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Thursday, 11 March 2021, 9:15 am
The aviary at Caroline Bay will close for approximately
two months from tomorrow for refurbishment.
The major
work will be the replacement of the forty year old netting
on the geodesic dome section of the aviary, which was built
in the early 80s and rebuilt in its current site in
2009.
The $70,000 restoration job will also see a
refresh of the vegetation in the free flight area and
cleaning of all the facilities.
There has been an
aviary in some form at Caroline Bay since the first one was
gifted by the Caroline Bay Association (CBA) in
1930.
The geodesic dome people know today didn’t
Friday, 26 February 2021, 5:26 pm
Timaru District Council has been given a sound financial
bill of health by one of the world’s largest rating
agencies for the fifth year running.
The council has
again been given a rating of AA- with a stable outlook by
Fitch Ratings. The credit rating is an assessment of an
entity’s ability to pay its financial
obligations.
The report says the council demonstrates
the council had planned for stable financial performance
with achievable financial forecasts offering a measured
level of capital expenditure to upgrade key infrastructure
and community assets.
The report also highlighted
prudential and moderate expenditure growth, supported by
Friday, 12 February 2021, 12:02 pm
Timaru District community facilities have seen record
attendances thanks to a Sunsational new
competition.
The event, organised by Timaru District
Council was created with young families in mind during the
long summer break. People collected a free bingo card from
one of the participating venues and began ticking off
activities throughout the district.
The card set
unique challenges at South Canterbury Museum, Timaru
District Libraries, Temuka Courthouse Museum, Geraldine
Historical Museum, CBay Aquatic Centre, Aigantighe Art
Gallery and the main parks.
Those who complete one
line of the bingo card collected a limited edition badge,
two lines enabled you to redeem a swim at CBay or any of the
Tuesday, 15 December 2020, 9:10 am
A major road safety project is set to get underway early
next year following the awarding of a million dollar
contract.
Fulton Hogan has been awarded the contract
to carry out the intersection upgrade at
Winchester-Geraldine, Coach, Tiplady and McKenzie roads,
which will include construction of a rural roundabout. Work
will commence in early January and is expected to be
completed in June 2021.
The intersection,
approximately 6km south of Geraldine, has been the site of
eight injury-causing crashes in the last ten years, three of
them resulting in serious injuries. It was identified as a
key safety project for the district, enabling enhanced