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NEWS<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>June</strong> <strong>10</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
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Floods could impact<br />
dairy season outlook<br />
Severe floodinginCanterbury<br />
poses arisk for thenew dairy<br />
season’s production outlook.<br />
In Westpac’slatest dairy<br />
update, senior agrieconomist<br />
Nathan Pennysaidmany<br />
farmers hadlostwinter feed<br />
duringthefloods and feed<br />
stores were already low given<br />
earlier dry conditions.<br />
Whilethat might not<br />
necessarily impact production<br />
levels fromspring, any<br />
additional adverse weather<br />
events certainly would,Mr<br />
Penny said.<br />
Thenew season officially<br />
began <strong>June</strong> 1and final<br />
productiondata forthe 202021<br />
season was still to bereleased,<br />
butrecent data suggested the<br />
season had endedonastrong<br />
note.<br />
April production setarecord<br />
highfor April months;<br />
productionwas up 11.6%<br />
compared withApril last year<br />
and was up 2.4% for theseason<br />
to date.<br />
Onthat basis, Mr Penny<br />
expectedproduction to end<br />
about 2.5%higher than 201920<br />
and set arecord high.<br />
Thatresult was even more<br />
impressive giventhe previous<br />
seasonwas also arecordhigh<br />
level and2020 includedanextra<br />
day as it wasaleapyear.<br />
At this stage, thebank<br />
expecteda2% lift in national<br />
productionnextseason as the<br />
verystrongmilk pricewas likely<br />
to drive production higher<br />
‘‘even with complianceand<br />
regulatory constraints actingin<br />
the opposite direction’’,hesaid.<br />
School support staff thanked<br />
Cancer Society's Sharon Robinson and Relay for Life organising committee chairman Lester<br />
McLean getting ready for the launch of the walk/run event tonight.<br />
RelayFor Lifelinedup<br />
TONI.WILLIAMS<br />
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Lester McLean took early<br />
retirement last year then a<br />
roleasavolunteer driverfor<br />
Mid Canterbury Cancer<br />
Society.<br />
Now the former sales<br />
account manager is heading<br />
up theirRelayfor Life walk/<br />
runeventasthe organising<br />
committee chairman.<br />
It’s acause close to his<br />
heart; he likemany others <br />
has family and friends who<br />
havebeen affectedbycancer.<br />
Mid Canterbury’s Relay for<br />
Life will take on anew format<br />
thisyear as aoneday event<br />
andatanew location.<br />
The walk/run relay event<br />
will be at the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Domain ovalonSaturday<br />
October 16, from <strong>10</strong>amto<br />
<strong>10</strong>pm.<br />
Mr McLean saiditwillbe<br />
officially launched tonight<br />
(<strong>June</strong> <strong>10</strong>) at the Cancer<br />
Society’s headquarterson<br />
Kermode Street, in<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
The launch starts at6pm.<br />
While thehours had<br />
changed it would stillstart<br />
with aRelay forLifepledge,<br />
andinclude the openinglap of<br />
theovaltrack by cancer<br />
survivors and their<br />
supporters, aswell as a<br />
candlelitceremony later in<br />
theevening to remember<br />
those losttocancer.<br />
There would also be music,<br />
food on site andactivities.<br />
Therelay is the Cancer<br />
Society’s bigcommunity event<br />
andcelebratescancer<br />
survivors, remembers people<br />
lost to cancer andraises<br />
awareness andfunds for the<br />
Cancer Society,whichgets no<br />
governmentfunding, he said.<br />
Theorganisationhelps<br />
supportpeoplewith all forms<br />
of cancer.<br />
It wasachance to come<br />
together,celebrate survival,<br />
remember those lost andfight<br />
back by raisingfunds and<br />
cancerawareness,MrMcLean<br />
said.<br />
He hoped around 80 teams,<br />
if not more,would sign up for<br />
theevent especially as it had<br />
changed to aoneday format.<br />
It wouldbeonpar with<br />
numbersentered in years<br />
gone by.<br />
Teamswho had supported<br />
the event inthe pasthad been<br />
invitedtothe launchbut<br />
anyonekeen to take part was<br />
welcome to attend, he said.<br />
And thisyearregistrationvia<br />
midcanterbury.<br />
relayforlife.org.nzwasfor<br />
eachindividualperson in a<br />
team.<br />
It costs $15 perperson but<br />
teams could be made up of any<br />
number of individuals.<br />
Eachperson would get<br />
candlebagstodecorate,<br />
tealight candles and asite for<br />
their team.<br />
Theevent was lastheldin<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> in March 2018and<br />
raisedmorethan $133,000 for<br />
theCancer Society.<br />
Scores ofteams completed<br />
circuits of the showground<br />
venue.<br />
HampsteadSchool has shown its support for the invaluable work<br />
done by schoolsupport staff. The school’s board of trustees<br />
shoutedsupportstaff morning tea, acoffeecard and chocolates<br />
on Tuesday to showits appreciationfor their contribution in the<br />
school. The school’ssupport staff includeteacher aides, the<br />
caretaker, cleaner and office staff. Among those thanked were<br />
(pictured from left) Hampstead School teacheraides Gail O’Brien<br />
and Maree Allan.<br />
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