Greetings from your Community BoardMessage from the ChairKia ora koutou, Highlights from our latest meetingOur Community Board met on Tuesday 20 October. We heard from community members as part of our Public Forum and approved $2,000 in funding for the Sydenham Junior Cricket Club towards administration and coaching from our 2020/21 Discretionary Response Fund. We approved the removal of some trees. We also decided to provide feedback on a proposed change to the Christchurch District Plan relating to short-term accommodation and the draft Community Housing Policy. You can read the minutes to see what else we discussed and find out the dates, times and details of upcoming Community Board and Council meetings here. Entries now open for Edible and Sustainable Garden AwardsFrom backyards to pots and windowsills, this partnership between the Waihoro/Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board and the Canterbury Horticultural Society is an opportunity to celebrate all types of food gardens, big and small. From traditional vegetable gardens to sustainable gardens grown on rain water or 'grey water', dry gardens, fruit and nut trees, tomatoes and herbs on a balcony or a children’s garden for unusual or monster vegetables - we'd love to hear from you. Albert Stream gets royal treatmentAlmost $40,000 of Immediate Steps (IMS) biodiversity funding has helped some hard-working locals protect water quality and biodiversity values along Albert Stream in St Martins. Ever wondered what happens to your recycling?Come along to the open day and learn! The city’s recycling facility EcoSort on Parkhouse Road is having a public open day on Saturday 31 October from 9am to 1pm. It’s a great chance to check out how your yellow bin recycling gets processed. Bookings not required. New Waste Minimisation and Management Plan adoptedThe Council has adopted a new plan focused on reducing the amount of waste being dumped at landfill and changing our ‘throw-away’ culture. The 2020 Waste Minimisation and Management Plan was approved by the Three Waters Infrastructure and Environment Committee on Wednesday. It outlines how the Council plans to tackle the city’s waste stream over the coming years and encourage waste prevention. Have your say on our draft housing strategyChristchurch City Council’s Draft Community Housing Strategy is now open for public feedback. Nor'West Arc project pedals onWork is almost complete on Annex Road, intersections of Rose Street and Palmside Street, Smartlea Street and Weir Place, and Greenpark Street, McBeath Avenue and Pablo place. Some line marking and landscaping is still to be done in these areas. Explore your local history at Christchurch Heritage FestivalThe Christchurch Heritage Festival is an opportunity to share stories of the past that explore and celebrate our historic journeys through arts, culture and identity. Find out what’s on in your neighbourhood and around the region, between 24 October and 8 November. Get your rates invoice by emailGo paperless and be in to win! Discover what's on in your neighborhood and across our city. From free events, exhibitions and live comedy — it's it all here. View consultations that the Council is currently undertaking, find out more about each consultation and have your say. Read the latest news on Council activities and what's happening across Christchurch and Banks Peninsula. Contact your Community BoardThe Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board are here to provide support and advice to our community. Contact the Spreydon-Cashmere |