take selfies with the giant artificial dinosaur dropping – an example of what can happen when people don't take care of the messy stuff.

The open day runs from 10am-2pm this Saturday at Te Puke Memorial Hall.

A presentation on the Community Plan takes place from 11am.