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Proposed
Ashburton Library
and Civic Centre In a nutshell

A NEW, MODERN CIVIC CENTRE IS COMING SOON FOR ASHBURTON DISTRICT
RESIDENTS THAT WILL SERVE OUR DYNAMIC AND GROWING DISTRICT FOR THE NEXT
50 YEARS.
It is one of the biggest projects to happen in our district,       facility. Costs of construction have risen significantly since that
and will be here for many years to come. We need your help         figure was estimated in 2016, earthquake building standards
to get this project right, and future-proof this important         have increased, and the available information at the time did
community asset. Help us decide what kind of public                not adequately account for the space that will be needed in the
library Ashburton District residents will need as part of          building.
this significant project.
                                                                   More money is needed to build the Ashburton Library and
What is this about?                                                Civic Centre. Four library options are available to choose
                                                                   from, each with their own features and cost. Included in these
Ashburton District Council has been working towards a new          options is one that is vastly different from what was agreed
Ashburton Library and Civic Centre for our community for           on in the Long Term Plan 2018-28: two separate buildings for
a number of years. The current buildings are no longer fit for     the Library and Civic Centre instead of a combined one. Tell
purpose and are considered to be an earthquake risk. Left in its   us which library you think Ashburton needs for our future.
current state, the Library will close its doors in 2022. We have   The options overleaf include the total cost of building the
discovered that the money needed to build a joint Ashburton        Ashburton Library and Civic Centre, not just the Library itself.
Library and Civic Centre (which was budgeted in the Long Term
Plan 2018-28 as $22 million) is not enough to build the new        We are inviting feedback until 5pm, Sunday 14 April 2019.

                                                                                                 NOTE: Image is an artist impression and the actual
                                                                                                 build may vary. The options presented in this
                                                                                                 document are for the building only.
Proposed Ashburton Library - and Civic Centre In a nutshell - Ashburton District Council
What are the options?
Option one – Do Preferred | Preferred Option, Build to our need
What
What residents
        residents get:
                     get: As  part of
                           As part  ofthis
                                       thisjoint
                                             jointLibrary
                                                    Library
                                                          andand   Civic
                                                               Civic       Centre
                                                                      Centre        facility,
                                                                               facility,
residents   will  enjoy  a modern    library,  complete    with a  children’s    discovery       Size of Civic Centre         3,600m2
residents will enjoy a modern library, complete with a children’s discovery
centre;  parenting room;
centre; parenting     room; teen
                             teen space;
                                   space;lounge
                                            loungeandandstudy
                                                          studyspace
                                                                 spacefor forgroup
                                                                              groupstudy
                                                                                      study
                                                                                                 Size of library              1,950m2
with  internet access
with internet    access computers;
                         computers;video
                                       videoandandaudio
                                                     audiostudio
                                                            studioforfor  film
                                                                       film    and
                                                                             and     music;
                                                                                 music;
two
two small meeting spaces; activity space; customer service and welcomearea;
    small   meeting    spaces; activity space;   customer   service   and   welcome      area;   Total Cost                   $45 million
and  staff facilities.
and staff facilities.

Option two - Do more
What residents get:
What residents get: This
                    This isisaaconsiderably
                                considerablylarger
                                              largerlibrary
                                                      librarythan
                                                               than ‘Option
                                                                  ‘Option   one’
                                                                          one’
that  wouldcomfortably
              comfortablyprovide
                             providespace
                                      space                                                      Size of Civic Centre
that would                                  forfor future
                                                future     generations.
                                                       generations.  AlongAlong
                                                                            with with                                         3,600m2
the  features  in ‘Option  one’  above,  residents   will also  have a  performance
the features in ‘Option one’ above, residents will also have a performance
and   event space
             space(with
                    (withtiered
                          tieredseating);
                                  seating);larger
                                             largermeeting
                                                    meeting    rooms  with  a kitchen            Size of library              2,450m2
and event                                                   rooms  with  a kitchen
(available outside   opening  hours);  and   the design  will have enhanced
(available outside opening hours); and the design will have enhanced energy    energy
                                                                                                 Total Cost                   $53 million
efficiency and cost saving
and cost efficiency          features.
                      features.

Option three – Do less
What
What residents
     residents get:
               get:This
                    Thisisisaaconsiderably
                              considerablysmaller
                                           smallerlibrary
                                                   librarythan
                                                           than‘Option
                                                                ‘Optionone’
                                                                       one’
and does
     does not
           not have
               have the
                    the space
                        space a
                              a community
                                community our our size
                                                  size is
                                                       is recommended
                                                           recommended to to need.
                                                                             need.               Size of Civic Centre         3,600m2
and
The key
The  key features
         features from
                  from ‘Option
                       ‘Option one’
                                one’ that
                                     that residents
                                          residents would
                                                     would NOTNOT have
                                                                   have in
                                                                        in this
                                                                           this
option are
        are a
            a teen
              teen space;
                   space; lounge
                          lounge and
                                 and study
                                      study areas
                                             areas that
                                                    that include
                                                          include group
                                                                  group study
                                                                         study and
                                                                                and              Size of library              1,500m2
option
internet  access computers;  and activity spaces  that  include  a learning centre,
internet access computers; and activity spaces that include a learning centre,                   Total Cost                   $41 million
activity space,
activity space, video
                video and
                      and audio
                           audio studio
                                 studio for
                                        for film
                                            film and
                                                 and music;
                                                      music; and
                                                               and two
                                                                    two small
                                                                        small
meeting rooms.
meeting   rooms.

