Ashburton Courier: March 11, 2021

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Artistsought forwelcoming town mural
Week of 8March 2021 | ISSUE 19
Ashburton District Council, through its
Welcoming Communities programme,
is looking foranartisttocreateastreet
mural in the Ashburton town centre,and
anyone wishing tobeconsidered can
now submit their concept designs by
Wednesday 7April.
Ashburton's newest public artwork will
be installed on the back of the Armadillos
building on the corner of Burnett and
Cass Streets and is envisaged to be an
interactive piece that celebrates diversity
and the Mid Canterburylandscape.
The call forartist concept designs follows
submissions made by residents on what
a visual representation of 'welcoming'
would look like tothem. The project's
panel has narrowed those submissions
down to three design themes:
• A depiction of people in diversity
comingtogether as one community
• Ashburton's natural beauty depicted
in warm, bright colours and flowers,
green landscapes and the Ashburton/
HakatereRiver
• An interactive art wall enabling people
to participateinand with the mural.
Speakingonbehalfofthepanel,Ashburton
District Deputy Mayor, Liz McMillan said
they are looking for adesign that can
incorporateany or all of the three themes
before ashortlist of finalists goes to a
public vote.
"This is agreat opportunity to make a
creative statement about our district in a
prominent part of town.
"We're very excited to see what designs
might be put forward and which ones
our community will resonate with when
it comes time to choosing the successful
artwork."
She added that through the Welcoming
Communitiesprogramme,MidCanterbury
was making real progress in helping
newcomerstofeel moreaccepted in their
newhome.
"What better way to celebrate our
community inall of its diversity and to
affirm our commitmenttothe principlesof
the WelcomingCommunities programme
than through apublic piece of art for
everyone to enjoy."
The Council is working with local
employers and organisations to deliver
Welcoming Communities through its
Economic Development activities as a
means of helping to attract and retain
skilled, talented workersinthe district.
Concept designs that showcase one or all
of the design themes can besubmitted
to the panel for consideration at
ashburtondc.govt.nz
The panel, comprising of Tiipene Phillips
(Hakatere Marae), John Magyaya
(AshburtonYouth Council), Brian Davidson
(CBD building owner), Shirin Khosraviani
(AshburtonArt Gallery)and Deputy Mayor
Liz McMillan will then deliberate on the
designs and announceupto three finalists
inMay.
The designs will go to apublic vote, with
the winning artist revealed in April ready
for the artwork tobegin installation later
that month.
Welcoming town mural
Submissions are
welcome until.
Wednesday 7April.
Pipe rehabilitations
starting in Hampstead
Tinwald pool season
extended
Ashburton District Council has this
week begun carrying out its annual
wastewater pipe rehabilitation works
around parts of Hampstead, and
affected residents are being advised
the work may temporarily impact their
services.
Properties south of Wellington Street
on Eton, Cambridge, Oxford and Church
Streets as well as on Beatty Crescent are
being visited by the Council's contractors
to insert structural pipelining inside the
wastewaterpipes.
The work involves the contractorshaving
to access sewer manholes onpeople's
properties, and residents may be asked
to limit discharging wastewater into the
system while the work is carried out.
The rehabilitation programme started on
9March and is expected to be completed
by 20 March.
Aletteroutlining the project has been sent
toaffectedresidents.Thecontractors,Pipe
Technologies and Ashburton Contracting
Ltdwill be liaisingdirectly with residents to
limit any disruptions as muchaspossible.
Council Infrastructure Services Group
Manager,NeilMcCannsaystheprogramme
is anecessary part of maintaining the
infrastructure and ensuring it continues to
workcorrectly.
"We regularly monitor the condition of
our wastewaternetworks and identify any
areasthat require rehabilitation.
"Carrying out this work will help to
increase the longevity of the infrastructure
and protect the servicefromany potential
leaks."
MidCantabrians looking toenjoy afew
extra weeks in an outdoor pool before
thewarm weather ends, areinluck:the
EA Networks Centre has extended the
Tinwald Pool season until 28 March.
In previous years, the popular outdoor
pool was open from mid-November
through until the first week of March,
however this year the pool will remain
openfor afew extraweeks.
The pool,located in theTinwald Domain
is now open onSaturdays and Sundays
from 12pm until 7pm both days, but
is closed on weekdays due to lower
visitation numbers as school holidays are
over.
Pool admission is$4.00 for adults, $3.00
for children aged 5to 17, and children
under 5are free.
To learn more about the pool and
admission prices, visit the website
eanetworkscentre.co.nz
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