Council News
If you’re planning to vote by post in the local elections, you have only a few days left to get your envelope in a post box so it can be delivered before the voting deadline of noon on Saturday 8 October.
Put a ring around Friday 2 December on your calendar, it’s the night Ashburton’s Christmas tree will be officially lit up.
The Council has expressed disappointment at a Department of Conservation decision that will scuttle plans to provide a designated recreational motorbike park at Ashton Beach - but it still hopes to work with parties to find a way to improve the area.
The annual dog report was before Council this week and it was pleasing to see a good drop in the number of dogs impounded.
Waka Kotahi is now able to confirm that it will be closing Walnut Avenue between West and East Streets to traffic for seven weeks from Tuesday 27 September.
Ashburton District residents have been receiving their voting papers in the post this week for the local elections, but if yours haven’t arrived then it’s still possible to have your say.
The public holiday on Monday 26 September for New Zealanders to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II will see temporary changes to some Council services and facilities.
The filling of the first of Methven’s new drinking water reservoirs on Wednesday (21 September) marks a milestone in major work to upgrade the town’s water supply.
Twelve interesting people who call Ashburton home will share special stories about their lives as part of the Ashburton Public Library’s human book event on Sunday 25 September.
Native planting to replace previously removed wilding conifers (Pinus contorta) will be the focus of a community biodiversity day at Lakes Camp and Clearwater on Saturday 8 October 2022.