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16 Selwyn Times Wednesday March 20 2024 CouncilCall Wednesday 20 March 2024 Safer Speeds for Selwyn Schools and Intersections are One Step Closer Safer speeds around Selwyn schools and high-risk intersections are one step closer, after Selwyn District Councillors moved to approve an Interim Speed Management Plan last week. The Plan is aimed at introducing a variable 30km/h speed limit around schools, during peak times, as well as reducing approaching speeds to dangerous intersections across the district. Following community consultation in October 2023, the Council’s Full Speed Management Plan on district-wide speed reductions was placed on hold pending further direction from the Minister. However, the Council’s Executive Director of Infrastructure and Property, Tim Mason said the Council has followed advice from the ministry around producing an interim plan as safety at these critical locations cannot wait. “Our district continues to grow, there are more people on our roads, and we want to ensure everyone gets to where they’re going safely. “While speed isn’t the only cause of accidents, it does determine the severity of outcomes. There is an urgent need to lower speeds around our schools and high-risk intersections and we don’t want to wait until someone is killed or injured before we take action”. The variable speed limits proposed around schools is in line with current indications from the Minister on the what the new rule will include and will be implemented using electronic and static speed signage. The Plan will now be submitted to NZTA Waka Kotahi for approval with the aim to begin work rolling it out before the end of June 2024.For more information on these opportunities please visit selwyn.govt.nz/news or contact selwynsistercities@gmail.com Teaching Opportunities with Selwyn’s Sister Cities The Council’s Sister City Committee has been asked by two of our Sister City partners to help recruit teachers to work overseas. Toraja, Indonesia Toraja is Selwyn’s Sister City in the highlands of Sulawesi, Indonesia. In 2019 three retired Selwyn teachers spent time working with Junior High School English teachers to assist their teaching practices. Last year one of the Toraja teachers spent three weeks in Selwyn mainly at Rolleston College, observing teaching and learning. Barana Christian Senior High School now seeks three or four retired Selwyn teachers, or teachers on sabbatical, to spend three to four weeks in their school helping to further develop an English environment for their students. Teachers would pay their own way for travel and insurance, but accommodation, transport and tourism activities would be paid for by Barana Christian community. September is the preferred month weatherwise. Lanzhou City University, China Lanzhou City University is seeking full time English teachers to join their staff. Lanzhou is in the Gansu Province in northwest China. Lanzhou City University was originally the Bailie Oil School established by Rewi Alley and George Hogg. Rewi Alley was born in Springfield in Canterbury and educated in Amberley and Christchurch. Teachers with more than one year’s experience and a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree are invited to apply for a year-long contract. A salary will be paid and a contribution towards return travel. Accommodation is provided in a fully furnished apartment with free internet access. For more information on these opportunities please visit selwyn.govt.nz/news or contact selwynsistercities@gmail.com Next Steps for Upper Selwyn Huts Confirmed Upper Selwyn Huts residents will have clarity over their immediate future and an opportunity to shape the long-term future under a new Council proposal. At its meeting on 13 March, the Council agreed a new draft Deed of Licence to be put to the Huts residents, ahead of the current licence expiring on 30 June this year. The new licence offers residents up to 15 years at the site as they work with the Council on the process for the long-term future. Licences would not be renewed after 15 years, in line with the other hut communities of Lower Selwyn Huts and Greenpark Huts that border Te Waihora. The Council also voted to reduce the cost to the Huts community for installing a new wastewater pipeline, with the proposal that the cost of the pipeline be 70% covered by the Council. For more information, please visit selwyn.govt.nz/news Temporary Road Closure for Leeston Fete High Street, Leeston (between Cunningham Street and Leeston and Lake Road), Messines Street (between Station Street and High Street) and Gallipoli Street (between Station Street and High Street) will be temporarily closed between the hours of 7am to 5pm on Saturday 23 March 2024. Dog Microchipping Clinics Free Monthly Service. Friday 22 March • Leeston Library & Service Centre: 9am to 9.30am • Lincoln Library & Service Centre: 9am to 9.30am • Council Offices Rolleston: 11am to 11.30am Clinics will not take place if wet. Any questions, please contact Animal Control on 0800 SELWYN (735 996) Council and Community Board Meetings To be held at Rolleston Council Offices Finance & Performance Committee Meeting* Wednesday 20 March, 9am Planning & Climate Change Committee Meeting* Wednesday 20 March, 1pm Representation Review Councillor Briefing* Wednesday 20 March, 4pm To speak at a Council meeting please email meeting. changes@selwyn.govt.nz five days prior. * Livestreamed on the Selwyn District Council website and via our YouTube channel. Events Selwyn Libraries Big Book Sale Friday 22 March, 9.30am–5pm Te Ara Ātea More information at selwynlibraries.co.nz/events Easter Family Bingo Saturday 23 March, 7–8.30pm Darfield Recreation and Community Centre Bookings required at selwyn.govt.nz/events $5 Baby Sensory Wednesday 27 March, 9.30–10.30am Doyleston Hall Bookings required at selwyn.govt.nz/events Drop-in $10 For all the latest news and events visit our website selwyn.govt.nz or follow us SelwynDistrictCouncil or 0800 SELWYN (735 996) E24_200324
