Ashburton Courier: September 05, 2019

Page 24, Ashburton’s The Courier, Thursday 5 September 2019
Retiring JPs thanked
The work of four Justices
of the Peace, Richard
Conway, Rosalind Stewart,
Bev Tasker and
Brian Flatman, has been
recognised.
The JPs have all
retired.
Mr Conway was a
travel agent for 54 years
and was sworn in as a
Justice of the Peace on
April 29, 1980, serving
the community for 39
years from his West
Street business.
Mrs Stewart trained as
amidwife in Invercargill
and Christchurch and
took up a position in
Ashburton.
In 2000 she was
ordained into the Anglican
ministry and served
the church for 19 years.
She was sworn in as a
JP in 1992, dedicating 27
years of service.
Mrs Tasker was sworn
in in October, 1977, serving
as aJPfor 42 years.
As a young woman,
Mrs Tasker, nee
Woolley, accepted the
challenge of being the
national president of the
Country Girls Club,
which later amalgamated
with the Young Farmers
clubs.
During her term in
office she was awarded
the Arthur Porrit Medal
for services to youth.
Mrs Tasker was an
Bev Tasker is presented with her retirement
certificate by Sandi Wood, of the Advance
Ashburton Charitable Trust;
Brian Flatman is presented with his certificate
Ashburton councillor for
16 years.
Mr Flatman was sworn
in in June 1981.
Mr Flatman, achemist
for 39 years, became
involved in swimming
and was the caretaker of
the Allenton pool for 20
years.
After selling his business
he worked as a
Richard Conway is presented with acertificate by
Ian Moore, president of the Justices of the Peace
Association
Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon presents a
certificate to Rosalind Stewart.
locum for Steve Wise for
seven years, operating as
a chemist in all for 46
years.
He served anumber of
terms on the JP council
where he was instrumental
in setting up aroster when
asigning centre was set up
at Community House.
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Bid to tackle
problems of
local business
Southern Business
Exchange is running a
number of regional
business exchange and
training sessions
around the South
Island in an attempt to
combat the difficulties
that face small­tomedium
businesses in
the regions.
The first business
exchange will take
place at the Lake
House at Lake Hood,
Ashburton on September
13 and will
allow businesses to set
up mini­trade stalls, to
attend seminars to
bring themselves up to
date, and to connect
with other businesses
in the area to seek out
opportunities for collaboration
and knowledge
exchange.
A key presentation
at the event will beon
the new Southern Parallel
Sports Campus
project, which is likely
to bring significant
investment and strong
economic growth to
the Canterbury region
and offer business and
employment opportunities.
There will also be a
number of short seminars
run by industry
experts who will discuss
the latest emerging
trends, market thinking,
legal requirements and
digital opportunities for
industries or businesses.
‘‘We want to create
an environment where
smaller enterprises can
connect and strengthen
business ties, generate
leads, and associate with
industry experts who
can clarify how the latest
trends or government
initiatives directly
affect their business,’’
said Southern Business
Exchange co­founder
Catherine Stuart.
‘‘We aim to do this on
a regular basis in
regional locations that
don’t require major
travel arrangements or
time away from the
business for our attendees.’’
The Ashburton Business
Exchange runs
from 10am to 4pm.
Tickets cost $98.
For more, visit the
southernbex.nz website
or email info@southernbex.nz.