Greetings from your Community BoardMessage from the ChairKia ora koutou, Highlights from our latest meetingOur Community Board met on Tuesday 1 September. Some highlights of our meeting included hearing from local residents as part of our Public Forum and approving funding for a number of community projects as part of our Strengthening Communities and Discretionary Response Funds. 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. School students lead local plantingStudents from Our Lady of the Assumption School in Hoon Hay took part in a planting day at Centennial Park with the Council Parks team in August. The week before the event, students visited Centennial Park to discuss and plan where they'd be planting, and which plants would go best where. On planting day, the team infilled plants from previous events that had not survived, and put more grasses, flax, toe toe and rushes into the lower lying areas to help stabilise the river banks, while larger trees and shrubs were planted higher up the banks. Tea for two, three and more thanks to Council grantA hot cup of tea and some friendly faces can do wonders for your wellbeing. Rowley Resource Centre Manager Evelyn Kenneally says that after the COVID-19 lockdown, the Centre wanted to provide users with cups of tea and coffee, knowing that the cups, plates and utensils have been sterilised in a dishwasher. “There's nothing quite like wrapping your hands around a comforting hot drink on a cold day,” Evelyn says. "The wellbeing of our community is our priority and we recognised the need to do more to protect our visitors, participants and staff." Pictured: Staff and volunteers from the Rowley Resource Centre Work on Nor’West Arc cycleway steps up a gearWork is under way on the first section of Te Ara O-Rakipaoa Nor’West Arc cycleway between Cashmere Road and Annex Road while work on a further section along Hansons Lane, Suva Street and Ballantyne Avenue will start next week. The cycleway recently won ‘shovel-ready’ Government funding. The route, which starts near Princess Margaret Hospital, will run north across the western side of the city, eventually connecting to Papanui via the University of Canterbury. Subsidies available for neighborhood eventsHave you ever wanted to organise a neighbourhood gathering? The Community Boards are making small subsidies available to help support Summer with your neighbours events. Funding available for projects that bring people togetherPeople with ideas for services or events that will aid the recovery of communities affected by the mosque attacks are being reminded they can access funding through the Community Activation Fund. Council grant bolsters student volunteersA $150,000 boost to help the Student Volunteer Army (SVA) expand their work in the community is one of several new grants approved by Christchurch City Council. Funding injection helps city’s recycling effortsState-of-the-art sorting equipment will be installed at the plant that processes Christchurch’s recycling material thanks to a multi-million dollar grant from the Government. The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) has announced $16.8 million in funding for EcoCentral to upgrade the optical and mechanical sorting machines it uses at its Parkhouse Road Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). Alcohol licence notificationsThe Sign of the Takahe, the Liqour Store Lincoln Road, and the Keruru Sports and Cultural Club have submitted applications for alcohol licenses. For more details and information on how to lodge an objection, please click here. Get information and advice about COVID-19Council's facilities are open during Alert Level 2, with many things in place to help keep people well. Please stay at home if you, or anyone in your house, is unwell, and practice physical distancing when visiting our facilities. For the latest updates on Council facilities and services please visit Newsline. For everything you need to know about COVID-19, visit Unite against COVID-19. For health concerns and advice, visit Ministry of Health. 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 |