Council News
About 150 residents attended an event in Ashburton last night to meet the candidates in the Local Elections, including those wanting to be mayor.
Departing Mayor Neil Brown will talk about his time leading the Ashburton District, when he opens the Lifelong Learning Festival in the Ashburton Library next month.
It's hard to believe that this is the last week of winter, in meteorological terms.
A new series of free learning collaborations between Council and Keep Learning Mid Canterbury is aimed at growing skills in the community, from food safety practices to using social media in business.
Properties on Philip Street and Oak Grove will have a short water shutdown on Thursday 28 August as part of work by Council contractors to renew water pipes in the area.
Seven newcomers to Ashburton will be sharing their life stories with the community during Welcoming Week and in the lead-up to the Hakatere Noodle Festival on Saturday 13 September.
Council’s Water Services Delivery Plan was adopted this week and has now been filed with the Department of Internal Affairs.
Voting in the local elections is now just three weeks away and voters can find profiles and videos of those standing in the Ashburton District online at voteashburton.nz.
If you tuned in to this week's council meeting, you would have heard an update from the NZTA team in charge of building our second urban bridge and connecting road.
Council’s Customer Service team is heading to Methven and Rakaia in September and October to help residents with their rates rebate applications.