Council News
Contractors ACL have begun a major clean-up of the banks and stream bed of Mill Creek, from Argyle Park to Braebrook.
The work is expected to take until the end of March to complete.
Tinwald pool will open at 8am from Monday 10 January to accommodate lane swimmers while the EA Networks Centre’s main pools are shut for scheduled maintenance.
Council’s main administration building closes at 1pm on Friday 24 December for the annual Christmas break. It will reopen on Wednesday 5 January 2022.
There is a lot to recycle at this time of the year, but some Christmas waste needs to go straight to the red rubbish bin.
The Ashburton Holiday Park and Lodge, at the Tinwald Domain, will be introducing My Vaccine Pass requirements from Monday 17 January 2022.
As the end of another challenging year approaches, we might be asking if we are at the beginning of the end of Covid-19, or at the end of the beginning?
EA Networks Centre will close its pools for three weeks in January for scheduled maintenance, but the Tinwald pool will be open longer hours as an alternative.
Ashburton District Council has been gifted $102,443 from the Braided Waters Trust to distribute over the next 10 years to groups involved in the repair and maintenance of walking, hiking, cycling and mountain bike trails in the Ashburton District.
Thirty-one finalists in seven categories have just been announced in the Ashburton District’s ANZ Business of the Year Awards. There were a total of 70 entrants across categories.
My Vaccine Pass requirements for the Ashburton Public Library, Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum and Mt Hutt Memorial Hall will apply from Monday 20 December, Ashburton District Council Chief Executive Hamish Riach has confirmed.








