Council News
Contractors working on the Ashburton Relief Sewer (ARS) line have re-opened the intersection of Beach Road East and Milton Road South after laying the wastewater pipe across the road.
Vaccination is the only game in town at the moment as we gear up for a confrontation with the highly-transmissible Delta strain.
Arborists will be at the Ashburton Dog Park on Thursday and Friday this week with heavy machinery to remove trees, and dog owners and their pets are being asked to stay clear.
Unused stockwater supplied by the Ashburton District Council is helping Mid Canterbury’s ground-breaking managed aquifer recharge pilot programme lower groundwater nitrates in the Hekeao Hinds Plains area.
Ask a mate to vaccinate. That’s the message from Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown as health authorities try to raise vaccination levels in the district, ahead of Super Saturday jab day this Saturday.
Ashburton District Council has made the difficult decision to cancel Bite Nite and three public Christmas activities because of uncertainties around Covid-19.
People visiting the Ashburton Public Library today were treated to some movie glitz and glamour when staff dressed up for their turn on the red carpet.
The CBD project is progressing extremely well with 90% of the work now complete so the end is in sight and the town is really starting to open up again.
Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown says a decision to progress a detailed business case for a second bridge over the Ashburton River at Chalmers Avenue is an important step in improving the connectivity between Tinwald and Ashburton.
The Methven walkway, from Mt Hutt Station Road to the RDR, will re-open tomorrow (Saturday 9 October) following a clean-up of wind-blown trees in the area.