Council News
Motorcycle Awareness Month starts on Thursday (1 September), with messages for all road users to be alert for motorcyclists and tips for riders on how to lessen their chances of being involved in a vehicle crash.
As the manager of People & Capability at Council, my role and that of my team, is to support and work with our managers and teams to provide the best services and places for our community members and visitors to enjoy.
Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown wrapped up this year’s Community Honours Awards by presenting the Mayor’s Award for Public Service to Trevor Croy recently.
With the help of the Creative Communities fund, EA Networks have partnered with Ashburton District Council to offer up three of their cabinets for painting this year.
The first big roading job of the new year begins in early September, when 3.16km of Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road and 800m of Ashburton Staveley Road are rehabilitated.
Council contractors will be installing free windstraps on kerbside bins in the Methven collection area on Monday 29 August.
More than 40 submissions have been received so far on Council's draft development plan for the Ashburton Airport, with the deadline for community feedback Tuesday 30 August.
Tenders will soon be called for the upgrade of Baring Square East, which involves creating a new one-way road in front of Council’s new library and civic building and a major replant and renovation of the square itself.
Update from Waka Kotahi: Next phase of work - rail level crossing
Almost all residents that took part in the Annual Residents’ Survey for Ashburton District Council perceive that the district is about the same or better as a place to live than it was three years ago.