Linwood-Central-Heathcote community update - 2 July 2020
Greetings from your Community Board
Message from the Chair
Kia ora koutou,
I hope you are all staying warm and dry during this wet winter weather. It's with great sadness that we farewell our dear colleague, Sally Buck, who is stepping down from the Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board due to ill health. Sally has been a strong advocate of our community over the past two decades and will leave a legacy behind her. We will miss you, Sally. Now that school holidays are on our doorstep, it's a good time to check out our libraries, pools and sports centres for some warm, indoor fun. I'm looking forward to seeing some of the spectacular light-based art works that are lighting up our central city and open spaces as part of a brand new event, CHCH is
LIT. Keep being kind and look after one another. Kia kaha.
Board Chair, Alexandra Davies
Highlights from our latest meeting
Our Community Board met on Monday 29 June. Some highlights of our meeting included adopting our new Community Board Plan for 2020 - 2022. This Plan outlines the strategic priorities we would like to achieve over the next three years and will guide our decision-making process. This plan will be available on the Board's webpage in the coming weeks. We approved authorisation for the Redcliffs School Board of Trustees to operate a school patrol at a relocated pedestrian crossing on Main Road, Redcliff.
We also approved landscape plans for part of the Lower Heathcote River Dredging works, which will include more than 150 native trees and more than 3,500 new native grasses and shrubs along the Ōpāwaho/Heathcote River within the Heathcote Ward area. Funding was approved for a number of community groups, including the Sumner Rugby Football Club and Fitclub Hub Charitable Trust. You can read more about and apply for community funding here. You can also 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.
Sally Buck steps down from Community Board
One of Christchurch’s longest serving elected members has resigned due to ill health. Sally Buck has announced her resignation from the Waikura/Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board. Her resignation marks the end of her 22 year contribution to local government in Christchurch.
Work starts on new Linwood swimming pool
The Linwood/Woolston community has celebrated the start of construction work on the eagerly-awaited Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool. The $22 million facility is being built in Linwood Park on the corner of Linwood Avenue and Smith Street. Apollo Projects Limited, which built Taiora QEII, has been contracted to build the new facility, which is scheduled to open late next year.
Community Pride Garden Award Winners
Congratulations to the many winners of the 2020 Waikura/Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Pride Garden Awards! We'd like to congratulate you all on your spectacular gardens and for sharing your photos with us. You can view more beautiful gardens in the link below.
Meet the Contractor for the Woolston Village upgrade
Christchurch City Council are holding a ‘Meet the contractor’ session at the Woolston Community Library's main hall at 5.30pm on Tuesday 7 July to introduce the Citycare project team to the local community. Everyone is welcome to come along.
Give Way on Port Hills Road
We’re asking drivers to observe a Priority Give Way between 55 to 45 Port Hills Road in Heathcote. Due to delays with pipe connections arriving from overseas, we need to close this section of the road until we can complete installing the connections to the new wastewater chamber. Traffic management will be in place until these works are complete.
Stadium deconstruction comes in under budget
Deconstructing Lancaster Park Stadium has cost $2.9 million less than expected. Christchurch City Council had budgeted $12 million for deconstructing the earthquake damaged stadium, but a final tally of the costs puts the bill for deconstruction at just over $9 million.
Council votes to buy Christchurch Netball Centre
Christchurch City Council will try to acquire the Christchurch Netball Centre in South Hagley Park as a new base for community recreation, sports, and multicultural activities.
Matariki Discovery trail
Journey through the stars of Matariki and Puanga in this self-guided trail available at four of our amazing parks. Explore how Matariki connects to the environment and celebrate this special time of year.
Metrocard only $5 from 1 July
Environment Canterbury is lowering the price of a Metrocard to $5 from 1 July. With a Metrocard, bus fares are 25 per cent cheaper than if you pay by cash. Metrocards have been free for the month of June to help encourage continued contactless payments as part of Environment Canterbury's COVID-19 response.
Bromley odour action plan released
Last month Environment Canterbury released findings of a pilot study focused on identifying odour in Bromley. Environment Canterbury says the pilot study findings clearly identified the two Christchurch City Council-owned facilities - Living Earth organics processing plant and the EcoCentral EcoDrop - as significant odour emitters. In response to the findings presented by Environment Canterbury, we’ve been working with EcoCentral and Living Earth to develop an action plan outlining potential short, medium and long-term options to mitigate odour at these facilities. You can read more about what our contractors are doing on Newsline or sign up for our newsletter. You can also view the action plan or a summarised version online.
‘Shovel-ready’ funding boost for Coastal Pathway
A $15.8 million infrastructure project to finish Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal Pathway has won Government funding following a call for “shovel-ready” projects to stimulate the economy and create jobs.
Riverside park campaign comes full circle
The man who led a campaign to get red-zoned areas along the Ōtākaro Avon River turned into a park has been given a promise by the Mayor of Christchurch that his dream will become a reality.
Inflatable Days
The fun is back! Our BIG inflatable courses will be at Graham Condon, Jellie Park and Taiora QEII for the kids throughout school holidays! Rush, jump, slip, slide, biff and bash your way through our inflatable obstacle courses. These are a great way to burn energy through the winter.
CHCH is LIT switches on winter fun
Christchurch is getting a mid-winter injection of light and colour from today as the city hosts a new outdoor lighting festival, CHCH is LIT.
Moves to tackle alcohol-harm legacy of lockdown
A multi-agency action plan to cut alcohol-related harm is ramping up following an increase in drinking fuelled by COVID-19-induced anxiety, social isolation and job uncertainty.
Created in partnership with the Canterbury District Health Board, the Police and the Christchurch City Council, the Christchurch Alcohol Action Plan (CAAP) focuses on reducing alcohol harm across the community.
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