Council News
I often hear people say “Council never listens” but that is not the case.
A community grant from the Ashburton District Council has helped pay for the installation of a sprinkler system fire break to protect the community at Lake Clearwater and the Hakatere Conservation Park.
EA Networks Centre turns 10 years old next year, so it’s the right time to look at how the Council-owned sport and pool facility could be developed in the future.
The Ashburton Leaning Centre is collaborating with the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs to help young people and others facing employment barriers find training and job opportunities.
Rain has delayed final asphalting of the roundabout at the intersection of Moore Street, Chalmers Avenue and Beach Road.
Safe Communities is presenting 90 minutes of essential information for those wanting to know more about scams and fraud in the Ashburton District.
I’ve been delighted to see an early and strong response to Council’s draft Long Term Plan, with hundreds of people engaged in person, online or over a sausage in the first week or so.
Council’s stockwater system was once a crucial open race network delivering water to farms around the district, but by today’s standards it is an inefficient and expensive way to deliver water to livestock.
Balmoral Hall, the subject of a key decision in the draft Long Term Plan out now for consultation, will be open on Saturday 13 April so members of the public can look around the building.
About 150 people turned up at the Tinwald Domain on Saturday to look around the ageing Tinwald Pool and talk about future options for outdoor water play in the Ashburton District.