Bay Harbour: August 24, 2016

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PAGE 4 BAY HARBOUR Wednesday August 24 2016 News LOCAL ELECTIONS: The two Banks Peninsula community boards will amalgamate to form one for the area. CHANGES: The Heathcote Ward will join the Linwood- Central- Heathcote Community Board to create one large super ward. Three-way battle for Heathcote seat • By Annabelle Dick COMPETITION will be fierce for the lone city council seat in the Heathcote Ward. Sara Templeton (Strong Communities for a Stronger Christchurch, left), Paul Lonsdale (Independent, left) and Malcolm Davis (Independent) are all vying for the new Heathcote seat on the city council. Cr Lonsdale currently represents the Hagley- Ferrymead Community Board Elections 16 on the city council, Mrs Templeton is the board’s chairwoman and Mr Davis is a newcomer to local government. The Heathcote Ward is a part of the newly-formed Linwood- Central-Heathcote Community Board that was introduced after the Local Government Commission’s representation review. The Hagley-Ferrymead Community Board has been disestablished. Darrell Latham (Independent), Tim Lindley (For Communities You’ll Love To Live In), Rosemary Neave (The People’s Choice – Independent), Una O’Grady (The People’s Choice) and Craig Todd will compete for the two positions on the Heathcote area of the community board. Meanwhile, Banks Peninsula representation has also been shaken up with the Lyttelton-Mt Herbert Community Board and the Akaroa-Wairewa Community Board joining forces to create one board. The competiton for the Banks Peninsula area is a lot slimmer with Andrew Turner claiming the council seat by default. The newly-formed Banks Peninsula Community Board will home four community subdivisions to represent the different areas within the area. In the Lyttelton subdivision, Jed O’Donoghue and Christine Wilson (Independent) will be elected unopposed to fill the two vacancies. In the Mt Herbert subdivision, Felix Dawson (Independent) and John McLister will claim the two available spots. Tori Peden will fill the one position available on the Wairewa subdivision of the board. But there will be competition in the Akaroa subdivision with Janis Haley, Keith Molloy and Pam Richardson competing for the two vacancies. Voting is by postal ballot with forms being sent out on September 16, the polls close at noon on October 8. For a full list of who is running for other wards and community boards visit www.electionz.com/ LGENominations/ELT60CC16_ candidates.htm Charity EvEnt Parliamentary netBall team CanterBury netBall legends All proceeds go to Hohepa Canterbury and 0800 Hungry SATURDAY 3rd SEPTEMBER Watch live at Christ’s College Indoor Court at 1pm SUGGESTED DONATION: Adults $10, Family $20 (2 adults & 2 children under 12) OTHER EVENTS: Parliamentary Rugby Team VS Canterbury Rugby Legends: 3pm at Christ’s College Rugby Grounds. After-match function. 4.30pm-6.30pm. Includes drinks, light food, entertainment, auction and a chance to meet well-known sports personalities and MPs. $75pp. For more information and tickets to the after-match function visit www.parlysport.com
Wednesday August 24 2016 BAY HARBOUR PAGE 5 St John calls for help TRACK • By Annabelle Dick THE ST John Banks Peninsula area chairman is trying to recruit residents to help in frontline emergency services. Pete Dawson made a deputation to the Lyttelton-Mt Herbert Community Board to ask for their support in getting the community involved in paramedic services. Drivers and people willing to be trained in emergency responses are being sought. Lyttelton had their two ambulances taken from the area in 2014 and earlier this year to fulfil a need for more emergency services in the city centre. The area now has a fourwheel-drive first response unit to treat patients on the ground before they’re backed up by an ambulance. Mr Dawson isn’t upset about the ambulances being removed, as the city needs them more than the harbour area does. “The workload is such around the city that there’s no justification for it to be in Lyttelton where there isn’t a big workload. They can be dealt with by an ambulance in the city or by a first response unit,” he said. FIRST RESPONSE: St John is asking for residents’ help after Lyttelton’s two ambulances were replaced by a four-wheel-drive unit. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN The first response vehicle acts as an ambulance but cannot transport patients to the city. But Mr Dawson said there’s no staff to drive the unit and administer first aid to residents and now he’s campaigning for community participation. “We’ve got the vehicle but not the people. Lyttelton can be completely isolated and we feel the community needs some sort of response because if there’s Sara TEMPLETON • The latest Representation Review has divided the city into 16 wards, each with a single councillor. This was in response to the call by residents for better access to their representatives. • Our city needs councillors who live in and are connected to their wards, are experienced leaders, good listeners and believe in public service. I am one of those people and need your vote to do this work. /saratempletonchch Authorised by Sara Templeton, 23 Marsden St, Heathcote, Christchurch 8022 Councillor for Heathcote an accident and no one can get there, there needs to be people within Lyttelton who can help,” Mr Dawson said. St John cannot pay for staff as paid staff moved when the ambulances went to the city. Mr Dawson said instead St John will give people full training, ongoing support and uniforms and there’s no cost to the volunteer. He said he’s doing this to keep the resource within the community to make sure an emergency response is as close as possible. “We want to make sure that St John can continue its long history of saving lives in Lyttelton by going to the community and saying ‘we’re here to help you but you’ve got to help us as well’,” he said. St John has been serving Lyttelton and Banks Peninsula for more than 100 years. Want to improve your local environment? In Brief IMPROVEMENT Gravel has been laid on the Mt Vernon farm mountain bike track in the Port Hills to make it usable for residents. A spell of warm and dry weather allowed city council rangers to fix the track near Summit Rd, which was badly worn down in places and in need of maintenance. The rangers are responsible for recreation management in 40 reserves on the Port Hills and 90 different tracks that have 1.2 million visits each year. RESTORATION TOUR The McCormacks Bay Reserve Estuary Trust will provide a free guided tour of the reserve to show off the latest restoration work. Trust coordinator Tanya Jenkins has organised the tour on August 29 at 10.15am to show residents the work recently undertaken by the Mt Pleasant volunteer team. The tour will commence from the temporary Mt Pleasant Community Centre. Morning tea will be provided. If you would like to come along, please email coordinator@mpcc.org.nz DYERS RD DELAYS Road works on Dyers Rd may cause delays for residents. The two lanes have been maintained but temporary speed limits will be in place so expect slow traffic at peak times. Do you have an idea to help our native fish, plants and birds thrive? If this sounds like you then applications for Immediate Steps funding are now open. FUNDRAISING TRAINING Raise More Money Register now. For charity and community group fundraisers, trustees and managers. This three stream fundraising training programme is a power pack of fundraising training by experienced fundraisers to give you the edge when it comes to sourcing new and more funds for your charity. Riccarton Park Function Centre 165 Racecourse Road, Broomfield, Christchurch Tuesday 30 August FINZ member rate $99, Non member rate $119 Includes morning tea Register at www.finz.org.nz or for enquiries phone 0508 64 FINZ(3469) What is Immediate Steps? Through the Immediate Steps programme the Christchurch West Melton Water Zone Committee has $100,000 to allocate to local projects that will enhance or protect our streams, rivers, plants, birds, and fish life. Immediate Steps funding is available each year to help protect and restore biodiversity and the natural environment in and around freshwater habitats in Canterbury. If you have an idea or a project that could benefit give Helen Greenep a call and she can help you with advice, funding and planning. For more information call Helen Greenep, 027 225 6419 or visit www.ecan.govt.nz. Applications close Wednesday 31 August 2016.
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