Option four – Do different | Build the Civic Centre and strengthen the current Library
What  residentsget:
What residents  get:A new
                      A new   Civic
                          Civic     Centre
                                Centre     on Baring
                                       on Baring SquareSquare  East,
                                                        East, and a and a                          Size of Civic Centre       3,600m 2
strengthened      Library at
strengthened Library       at its
                               its current
                                   currentHavelock
                                            HavelockStreet
                                                        Streetlocation.
                                                               location.Residents
                                                                            Residentswon’twon’t
have
have aa new
          new library,
                library,and
                         andthe theLibrary
                                     Libraryand
                                              andCivic
                                                   Civic Centre
                                                       Centre  willwill
                                                                     be be   in two
                                                                         in two       different
                                                                                  different                                              (Usable space would be
                                                                                                   Size of library           1,500m2 equivalent of 1200 m2)
locations.    There  is a risk   that once   renovations   start on    the Library
locations. There is a risk that once renovations start on the Library building,       building,
unforeseen     problems could
unforeseen problems         couldarise
                                     ariseand
                                           andincrease
                                                 increase  costs.
                                                         costs. The The   Library
                                                                       Library       would
                                                                                 would   be be     Assessed Cost              $39 million
uninhabitable      for up  to  10   months.   There  would   be  a  loss
uninhabitable for up to 10 months. There would be a loss of money to help of   money    to help
pay   for the
pay for   the new
               newCivic
                     CivicCentre
                            Centreasaswe wewon’t
                                             won’tbebe  able
                                                      able toto
                                                              sellsell
                                                                   thethe   Havelock
                                                                         Havelock        Street
                                                                                      Street
property.
property. Importantly,
             Importantly, the
                            the strengthened
                                  strengthened Library     would miss
                                                  Library would    miss the
                                                                          the opportunity
                                                                                opportunity toto be
                                                                                                 be incorporated
                                                                                                    incorporated into
                                                                                                                   into the
                                                                                                                        the CBD
                                                                                                                            CBD revitalisation,
                                                                                                                                  revitalisation, and
                                                                                                                                                    and there
                                                                                                                                                         there
is a real  concern   that this   option  could  end  up more   expensive      than  the  preferred
is a real concern that this option could end up more expensive than the preferred ‘Option one’.    ‘Option   one’.

Learn more and provide feedback
You can find out more or have the chance to discuss these options at the following Drop-in days;

  Date                              Location                    Venue
                                                                Community Drop-in day, 287 East Street, Ashburton (by the ChessBoard)
 Monday 25 March                    Ashburton
                                                                10am – 6pm
                                                                Community Drop-in day, 287 East Street, Ashburton (by the ChessBoard)
 Friday 5 April                     Ashburton
                                                                10am – 6pm

                      We have more details about the project that we encourage you to take a look at.
                               It includes important information about how each of the four options here will be paid for, what features will be
                                      included in our Civic Centre and a more comprehensive breakdown of features in the four Library options.
                                                  Pick up your copy of the Proposed Ashburton Library and Civic Centre consultation document from
                                                                        the Council office, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton; or download a copy from
                                                                   www.ItsOurPlace.com. You can give your feedback using the form on the back of
                                                                                     the consultation document, online, in person or over the phone.

                                                                                    Thank you for being part of this important community project.
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  DISTRICT                                                                                                                                         Christchurch

  DIARY
 Community Honours Award                                    2       Gumboot Friday                                            3   Message from the Youth Council                     4

Ashburton Resource Recovery Park gets                                                                                                              What’s on
an upgrade
                                                                                                                                                  South Island Championships
                                                                                                                                                  Dragon boating Regatta
From Monday 1 April, residents will have
                                                                                                                                                  Lake Hood
access to a newly upgraded recycling
                                                                                                                                                  9am - 4.30pm, Saturday 23 March
drop-off area at the Ashburton Resource
Recovery Park.                                                                                                                                    Arrowsmith 2019
                                                                                                     The new Gate One entranceway                 Arrowsmith Station, Hakatere
The new facility offers an improved                                                                                                               Lake Heron Rd, Methven
one-way layout, more space, and cover                                                                                                             7am - 4pm, Saturday 30 March
from the elements. To access the facility,
visitors will use Gate One at the park on                                                                                                         Methven Races
Range Street and drive up behind the                                                                                                              Methven Racecourse
Reuse Shop. From there, they will be                                                                                                              10am, Sunday 31 March
able to drop off their recycling (including                                                                                                       Fundraiser with Scott (Razor)
empty agrichemical containers), before                                                                                                            Robertson
moving on either to the weighbridge to                                                                                                            Hotel Ashburton
dispose of waste or to exit the park.                                                                                                             6pm - 10.30pm, Thurday 4 April

