Council News
The Ashburton Art Gallery & Heritage Centre will be the focus of internal and external repairs over coming weeks and months, as the Council begins a programme to remedy building defects identified through an independent assessment.
Property owners that are served directly by water races on Ashburton Gorge Road between the Stoney Creek Bridge and the Inland Scenic Route are advised that the race is the subject of investigations by Environment Canterbury into potential contamination. Site investigations carried out today by Environment Canterbury staff suggest that the contamination may be persisting. Property owners are advised to monitor stock health and restrict stock access to the water races in this area where possible.
Several rural intersections in the Ashburton District are receiving a final layer of protection to keep the road surface in good order for drivers.
Five Central South Island district councils have applied for funding to investigate changes to water services as part of a major Government review.
The Ashburton District could save hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest repayments over the coming years after it was revealed today that the Ashburton District Council has received an AA+ credit rating.
The Tinwald Community Pool is now closed for the season, just two days shy of the scheduled closure (Sunday, 1 March) due to limited lifeguard resourcing.
Ashburton District residents are being asked to have their say on a range of proposed upgrades and developments for the Ashburton Domain over the next 30 years, with consultation now open until Sunday 5 April.
The Ashburton District Council adopted the draft Ashburton Domain Development Plan at its meeting yesterday (27 February), which is intended to future-proof the Domain for the next three decades.
Residents connected to the Montalto water supply are being reminded to boil their drinking water before use, after the Council detected E.coli in the supply today.
A thorough deep-clean of the Ashburton war memorial in Baring Square West has this week uncovered two time capsules, one of which has laid undisturbed in the cenotaph for almost 100 years.
Neighbours Day 2020 is set to spark the district's community spirit right across Mid Canterbury on Saturday 28 March thanks to a new Working Bee in Your Neighbourhood initiative.