Council News
If you’re on our highways and byways this summer, plan for a picnic stop at the Alford Forest hall, where two picnic tables have been installed and are free for all to use.
Changing rooms at the Rakaia and Hinds community swimming pools will need to be demolished because they are assessed as being an earthquake risk and both pools will not open to the public until the buildings are gone.
People visiting the Ashburton District Council’s EA Networks Centre will need to show their My Vaccine Pass when the district moves into the new COVID-19 Protection Framework tomorrow (Friday, 3 December).
Volunteers play an important role at the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum and are often the first people that visitors encounter when they step through the doors.
Councils around the country have been working out what the new Orange level covid protection framework will mean for Council-run facilities.
New rubbish and recycling bins with street cred have been installed at Ashburton’s skate park.
Mid Canterbury retailers and business people wanting to be part of the Ashburton District’s ANZ Business of the Year Awards are being reminded that entries close next week, on Tuesday 30 November.
The speed limit of Ashburton’s CBD will officially change to 30km/h from Friday 3 December, to provide a safer street environment for people to move about.
A large Oak tree at Baring Square West, opposite the Ashburton District Council’s administration building, will be cut down tomorrow (Friday 26 November).
Ashburton’s giant Christmas tree has added some seasonal bling to the CBD, as contractors wrap up a two-year, $18 million rejuvenation project in the town’s retail centre.