The $190,000 upgrade is a huge                                                                                                                    Twilight in the Vines
improvement for the facility, Council             drop-off area in the same way that the            Signs are also displayed at the start of      CharRees Vineyard, 22 Laings
Wate Recovery Manager Craig                       previous one has worked. Different                each lane to indicate which one visitors      Road, Tinwald
Goodwin said.                                     categories of recycling, such as                  will need to drive into. For people that      2pm - 7pm, Saturday 6 April
                                                  cardboard, plastics and aluminium cans            use ADC branded black rubbish bags,
“You’ll be able to get around the Resource        are labelled on large collection bins for         there is a bin that accepts these in the      Symphony On The Lake
Recovery Park in a much more ordered              people to sort their recycling into.              recycling area. These bags can still be       The Lake House, Lake Hood
fashion, rather than having to cross-over                                                           purchased from the Council office ,, the      5 - 8pm, Sunday 7 April
in front of other vehicles when moving            “The new recycling bins are designed              Resource Recovery Park and from some
between the recycling drop-off and                so that you can access them from both             local retailers.                              Caninspire Colour Fun Run
weighbridge. The new area is a smarter,           sides. They can also be easily shut if                                                          Lake Hood
larger design, and we’re very pleased that        the wind picks up so that their contents Visitors will also be able to leave items              10am - 12pm, Sunday 7 April
it’s now ready to be used”.                       won’t get blown away. This will really   for the Reuse Shop in the recycling lane
                                                  help to keep the facility tidy,” Mr      directly behind the Shop.                                 midcanterburynz.com/
Residents will be able to use the new             Goodwin added.                                                                                     newzealand/events/

   Cheapskates Skate Skool coming for ‘Art the Park’ launch
                                                  The Ashburton skate park is                       from 8-12 April painting the new           few new tricks and flips tips from
                                                  about to get a facelift, and                      design. Once finished, the artwork         Cheapskates.
                                                  long-running learn-to-skate                       will be unveiled at a launch on
                                                                                                                                               The Ashburton Youth Council will
                                                  programme, Cheapskates Skate                      Saturday 13 April, complete with
                                                                                                                                               be on hand running a sausage sizzle.
                                                  Skool will be in town to help                     a skate jam run by Cheapskates
                                                  unveil the new look next month.                   Skate Skool.                               The skate jam launch will kick off
                                                                                                                                               at 12pm, Saturday 13 April at the
                                                  Locals have submitted ideas for the  Residents are invited to head down to                   Ashburton skate park on West
                                                  park’s new artwork, and Christchurch the park for the launch, where they’ll                  Street (opposite McDonalds).
                                                  artist Wongi Wilson will be on site  be able to meet Wongi and pick up a

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COMMUNITY HONOURS AWARDS / WATER SAFETY / COUNCILLOR COMMENT                                                                                                       DISTRICT DIARY

