Council News
Ashburton Glow in the Park will feature a trail of light installations that starts at the centre of the Ashburton Domain and loops through the long lawn and past the pond, in a three-night show to celebrate EA Networks’ 100 years of connecting Mid Canterbury.
It’s great to see the interest being generated by Ashburton Glow in the Park, an event that will well and truly light up the Ashburton Domain later this month (27 to 29 August).
Special rain gardens in Ashburton’s new CBD have been environmentally designed to soak up and filter stormwater.
Flavour and fun returns with Ashburton Youth Council’s annual Bite Nite Culture Fest and tickets for the family event on Saturday 25 September are now on sale.
Ashburton District Council will be reviewing 12 intersections this financial year having recently received an analysis of crash data information recorded over the past few years.
High country roads, Ashburton Gorge Road and Blackford Road, have been closed to non-residents to prevent travel in snow covered areas.
The Ashburton Public Library is organising a special set of human books that will be on loan at a unique event next month.
New public unisex toilets at Wakanui Beach and Bowyers Stream that are user-friendly and comply with New Zealand standards for public conveniences are now operational.
A treasure trove of old cups and trophies has been discovered in a back room at the Tinwald Memorial Hall and Ashburton Museum staff are trying to find out the silverware’s stories.
Volunteering comes in many guises. It’s those who devote hours each week to helping the sport they are passionate about, it’s those who put their hand up to run a group or a club, it’s those who spend time with people who just need human contact.