Council News
Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown is cautious about changes to the Government’s water reform announced today by the Minister of Local Government Kieran McAnulty.
Do you have a burning issue you’d like to discuss with an elected councillor? Or a great idea for the future of our district? From next Tuesday you can chat with a Councillor at the Ashburton Public Library, where we’ll be running weekly drop-in sessions.
Council’s Biodiversity team is continuing work at Lakes Camp and Clearwater to keep the area free of weeds, including wilding pines, rowans and silver birches.
From Antarctica to Westerfield and Godley Head, two events at the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum this month tell stories important to our past and future.
Looking for something to do in the school holidays? Check out some free offerings at our library and art gallery and museum, and other activities at EA Networks Centre.
Council has today released a draft Revenue and Financing Policy on drinking water for consultation, aimed at bringing residents on the Methven-Springfield water supply into the District Water Group.
Ashburton District Councillors are now expecting Te Pātaka o kā Tuhituhi and Te Waharoa a Hine Paaka, Ashburton’s new library and civic centre, to run over its current budget by about 10 per cent.
A rural road trip took Councillors and senior staff to Hinds and Rakaia last week, to see three waters projects and a range of community facilities. The trip also included a visit the historic Barrhill precinct.
Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown visited Ashburton Hospital to meet the first local young person to land a job as part of a programme run by the Mayors Taskforce For Jobs.
Ashburton College and the Ashburton Public Library have teamed up with a charity that fixes and recycles laptops for people and families in the community who need them.