    Outstanding volunteers recognised at Community
    Honours Award ceremony
                                                   Donna Favel at a ceremony held at the          Gwenda Ireland – Mayor’s Award for             in the Methven Indoor Bowls Club since
                                                   Ashburton Trust Event Centre.                  Public Service                                 the 1960s, and has served as President
                                                                                                                                                 of the NZ Indoor Bowls.
                                                   The award recipients were: Mayor's             Gwenda has dedicated a large portion
                                                   Award for Public Service, Jill Newton and      of her life to helping others. She is          Martin’s community endeavours also
                                                   Gwenda Ireland; Ashburton Medal, Martin        involved with Cancer Support, Friends of       extend to his time as a member of the
                                                   Nordqvist; and Civic Award, Age Concern        Ashburton Hospital and Meals on Wheels.        Methven Community Board, and his
                                                   Ashburton.                                                                                    involvement with the Mt Hutt Memorial
                                                                                                  She is a familiar face of the local Daffodil   Hall and the Methven Domain Board,
                                                   Mayor Favel said, "It is such a pleasure to    Day campaign – having manned the               where he continues to serve.
                                                   see all of the hard work happening in our      Tinwald Supervalue site with her
                                                   community thanks to the selfless efforts       husband, Peter every year since 1995!          In 2010, Martin stepped up to the role of
                                                   of these volunteers and I'm delighted to                                                      district councillor, and served two terms
                                                   be able to present these awards to four        Gwenda continues to work every                 on the Council.
                                                   very deserving people and groups."             Wednesday with the Friends of Ashburton
                                                                                                  Hospital. She serves morning tea and           Age Concern Ashburton – Civic Award
                                                   Jill Newton – Mayor’s Award for Public         makes the ANZAC wreath each year. Her
                                                   Service                                        efforts include knitting countless items       The Age Concern Executive Committee,
                                                                                                  for maternity wards; distributing toiletries   (all volunteers), together with the more
                                                   Jill, who has volunteered with numerous        to those who arrive at the hospital with       than 90 volunteers with the organisation
                                                   groups for a significant part of her life,     no personal items; and being a source          give their time willingly to assist with the
                                                   continues to dedicate her time giving          of company for people who need a               delivery of a range of services, including
                                                   back to the community. She has been            kind visitor or someone to fetch them          the 206 Club, Courtesy Drivers, 50+
                                                   involved with Town Watch for 24 years          something from the shops.                      Club, Steady As You Go and Total
    Three deserving local people                   and continues to give her time for five                                                       Mobility Assessment. They also arrange
    and one group have been                        hours every second Saturday night              Martin Nordqvist – Ashburton Medal             hospital visits for out of town patients,
    formally recognised for their                  patrolling the district’s streets.                                                            run hip hop classes, exercise classes,
                                                                                                  A proud Methvenite, Martin has been            confident driving courses and many
    outstanding community service                                                                 a passionate supporter of the Mt Hutt
                                                   She has also been involved with the                                                           more.
    in the Ashburton District at the               New Zealand Ostomy Society since the           township his whole life.
    annual Community Honours                       1970s, Evening District Nursing Services                                                      Working with older people in the
    Awards last Friday (15 March).                 for 34 years, volunteer lifeguarding at the    His keen interest in sport has seen him        Ashburton District, Age Concern has
                                                   community pool for 33 years, Ashburton         hold various positions of the Methven          been enhancing peoples’ quality of life,
    The awards, which honour                       Kidney Support Group, and has been             and Mt Hutt trotting clubs, as well as         linking people to resources and offering
    distinguished voluntary pursuits, were         a member of the Mid Canterbury Civil           being a Harness Racing NZ Executive for        professional and practical help for the
    presented by Ashburton District Mayor          Defence welfare team for 13 years.             the national body. He has been involved        past 33 years.

    Council backs important water safety message
    Ashburton District Council, together with      "In the last 10 years, there have been 58      "With so many potential drowning hazards       focus on adult supervision. It can take less
    Water Safety New Zealand and local             preventable toddler drownings in New           around, it is vital that everyone is keeping   than one minute for a child to drown.
    irrigation companies, Mayfield Hinds           Zealand. The Ashburton District has many       a vigilant eye on their young ones at all
    Valetta Water, Barrhill Chertsey Irrigation,   water races, irrigation ponds, and streams,    times," Mr Riach continued.                    The video is available on the Ashburton
    and Ashburton Lyndhurst Irrigation             most of which are not fenced or restricted,"                                                  District Council Facebook page
    Limited, is getting behind a new water         Ashburton District Council Chief Executive,    The water safety video campaign features       (@AshburtonDC) and Youtube channel
    safety campaign in a bid to help prevent       Hamish Riach explained.                        local residents delivering key messages on     (@AshburtonDistrictCouncil).
    toddler drownings in Mid Canterbury.                                                          keeping children safe around water, with a

    Councillor Comment
    Here we are at the end of March and Christmas is only nine months thinking that it is their turn to become                                   If you do get elected by the people
    away! Oh, how the days are flying by.                             a councillor or mayor of this fine                                         of the ward you represent and
                                                                                                  district. They will be considering how         become a councillor or mayor, don’t
    Which brings us onto the subject of the local body elections, which                           they can contribute and add to the             stress that you won’t be given the
    are now less than six months away.                                                            success of current representatives and         opportunity to learn. A full suite of
                                                                                                  past terms of Council.                         training opportunities will be made
     I’m sure the current district                 One thing for sure, is that they will                                                         available to you so that you can do
    councillors are starting to consider           all be reviewing their personal                If you are one of these people thinking        the job to the utmost of your abilities
    whether or not they will be putting            performance around the Council                 about becoming an elected official, I          for the people of the district for the
    their hat back in the ring for the             table and out in the district, as to how       encourage you to consider a few key            next three years.
                                                   their decisions have impacted on the           points: Have I got the time? Have I got
    2019 elections or not. Some have
                                                   district to make it a better place for         an open mind? Am I a good decision
    already said that they will be retiring
                                                   all of us to enjoy - whether that be in        maker?
    from Council in October, while some            business or pleasure.                                                                              Neil Brown
    have said they will put their name                                                            Importantly, have I got the passion to              Deputy Mayor
    forward for the next election. Others          I’m also sure there are people out             see the whole of the district prosper -
    haven’t yet committed either way.              there in the community who are                 both urban and rural?