• By Sam Coughlan TWO SIBLINGS have won Darfield High School’s first ever bowls medals at the Canterbury secondary schools championships. Anna Mangels, 16, and her brother Evan, 12 won the pairs competition held at Morrison Ave Bowling Club in Christchurch last week. Their mum Tracy Mangels, who works at Darfield High as a careers advisor, said the win probably hadn’t sunk in yet. “This is the first year Darfield have entered a team into this, so we sort of went in with no expectations,” she said. “We were meant to be in a mixed pair division, but there weren’t enough mixed pairs, so we were just sort of thrown into open pairs, so they were up against year 13s essentially, from other schools.” The siblings started playing bowls three years ago when their parents joined the West Melton Bowling Club to play socially, and the kids tagged along. Mangels said Evan plays every week, but Anna is more sporadic. “He (Evan) really only just comes along to be honest for the canapes and the free sausages. But the oldies down at the club said that he’s just, you know, he’s a real natural. “Anna just fills in when we’re a bit desperate and short of players.” Mangels said she was a very proud mum. “For them to sort of keep that mental thing in check while they were playing was really cool. “It was quite exciting realising that there was a potential to even just get a place at this event, let alone win.” Ellesmere College student Oscar Smith was third in the singles competition. Wednesday March 20 2024 Selwyn Times SPORT 17 Siblings supreme at bowls championships BOWLERS: Anna and Evan Mangels with their certificates after winning the Canterbury secondary schools pairs bowls title. Left, Evan in action during the competition. PHOTOS: BOWLS CANTERBURY/TRACY MANGELS History beckons for Weedons after success in one-day semi • By Sam Coughlan WEEDONS ARE eyeing an historic double in the Canterbury Country one-day final this weekend. Having already secured the T20 title three weeks ago, victory this weekend would seal a second trophy of the season – something never achieved since the T20 competition was created 10 years ago. Weedons player-coach Jeremy Benton said it would be a hugely special achievement. “An exciting opportunity is there for the fellas if we put a performance on the board on Saturday. “All the effort you put in from planning and pre-season in July and then every training, every game. “This is why you play it. So (it’s an) awesome opportunity for us to do something special.” Weedons beat Sefton in the one-day semi-final to set up a final clash with Darfield. Sefton were widely regarded as favourites to win the competition before their semi-final loss, and Benton said beating them was a massive confidence boost. “Sefton’s probably the hardest team, and the hardest place to go and win. Especially defending 160 when they were 100/2, it gives us a massive amount of confidence. Benton said the team was in good form after a poor start to the season. “At the end of November, I think we were one win from five, and now we’ve gone something like 16 from 18 in our last games. “It’s pretty cool. We’re hitting our straps at the right time of the year.” Standing in their way is FINALISTS: Weedons walk off after their semi-final victory over Sefton. Playercoach Jeremy Benton, right, said the win was a massive confidence boost. PHOTOS: WEEDONS CRICKET Darfield, who beat Peninsula- Harbour in the other semi-final. This will be Darfield’s fourth final in as many years, having lost two and won one of the last three. Coach Shannon McAleer said the experience would be beneficial for this year’s final. “We’ve got a lot of quite experienced guys in our team. I think we’ve got five guys who will now have played in all four of the last four finals. “We’ve probably only got two guys who didn’t play in last year’s final, so we’ve got a pretty experienced team and when it comes down to knockout cricket the boys know what to do.” McAleer said his team’s top order had played themselves into form with some good innings recently. “They’ve all had a decent bat in the last two weeks, and they’ve faced a reasonable number of balls out in the middle whether it was against Cheviot or Peninsula-Harbour. “Imagine going into the final when you’ve got single figure scores under your belt or duck, duck, duck or something like that. At least the boys have had balls in the middle of the bat.” McAleer said his team would be up against it playing a Weedons team searching for its second trophy of the season. “We haven’t beaten Weedons at all this season, so if you want to pick an underdog, it’s Darfield. “We’ve got a good relationship with them, they’re a club just 20 minutes down the road from our home ground. So we’re definitely looking forward to the game.” The final will start at noon at Mainpower Oval in Rangiora. POWER: Darfield’s Nick Gilbert whips one away during his side’s semi-final win over Peninsula-Harbour. PHOTO: SHANNON MCALEER
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