Council News
Council is encouraging households to be lean, green recycling machines over the Christmas and New Year period, when volumes of rubbish and recycling typically increase.
A sprinkler system is being considered for the Ashburton Resource Recovery Park’s pit area following two fires in the last few weeks thought to have been started by discarded batteries.
Methven residents are being encouraged to read their own water meters if they are curious to know how much water they are using or if they suspect they might have a leak on their property and water is being wasted.
The Ashburton District Council has submitted feedback on Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s new plan for speeds on State Highways and is encouraging residents to do the same before submissions close on Monday.
Updated 3.50pm, Friday 9 December - The boil water notice for the Methven Springfield water supply has now been lifted.
We are barrelling along to Christmas and there is much to do in a short space of time, so it was a pleasure to share some Christmas cheer with students of Mt Somers Springburn School this week.
School is almost out, but there are plenty of activities to keep young people busy over the holidays, including the annual Burty challenge involving the library, art gallery and museum, open spaces and EA Networks Centre.
Thirty-two new citizens will spend their first Christmas as Kiwis following a citizenship ceremony at the Ashburton Event Centre on Tuesday night.
The Ashburton Public Library is asking teens to take a survey to gauge their interest in potential new courses like building mobile apps and using video-making software.
How farming might adapt to a changing climate is the subject of a special presentation being hosted this month by the Ashburton District Council.