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DISTRICT DIARY                                                                                           NEIGHBOURS DAY / ADULT LEARN TO SWIM CLASSES / GUMBOOT FRIDAY

  Neighbours Day coming
  to life across the district                                                                                      Ashburton District

  Neighbours Day Aotearoa is                   Favel. “This enhances our overall wellbeing
  turning 10 this year, and to                 and inclusion,” she added.
  celebrate its anniversary, the
                                               Mid Canterbury Newcomers Network, Mid
  annual initiative will be running a
                                               Canterbury TimeBank, Neighbourhood
  10 day campaign encouraging ‘all
                                               Support and Ashburton District
  things’ neighbourly. The Ashburton           Welcoming Communities have several
  District is encouraged to get                activities and promotions underway.
  involved and show the rest of New            To find out all the details, check out their
  Zealand how neighbourly it is.               Facebook pages (@NewcomersMidCanter-
                                               bury, @mctimebank, @Neighbourhood-
  From 22-31 March, people are                 SupportAshburtonDistrict, and @Welcom-
  encouraged to organise activities            ingCommunitiesAshburtonDistrict).              For more information and registered local events visit www.neighboursday.org.nz
  with their neighbours. Big or small,
  every connection you have with               Activities and promotions planned include:       CELEBRATE NEIGHBOURS DAY BY GETTING TO KNOW
  your neighbours helps to make your                                                                          YOUR NEIGHBOURS!
  neighbourhood and the community              • Media and Facebook posts and library
  more friendly, fun and safe.                   display celebrating the event                                      FIND SOMEONE WHO...
  Activities can be as simple as introducing   • Meet Your Neighbours postcard. Special
  yourself to your neighbours, sharing           postcards will be distributed throughout
  a cuppa, swapping seeds or books,              the district which will help people break
                                                                                                  Speaks another                                      Enjoys reading     Lived in another
                                                 down barriers by making getting to know                               Plays a sport    Has a pet
  or even assisting by mowing their                                                                  language                                                                country

  lawn. You can even get all of your             your neighbours a Bingo-like game. Tear            Write a different name & house number in each square
  neighbours together for a ‘clean up the        out your copy here today! (See right.)
  hood’ working bee or neighbourhood           • Hoops Subway Shout, special edition -
  barbeque.                                      22 March. Celebrate with your
                                                 neighbours by winning a free Subway
  “This is a great opportunity for locals        platter.                                     Check out Neighbours Day ideas on the Welcoming Communities Ashburton District Facebook page.
  and newcomers alike to come together
  to create stronger and more resilient        • Best Neighbours Day activities 		               Proudly supported by
  communities and neighbourhoods,”               competition - 22-31 March. The three
  said Ashburton District Mayor, Donna           best activities will win awesome prizes.

                                                                                              Pull on your gumboots
                                                                                              for a great cause
                                                                                              For many, having depression                      radio has been made at Weta Workshop
                                                                                              is like walking through mud                      for Radio NZ (pictured below).
                                                                                              every day. On 5 April, walk
                                                                                                                                               Over at the EA Networks Centre, there
                                                                                              in their shoes by pulling on                     will be a gumboot throw, and people
                                                                                              your gumboots and giving a                       are invited to wear gumboots to their
                                                                                              gold coin to help provide free                   group fit classes (excluding pool
                                                                                              counselling to kids in need.                     classes). Both activities will be a gold
                                                                                                                                               coin donation.
                                                                                              The Ashburton District Council is
                                                                                              getting behind the Gumboot Friday                The Ashburton Library will host a
                                                                                              cause, and a number of activities will           special Gumboot themed Story &
                                                                                              be planned to commemorate the day.               Rhyme Time Session at 10:30am on
                                                                                                                                               Friday morning.
                                                                                              Head to the Ashburton Museum (329
                                                                                              West Street, Ashburton) to make a                Council staff will also be wearing
                                                                                              Kiwiana gumboot brooch, and keep an              their gumboots to work and making
                                                                                              eye out for the pop-up gumboot radio             donations to the fundraiser. All money
                                                                                              somewhere in the district. The model             raised will go to I Am Hope.

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COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD / YOUTH COUNCIL                                                                                                                                         DISTRICT DIARY

  What’s on for the Youth Council
  Ashburton Youth Council is back this year       So far, you’ll have seen that we have             around Mid Canterbury. If you haven’t            month to launch the map was a great
  to help the community even more. We             launched our updated Weird and                    yet got your copy, you can pick it up free       opportunity to use the chess pieces, which
  have 12 members in total this year; nine        Wonderful Ways to Waste your Time                 from the Library, Museum, Art Gallery, or        were kindly refurbished by Ashburton
  new members and three returning from            map. Its main purpose is to help locals           download it from our Facebook page (@            Menz Shed. Thank you everyone who
  last year, plus two District Councillors, Cr    and people new to the district to get out         AshYouthCouncil).                                came and got a sausage and supported us.
  Thelma Bell and Cr Lynette Lovett who           there and enjoy all the great facilities,
  have been helping the Youth Council.            attractions and outdoor activities we have        The sausage sizzle we had earlier this           Wilson Hii - Deputy Chairman

   Community Noticeboard 					                                                                                                                                            March 2019

