Council News
The Methven Community Board granted $2000 this week to help advertise a new arts and growers market in Methven.
Ashburton District Council has been given the seal of approval by Business Canterbury, the regional Chamber of Commerce.
Council has established a committee dedicated to three waters activities, which include drinking water, wastewater and stormwater.
An Ashburton committee charged with administering funds from Creative Communities New Zealand has granted 17 applications and handed out a total of nearly $25,000 to local arts groups.
If you’re planning to spend time on an indoor project this Labour weekend, then you’ll be able to take all your waste to the Ashburton Resource Recovery Park, which is open every day over the long holiday weekend.
Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown recognised the work of three outstanding local volunteers at the 2024 Community Civic Awards ceremony.
The school holidays brought a surge of visitors to our Council facilities, with the people counters at EA Networks Centre hitting 23,000 over the four days of an under 14 basketball tournament.
Awa Awa Rata Reserve is bursting into bloom with a magnificent spring display of rhododendrons.
Expect to see more high-vis road crews and traffic managers repairing and re-sealing state highways and keeping crews and road users safe around Mid and South Canterbury from now into the New Year.
Pets and fireworks don't mix, so with Guy Fawkes night approaching pet owners should think about how they can keep them safe.