Council News
Ashburton District Council’s Welcoming Communities programme and Safer Mid Canterbury’s Refugee Settlement Support Service are calling on the district's creative kids (aged 8-12 years-old) to design a welcoming poster to mark World Refugee Day on June 20 2020.
The Ashburton District Council will shortly begin internal and external maintenance work on the Ashburton Art Gallery & Heritage Centre, after it was announced earlier this month that litigation arising from the building project had been resolved.
Road construction improvements got underway on the Maronan Road, Melcombe Street, Shearman Street and Hendersons Road intersection last week.
McMillan Street residents in Methven will start seeing work happening in their neighbourhood from tomorrow (19 May) as the Council begins removing the unhealthy prunus trees along the street.
Ashburton District Council is pleased to confirm the ongoing litigation arising from the Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre project has been resolved.
Mid Canterbury residents will be able to start visiting the EA Networks Centre, Ashburton Public Library, Ashburton Museum, Council office and Ashburton Resource Recovery Park Reuse Shop from tomorrow (14 May), as the facilities reopen under Alert Level Two.
Nine local community groups are set to benefit from almost $21,000 of funding for their upcoming projects and events, after being awarded funds from the second round of the 2019/20 Creative Communities Scheme grant.
Methven residents are being advised that several trees in the Methven cemetery on Methven Chertsey Road will be felled at the end of May, with work expected to take up to two weeks to complete.
Arborists will begin removing the ash trees along Morgan Street in Methven from Monday 5 May, as the trees have become unhealthy and are deteriorating.