ROAD CLOSURES                                                             ROAD CLOSURE PROPOSALS                                                      Up & Coming
Ashburton District Council gives public notice of the following road      Ashburton District Council gives public notice of the following
closures to ordinary vehicular traffic.                                   proposals to temporarily close roads to ordinary vehicular traffic.         Council Meetings
Kids Triathlon​- EA Networks Centre                                       The East Street Bazaar – Carol Johns                                        Meetings are now held in the new Council
                                                                                                                                                      Chambers, 137 Havelock Street, Ashburton
Roads proposed to be closed:                                              Roads proposed to be closed:                                                unless stated otherwise.
McNally Street, from Robinson Street to McGregor Lane                     East Street, from Moore Street to Havelock Street                           Environmental Services Committee
McGregor Lane, e​​ ntire Lane​                                            Burnett Street, from East Street to 230 Burnett Street                      Thursday 21 March, 1.30pm
                                                                          Tancred Street, from East Street to Cass Street
Period of Closure:
                                                                          Period of Closure:                                                          Service Delivery Committee
From 6am until 4pm on Sunday 24 March, 2019                                                                                                           Thursday 21 March, 2.45pm (approx.)
                                                                          From 6am until 5pm on Monday, 23 September 2019
                                                                                                                                                      Ashburton Zone Water Management
Winslow Willowby Road Standing Quarter Mile Sprint’ - Ashburton Any person objecting to the proposal is called upon to lodge notice of                Committee
Car Club                                                        their objection and grounds thereof in writing or email to Council by                 Tuesday 26 March, 1pm
                                                                4pm on Friday, 3 May 2019.
Road to be closed:
                                                                                                                                                      Finance and Business Support
Winslow Willowby Road, from the Longbeach Road intersection                                                                                           Committee
to approximately 500 metres from the intersection of State Highway 1. ANZAC Day services - Ashburton Returned and Services’ Association               Thursday 28 March, 1.30pm

Period of closure:                                                        Road proposed to be closed:
                                                                                                                                                       Methven Community Board
                                                                          Havelock Street, from Park Street to East Street                             Monday 15 April, 10.30am
From 9am until 5pm on Saturday 23 March, 2019.
                                                                          Baring Square West, from Havelock Street to Cameron Street
                                                                                                                                                       Mt Hutt Memorial Hall Board
This notice of closure is made under the Local Government Act 1974 -      SH 1 (West Street), from Havelock Street to Cameron Street                   Monday 15 April, 1pm
Schedule 10 (11 (e)). It will be an offence under the above regulations   Cameron Street, from West Street to Park Street
for any person otherwise than under authority of an authorised                                                                                        The above two meetings are held in the Mt
                                                                          Periods of Closure:
permit to use the roads / streets for ordinary vehicular traffic during                                                                               Hutt Memorial Hall Methven Board Room at
the period of closure.                                                    From 6am to 8.30pm & 10am to 12.30pm on Thursday, 25 April 2019             160 Main Street, Methven.

Neil McCann                                                               Any person objecting to the proposal is called upon to lodge notice of      Council Meeting
Group Manager Service Delivery                                            their objection and grounds thereof in writing or email to Council by       Thursday 16 April, 1pm
                                                                          4pm, Friday 5 April 2019
                                                                                                                                                      All meetings are open to the public unless
FEEDBACK SOUGHT ON                                                        Neil McCann
                                                                          Group Manager Service Delivery
                                                                                                                                                      otherwise stated. Meeting start times may
                                                                                                                                                      be subject to change and will be notified on
CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY                                                                                                                                 Council’s website.

Council invites submissions on its draft Climate
Change Policy.
                                                                          GRANTS AND FUNDING                                                       WATER RESTRICTIONS
The period for public submissions opens on Monday 4 March                 Ashburton District Council would like to remind groups and               To view current water restriction levels in the
2019 and closes on Friday 5 April 2019.                                   organisations that applications are being invited from for               district, or to keep updated on any changes, visit
                                                                          the Creative New Zealand ‘Creative Communities Scheme                    ashburtondc.govt.nz/waterrestrictions.
A statement of proposal, including the draft Policy, a freepost           funding’ to go towards local arts and cultural projects in the
submission form and related information is available at
                                                                          Ashburton District.
Council’s website ashburtondc.govt.nz/haveyoursay or from
the following locations:                                                  We are also inviting applications for Sport New Zealand’s Rural
                                                                          Travel Fund. The purpose of the Rural Travel Fund is to assist
• Ashburton District Council, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton
                                                                          with travel expenses of junior sports teams in rural communities
• Ashburton Public Library, Havelock Street, Ashburton                    to participate in regular, local sporting competition. It is open
• Ashburton Art Gallery & Heritage Centre, State Highway 1,               to rural sports clubs and rural school teams with young people
  Ashburton                                                               aged between 5-19 years.
• EA Network Centre, 20 River Terrace, Ashburton                          Applications for all grants close at 5pm, Sunday 31 March,
• Hinds On the Spot, Peters Street, Hinds                                 2019. For further enquiries contact the Council on 307 7700 or
• Mayfield Udder Dairy, State Highway 72, Mayfield                        email info@adc.govt.nz.
• Methven i-SITE, Main Street, Methven                                    Application forms and full criteria for each scheme are available
• Rakaia Mobil, State Highway 1, Rakaia                                                                                                            Keep up with the latest Council news
                                                                          from Council’s website ashburtondc.govt.nz and from the
                                                                                                                                                   by following us on social media or by
Submissions can be emailed to submissions@adc.govt.nz or fill             Council office
                                                                                                                                                   downloading the Antenno app!
out an online submission at ashburtondc.govt.nz/haveyoursay.              at 5 Baring
Written submissions can be posted to: Ashburton District Council,         Square West,
PO Box 94, Ashburton 7740; or delivered to the Council office or          Ashburton.
Ashburton Public Library, Havelock Street, Ashburton.

