Council News
Council has recently welcomed Leanne Macdonald as the new Group Manager of Business Support, which includes the finance, information systems, communications and Council property teams.
UPDATE
Wednesday 7 September, 2022, 3.50pm - The boil water notice for Methven Springfield water supply has been lifted.
It’s just over a week until voting packs for the local elections start arriving in mailboxes around the Ashburton District.
Work begins this week on a nine-month project to expand Ashburton’s wastewater pipe network into the north-west part of town.
Waka Kotahi has provided an update today (6 September 2022) of its Walnut Avenue intersection improvement project, including a closure of the east-bound lane of Walnut Avenue between West and East Streets starting from tomorrow for about a week.
Ashburton District Council is congratulating the Canterbury Mayoral Forum on the release of its updated wellbeing overview, a document that will be a valuable resource over the next three years.
Council is employing drone technology to help assess the condition of about 30 monuments and statues around the district.
Council has this week officially lodged its detailed business case for a second Ashburton River bridge with Waka Kotahi.
Kerbside recycling from Ashburton is now being sorted by a new $3.8 million materials recovery facility (MRF) in Timaru.
Ashburton men dealing with prostate cancer will have their exercise costs covered by the Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand if they want to access weekly Prost-FIT classes at EA Networks Centre.