Council News
Contractors working for the Ashburton District Council will be removing 18 trees on South Belt, at Methven, next week.
Ashburton District Council monitoring officers travel hundreds of kilometres every week taking samples from water treatment plants and bores around the district to check water quality.
We are almost starting the run-up to the next Local Body Elections, which are due to be held in October. Where has the last three years gone?
Council was delighted to receive a flurry of last-minute submissions during the final week of consultation on the draft Annual Plan, with a total of 131 people having their say before the deadline.
Methven residents are being asked to conserve water on Friday 13 May during planned work on the Methven drinking water supply.
Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown invited some special newcomers to lunch last week to hear how they are finding their move to Ashburton.
Mid Canterbury farmers and growers are being urged to make use of a subsidised programme to return their unwanted or expired agrichemicals.
Steel panels for two new reservoirs for Methven’s drinking water scheme are expected to arrive this month, marking a new stage in a project that will provide highly resilient water storage.
Four community groups that look after popular walking and mountainbiking tracks in the Ashburton district have been granted $9600 to help maintain and improve their tracks.
If you’ve been thinking about giving us your feedback on the draft Annual Plan, now is the time to do it, with submissions closing at 5pm tomorrow (Friday 6 May).