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Glow in the Park celebrates 100 years for EA Networks
EA Networks has partnered with Ashburton District Council to celebrate 100 years of serving the community by staging a three-day lighting spectacle in the Ashburton Domain.
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Glow in the Park celebrates 100 years for EA Networks
EA Networks has partnered with Ashburton District Council to celebrate 100 years of serving the community by staging a three-day lighting spectacle in the Ashburton Domain.
Council awards $2.3m contract for rehab on Thompsons Track and Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road
Sections of two of the most well-used rural roads in the Ashburton District will be upgraded as part of a $2.3 million road rehabilitation contract awarded last week.
Council fast tracks Methven water treatment upgrades
Ashburton District Councillors have approved up to $9.4 million to improve Methven’s drinking water – an upgrade that will commission detailed plans for a new membrane treatment plant, and build two new reservoirs to help meet peak demand on the scheme.
New mowers set for spring growth
A new tractor and four new mowers will create significant efficiencies this spring when the grass growing season begins.
Pudding Hill Stream bridge to close for five days for emergency repair work
Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road at the Pudding Hill stream bridge will be closed for five days next week for emergency repair work on the bridge and bridge approach.
Community event, heritage and creative communities funding available now
Individuals and groups with upcoming projects in the heritage, creative communities or community event space are being invited to apply for funding.
Ashburton District Community Honours awards: Nominations open now
Nominations are being sought for the 2021 Community Honours Awards, which recognise individuals and/or organisations who have carried out meritorious voluntary community service in the Ashburton District.
From the Mayor & CE
Chief Executive: Time to back our businesses
The health of a district’s economy can often be seen in the number of businesses that trade within its boundaries - from farmers to manufacturers to coffee shops.
MAYOR: Methven water treatment upgrades on Council agenda
Rain at the weekend caused more issues for those on the Methven and Methven Springfield water schemes but planned upgrades mean boil water notices might become a thing of the past.
Upcoming meetings
ADVISORY GROUP: Biodiversity
3 August 2021, 1.00 pm
Other
3 August 2021, 9.30 am
Hearings
29 July 2021, 9.00 am
Council
28 July 2021, 1.00 pm
COMMITTEE: Water Zone
27 July 2021, 4.00 pm
Road Closures
WINSLOW WILLOWBY ROAD
from 11 Sep 8:00 to 11 Sep 17:00
MOORE STREET + EAST STREET INTERSECTION
from 18 Aug 6:00 to 19 Aug 0:00
ARUNDEL RAKAIA GORGE ROAD
from 2 Aug 4:30 to 6 Aug 18:00
HAVELOCK STREET + EAST STREET INTERSECTION
from 11 Jul 6:00 to 12 Jul 0:00
HAVELOCK STREET + EAST STREET INTERSECTION
from 14 Jun 7:00 to 19 Jul 17:00
Alerts & advisories
Methven boil water notice lifted, remains in place for Methven-Springfield water supply
The boil water notice in place for the Methven Water Supply has been lifted. Water quality on the Methven-Springfield supply has continued to improve over the weekend however the boil water notice still remains in place.
Methven township and Methven-Springfield on extended boil water notice due to weekend rain impact on intakes
Residents connected to the Methven and Methven-Springfield water schemes can expect boil water notices to last at least another seven days as sediment-laden flood water continues to infiltrate intake galleries.
REMINDER Precautionary boil water notices in place for Methven Township and Methven Springfield water supplies
Council reminds residents that boil water notices are in place for the Methven and Methven Springfield water schemes, due to rain affecting the water quality.
Precautionary boil water notice issued for Methven-Springfield
The Ashburton District Council has issued a precautionary boil water notice for the Methven-Springfield water supply, effective immediately.
Project News
Ashburton Relief Sewer Project Update for the week of 2 August 2021
Ashburton Relief Sewer
Work on the Ashburton Relief Sewer (ARS) line is on track with Council contractors expected to finish trenching along Albert Street by the end of August.
CBD intersection at Havelock and East streets reopens
CBD Revitalisation
The traffic lights at the corner of Havelock and East Streets are back in action, though one of the signal boxes is only temporary. A smaller short-term signal has been installed on the south-east corner of the intersection so it can be fully open to traffic and pedestrians.
Ashburton CBD Revitalisation Project Update for the week of 7 July 2021
CBD Revitalisation
The Ashburton CBD streetscape upgrade is now 71 per cent complete, with work at the intersection of East and Havelock Streets due to finish next week. Here is the latest update on the work programme.
Trades students on ground floor of major build
Library & Civic Centre
A group of trades students from Ashburton College will have a unique view of the Ashburton District Council’s new Library and Civic Building.
Facilities News
New timetable adds more group fitness classes at EA Networks Centre
EA Networks Centre
A new timetable with more offerings for group fitness classes at Ashburton District Council's EA Networks Centre will get more hearts pumping, with the first classes now starting at 5.50am.
Hakatere: Home & Heritage to be celebrated at museum
Museum
Sixteen local families, connected through in a legacy book about the heritage of the Ashburton district, will have pride of place in the Ashburton Museum for the next three months.
Ashburton Art Gallery and Ashburton Museum Merge as Council Managed Operation
Museum
The Ashburton Art Gallery will merge with the Ashburton Museum with one director now overseeing the combined in-house activity of the Ashburton District Council.
Museum packs up Critters, Creatures, and Curiosities, prepares for Hakatere Home and Heritage
Museum
Ashburton Museum has been busy this week packing down its Critters, Creatures and Curiosities exhibition, which included a 100-year-old stag’s head donated to the Ashburton Historical Society in 1979.
