Council News
Chalmers Avenue residents and people who travel along the avenue may experience some disruption in the next few weeks while contractors lay new water pipes on the south-bound lane between Wellington and Dobson Streets.
Voting in the Western Ward by-election closes at midday this Friday with people now urged to drop their voting papers into the orange ballot boxes at Council, the Ashburton Public Library or Mt Hutt Memorial Hall.
Bland cabinets across Ashburton have again been turned into lively artworks by talented artists thanks to a continued partnership between Chorus and Ashburton District Council.
Looking at buying your first home but not sure where to start? Do you qualify for a First Home Loan?
Glow in the Park is returning this year to the Tinwald Domain over King’s Birthday weekend and organisers are flat out finalising all the dazzling details.
The words of hundreds of residents in the Ashburton District will be captured in a time capsule being included in the new library and civic building, Te Pātaka a kā Tuhituhi and Te Waharoa a Hine Paaka.
Those who ticked the Phill Hooper box at election time will be happy to hear that I am still very much enjoying my time around the Council table.
Contractors are about to start the next phase of work at Baring Square East and it will include landscaping and planting hundreds of shrubs, native grasses and perennials.
Mid Canterbury school crossing patrollers and safety ambassadors are being encouraged to dress as super heroes on Wednesday 17 May as part of events to celebrate Road Safety Week.
An army of teens is busy refurbishing donated laptops in the Ashburton District and giving them to families who need them.