Council News
The final piece of work in a major project to upgrade Ashburton’s wastewater system will get under way early next year, when a new trunk main is installed between Trevors Road and Milton Road.
Council has accepted an offer for its land and former administration building at Baring Square West.
Twelve new sludge-drying beds at the Rakaia wastewater treatment plant will soon be in use.
The four electronic scoreboards at EA Networks Centre are to be replaced, after nearly 10 years of use.
It will be my pleasure this weekend to represent our district at the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade's 150th celebrations.
We’ve placed an order for sunshine on Saturday, when the Ashburton Domain will host an outdoor movie to help celebrate its 160th birthday.
New smartphone technology is helping Council’s Open Spaces team care for thousands of trees around the Ashburton District.
The second package of work in a $10 million upgrade of the district’s drinking water treatment plants has been awarded to Ashburton Contracting Limited.
A commemorative coin from the 1974 Commonwealth Games and a letter from former mayor D’Arcy Digby were among items found in a time capsule retrieved from the former Council headquarters on Baring Square West recently.
Methven has changed heaps in the past 15 years. There’s been population growth, new commercial activities, diversity, and the needs of our community have evolved.