Council News
Ashburton District Councillors were in full-on decision-making mode on Thursday as they worked on the final form of the Long Term Plan 2024-34.
Sometime between 6pm and 7pm this Sunday (26 May), you can expect to hear your phone beeping loudly as the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) tests the Emergency Mobile Alert system.
By the time you are reading this, Councillors will have made some concrete decisions about the final form of the Long Term Plan, including what to do with the Tinwald Pool and Balmoral Hall.
Event organisers are hoping Glow in the Park's new low-sensory hour won't draw the crowds.
Contractors working for Council will soon begin renewing the kerb and channel on Walnut Avenue, between Oak Grove and West Street/SH1.
We’re continuing to get behind the wheel after drinking, with alcohol being a major factor contributing to deaths and serious injuries crashes in the Ashburton district.
A large part of our week has been spent in Hine Paaka, the Council chamber, listening to nearly 100 people talking to their submissions on the draft Long Term Plan.
Nine local groups have been allocated just over $20,000 from Creative Communities New Zealand.
Newcomers to the Ashburton District can now find all the essential information they need in a new online Welcoming Guide.
The community’s first biodiversity strategy, Our Natural Place, was officially launched by the Ashburton District Biodiversity Advisory Group this week, with pride.