Council News
Two teams of contractors are busy keeping the Ashburton CBD streetscape upgrades on schedule, with work happening day and night along Tancred Street this month.
The Ashburton District Council is praising residents for their marked improvement in recycling habits after conducting more than 45,000 audits on the district's yellow bins. Mid Cantabrians, like thousands around the country have been adjusting to changes to the kinds of plastics that are accepted for recycling, and with only a slim level of contamination allowed at the Christchurch sorting centre, that's meant residents have had to work hard to get their sorting on point.
Two-hundred-and-fifty graduates who have completed study while working to improve or gain new skills were last night recognised for their accomplishments at the Ashburton District Industry Training Awards at the Ashburton Club & MSA.
An exciting future is on the horizon for Ashburton's premier green space after the Council officially adopted the Ashburton Domain Development Plan last week.
Nineteen people have completed their journey to becoming New Zealanders today after receiving their certificate of citizenship at a ceremony at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.
Sizzling temperatures this summer won't keep the EA Networks Centre from looking its best thanks to a newly installed irrigation system that will be fed with rainwater captured from its vast roof.
More people, more active, more often - that's the Council's vision for Mid Canterbury's updated Walking & Cycling Strategy and residents have until 30 November to have their say on the draft document.
