North Canterbury News: October 15, 2020

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North Canterbury News, October 15, 2020
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Work of community volunteers recognised
By ROBYN BRISTOW
Hard workand exceptionalservice to the
Hurunui District were rewardedrecently
when several citizens received awards at a
special ceremony in Rotherham.
MayorMarie Blacksaid volunteers
enriched the livesofmany in the district,
and did not seek acknowledgement. ‘‘It is
through celebrations likethese thatweget
achance to recognisethe efforts of many.’’
Recipients of Community Services Awards
were:
Sue Harris (Amuri),for her servicestothe
Waiau communitythrough Plunket, the
School PTA andplay centre, the AmuriA&P
Association, the Women’s Farm Discussion
group, the localGardenClub andthe Amuri
ArtsCouncil. She is along­standing member
of theAmuri Historical Societyand the
Waiau Citizens Association, and has been
involved in theAmuri Golf Club, the Waiau
Cricket Club,and Waiau Tennis Club.Sue
initiated the Waiau StoryBoard, recording
thehistory of thecommunity.
Trevor Stanley­Joblin (Amberley),for
showcasing localbusinesses andthe Hurunui
throughclassiccar ralliesheorganisedafter
moving to Amberleyfollowing the 2010
Christchurchquakes. In doing so he raised
thousands of dollars for local charities and
groups. Trevor, who recentlyturned 80, is
retiring from organising future rallies.
Debbie Anderson (Cheviot), for
involvement in many organisations in the
Cheviot community.She has held positions
on the PromotionsGroup, the Knox
CommunityCentre,the CommunityCar
committee,the Golf Club, the GardenClub,
theFloral Group andthe Community Trust.
Debbie hasbeen aboard member of
Enterprise North Canterbury for eight years,
and is amember of the HurunuiGarden
Festivalcommittee. She has been involved
withPlunket and theCheviot AreaSchool
Board of Trusteesand various sports groups.
AlexBaxter(Glenmark), who took over the
position of trusteefor the OmihiHall
committee from hisfather in 1983, stepping
in to thesecretary’s role, whichhestill holds.
When the hall was devastatedbyfire in 2015,
Alex became chair of the newly formed
committee —the Omihi Community and
Sport Hall Inc, whichopenedadebt­free
replacementfacility in 2018. Alexhas also
served as chair of the KateValley Community
Liaison committee for 18 years.
RichardTapper (HanmerSprings), has
been the publisherofthe VillageNews,‘‘The
Pinkie’’ as it isaffectionately known, for 13
years. In thattimeithas grown from asheet
of 200 copies to its currentelectronic
circulationofjust over 700 subscribers.
During lockdown, his ‘‘cyberPinkie’’became
the gluethat held the community together
during atimeofisolation andloneliness for
many.Healso raised theidea of alocal
foodbankand the needfor assistancefor
people who losttheirjobs —aconcept taken
up and administered by the HanmerSprings
Business Association.
Mel Ruck(Hurunui) has beeninvolved
withthe Waikari Hall and Reserve Advisory
Group for15years and held the chair
position of the group for nine years.She took
over as caretaker of the campingground, has
been amember ofthe HawardenWaikari
Civil Defencegroup for the past fiveyears,
and nowleads the group. She often givesup
her Saturdays to supervise aperiodic
detentiongroup, and is alwayhelping in the
community withgardening or cleaning up
rubbish.She has held many positionson
community groups, is amember of the
HawardenA&P Association,areliefschool
bus driver,and recently joinedthe Friendsof
the WaikariHospital as avolunteer.
Mayors Community Service Award: Former
MayorWintonDalley and his wife Jean
received the Mayor’saward.MrDalley was
Hurunuimayor for threeterms whenhe
retired,bringing thecurtain down on 26
years in localgovernment —nine as mayor,
six as acouncillor and the restonofhis local
Waikari community ward committee.
Hurunui Youth awards ... Mayor Marie Black, left, with Bradley White, who received the
Mayoral Outstanding Leadership Award; Michelle Cole, who received the Volunteering for
Youth Award; Noah Wilson, who received the Youth Volunteer Award; and Ward
Shearman, who is the council’s youth development officer.
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YouthAwards: NoahWilsonwas awarded
the Youth VolunteerAward, whilethe Volunteering
for YouthAward went to Michee Coll;
Bradley White was awardedthe Mayor’s
OutstandingYouth LeadershipAward.
Hurunui Heritage Fund: Andrew and Eryn
Roxburghwere awarded $1500toreplace
metalspouting on the Old Vicarage in
Leithfield;Michael van de Wiel received
$1500toassist paintingthe roof of theOld
Post OfficeinHanmerSprings; ScargillHills
2020 Ltd received $1500toassist withthe
ScargillHillsproperty; andthe Cheviot
Historical Records Society received $500 to
help withanew displaysystem in the Cheviot
Museum.
MainPower HurunuiEnvironmental Fund:
Tim and Rachel Lockwood wereawarded
$3000for planting on alocal biodiversity
node at Maskells Road,Amberley;
LockerbieFarmsLtd received $2900 for
plantingson47hectares of Lockerbie Farm
at Culverden, aspart of theWaiau­Uwha
BiodiversityProject.
The Port RobinsonReserve AdvisoryGroup
was awarded $2000for wilding pine
eradicationinthe Port RobinsonReserve;
The Lottery Bush Conservation group
received $1100tobuy and set up predator
monitors in theLotteryBushScenic
Reserve. The HurunuiCommunity
Committeewas awarded $1000 to further
develop the Village GreenDistrictReserve
in Princes Street,Waikari.
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