COUNCIL OFFICE                                                                EA NETWORKS CENTRE                                                            ASHBURTON MUSEUM
5 Baring Square West                                                          20 River Terrace                                                              327 West Street
Monday - Wednesday 8.30am - 5.00pm                                            Monday - Friday  6.00am - 9.00pm                                              Monday - Friday 10.00am - 4.00pm
Thursday             9.00am - 5.00pm                                          Saturday		       7.00am - 7.00pm                                              Saturday		      1.00pm - 4.00pm
Friday               8.30am - 5.00pm                                          Sunday		         7.00am - 7.00pm                                              Sunday		        1.00pm - 4.00pm
Proposed Ashburton Library - and Civic Centre In a nutshell - Ashburton District Council
Bin it Right
                                         What can go in your bins
                                                                              GLASS
                                                                            RECYCLING
                        MATERIALS                     WHEELIE BINS                                   FACILITIES
                                                                           (CRATES AND
                                                                              SKIPS)
                                                                                             Rural             Resource
                           Item                Yellow            Red          Green
                                                                                         Recycling Sites     Recovery Parks
  Aerosol Cans                                  No                   No        No              No          Drop Off Recycling
  Aluminium cans (rinsed)                       Yes                  No        No              Yes         Drop Off Recycling
  Aluminium foil                                No                   Yes       No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Aluminium pie and meal plates                 No                   Yes       No             No               Yes - Landfill
  Ashes (hot or cold)                           No                   No        No             No               Yes - Landfill
  Batteries                                     No                   No        No              No          Drop Off Recycling
  Bubble wrap - Soft Plastics                   No                   Yes       No              No          Drop Off Recycling
  Car parts and scrap metal                     No                   No        No              No          Drop Off Recycling
  Cardboard boxes (flattened)                   Yes                  No        No              Yes         Drop Off Recycling
  Ceramics, crockery, porcelain                 No                   No        No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Cereal boxes (flattened)                      Yes                  No        No             Yes          Drop Off Recycling
  Clothing, Shoes and textiles                  No                   Yes       No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Computers, electronics                        No                   No        No              No          Drop Off Recycling
  Disposable nappies                            No                   Yes       No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Dog Poop (bagged)                             No                   Yes       No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Drinking glasses                              No                   Yes       No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Egg cartons and trays (clean, dry)            Yes                  No        No             Yes          Drop Off Recycling
  Electronics and electrical appliances         No                   No        No              No          Drop Off Recycling
  Empty Engine oil containers                   No                   No        No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Food tins (rinsed)                            Yes                  No        No             Yes          Drop Off Recycling
  Food waste - Food Scraps                      No                   Yes       No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Furniture                                     No                   No        No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Garden - Bamboo, Cabbage Tree Leaves and
                                                No                   Yes       No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Flaxes
  Garden waste                                  No                   Yes       No              No             Green Waste
  General rubbish                               No                   Yes       No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Glass bottles (rinsed)                        No                   No        Yes            Yes          Drop Off Recycling
  Glass cookware/Ovenware                       No                   Yes       No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Glass jars (rinsed)                           No                   No        Yes            Yes          Drop Off Recycling
  Glass – optical (Lenses etc.)                 No                   Yes       No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Hoses and plastic tubing                      No                   Yes       No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Household appliances                          No                   Yes       No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Household batteries                           No                   No        No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Ice cream containers (plastic)                Yes                  No        No             Yes          Drop Off Recycling
  Junk mail (clean, dry)                        Yes                  No        No             Yes          Drop Off Recycling
  Lids - Metal Jar lids                         No                   Yes       No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Lids - plastic and metal bottle lids          No                   Yes       No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Light bulbs - Fluorescent                     No                   No        No              No          Drop Off Recycling
  Light bulbs - Tungsten and LED                No                   Yes       No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Liquids                                       No                   No        No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Magazines (clean, dry)                        Yes                  No        No             Yes          Drop Off Recycling
  Meat trays - foam - polystyrene               No                   Yes       No              No              Yes - Landfill
  Meat trays - plastic trays (rinsed)           Yes                  No        No             Yes          Drop Off Recycling
  Mirrors                                       No                   Yes       No              No              Yes - Landfill
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GLASS
                                                                                                   RECYCLING
                          MATERIALS                                          WHEELIE BINS                                   FACILITIES
                                                                                                  (CRATES AND
                                                                                                     SKIPS)
                                                                                                                    Rural             Resource
                              Item                                   Yellow                Red       Green
                                                                                                                Recycling Sites     Recovery Parks
    Newspapers (clean, dry)                                            Yes                  No        No             Yes          Drop Off Recycling
    Oils - Mineral - Used engine, gearbox,
                                                                       No                   No        No              No          Drop Off Recycling
    transmission oils
    Oils - Vegetable - Cooking oils                                    No                   No        No              No          Drop Off Recycling
    Paint or chemicals                                                 No                   No        No              No             Yes - Landfill
    Pallet - Freight - Plastic (HDPE)                                  No                   No        No              No          Drop Off Recycling
    Pallet - Freight - Wooden                                          No                   No        No              No             Yes - Landfill
    Paper (not shredded)                                               Yes                  No        No             Yes          Drop Off Recycling
    Pizza boxes (no food scraps, flattened)                            Yes                  No        No             Yes          Drop Off Recycling
    Plant pots                                                         No                   Yes       No              No             Yes - Landfill
    Plastic bags, e.g. clothes store bags, bread
                                                                       No                   Yes       No              No             Yes - Landfill
    bags, pellet fire fuel bags
    Plastic bottles - fizz, water, milk etc. (rinsed)                  Yes                  No        No             Yes          Drop Off Recycling
    Plastic bottles and containers - Grades 1 to 7,
                                                                       Yes                  No        No             Yes          Drop Off Recycling
    (lids go in the red bin)
    Plastic film or wrap - Soft Plastics                               No                   Yes       No              No          Drop Off Recycling
    Plastic Laundry, Kitchen and Bathroom bottles
                                                                       Yes                  No        No             Yes          Drop Off Recycling
    (rinsed)
    Plastic packaging - Not marked with Recycling
                                                                       No                   Yes       No              No             Yes - Landfill
    No.
    Plastic plates and cutlery                                         No                   Yes       No              No             Yes - Landfill
    Plastic pottles - yoghurt, margarine, sour cream,
                                                                       Yes                  No        No             Yes          Drop Off Recycling
    dip etc. (clean)
    Plastic strapping                                                  No                   Yes       No              No             Yes - Landfill
    Plastic supermarket carry bags, empty and
                                                                       Yes                  No        No             Yes          Drop Off Recycling
    loose
    Plastic ties and plastic tubing                                    No                   Yes       No              No             Yes - Landfill
    Polystyrene - Clean white packaging
                                                                       No                   No        No              No          Drop Off Recycling
    polystyrene
    Pyrex/Glass Ovenware                                               No                   Yes       No              No             Yes - Landfill
    Rechargeable batteries                                             No                   No        No              No             Yes - Landfill
    Shampoo and conditional bottles (rinsed)                           Yes                  No        No             Yes          Drop Off Recycling
    Shredded paper                                                     No                   Yes       No              No          Drop Off Recycling
    String, twine, rope                                                No                   Yes       No              No             Yes - Landfill
    Styrofoam (packaging and meat trays)                               No                   Yes       No              No             Yes - Landfill
    Takeaway cups                                                      No                   Yes       No              No             Yes - Landfill
    Telephone books/directories                                        Yes                  No        No             Yes          Drop Off Recycling
    Tetrapak cartons - milk and juice boxes (rinsed)                   Yes                  No        No             Yes          Drop Off Recycling
 The Press (newspaper) plastic wrappers - Soft
                                                                       No                   Yes       No              No          Drop Off Recycling
 Plastics
 Timber - Big lumps                                                    No                   No        No              No             Yes - Landfill
 Tins - rinsed food cans                                               Yes                  No        No             Yes          Drop Off Recycling
 Toys                                                                  No                   Yes       No              No             Yes - Landfill
 Tyres                                                                 No                   No        No              No             Yes - Landfill
 Window glass                                                          No                   Yes       No              No             Yes - Landfill
 Windscreen glass                                                      No                   Yes       No              No             Yes - Landfill
 Wine bottles (rinsed)                                                 No                   No        Yes            Yes          Drop Off Recycling
 Wood - Treated, Stained, Oiled or Painted                             No                   Yes       No             No              Yes - Landfill

Why?
There are some items that we don’t            Tips to Recycle it right: Ensure all items
want in the yellow bin for various            are loose (not bagged), empty and
reasons. It may be because they are           rinse bottles, cans or plastic containers
too small to be machine sorted and get        (lids from bottles and tins go in the
lost to waste during that process or, it      red bin), flatten cardboard and
could be because there is a risk that the     newspapers and ensure your bins are
container still has residue chemicals in it   not over-full so the lid can close flat.
(for example, aerosol cans).

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