He would not reveal the price of the other tender, or the company that bid for it, but said “both tenders were evaluated on their merits with criteria including track record, relevant skills, resources, methodology and price”. “The contract was developed in collaboration with the Timaru District Council, so both councils went to market with similar documentation and now have a similar framework to work from,” Moffat said. “This will apply to the management and supervision of the maintenance contracts.” Waimate District mayor Craig Rowley thanked Whitestone for its service to the district over the past five years, and looked forward to working with the new contractor.
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Davy Fitzgerald on mentoring young men and being soft at heart
Updated / Monday, 8 Feb 2021
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Last year, Wexford GAA Manager Davy Fitzgerald filmed a new TV show where he met seven young men, all aged between 18 and 22, who have found themselves at a crossroads of an uncertain future.
Grappling with issues like drug addiction, isolation, homelessness, unemployment and mental health challenges, not to mention the COVID restrictions that came into place while filming, the prolific sports manager is on a mission to inspire these men to realise their dreams.
Renowned for his passion, drive and ability to bring teams back from the brink, Davy is determined to overcome every obstacle put in his way, to get this group of young men to achieve an adventure beyond their wildest dreams.
Two units to be built on the site have already sold, although he would not disclose at what price. There had also been quite a bit of interest in the unit that has not sold, Coll said. He said the unit’s price would be more than $2m. He said the company was not in a hurry to sell at this stage since it wanted the unit to be complementary to the other two. “When we bought it, Draftline [Coll’s company] did a proposal for the units, and we ve been refining the designs for the clients. He had not expected the level of interest in the development to have been so strong, much of which had come from Timaru people.
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Brian Beattie hosted Chuck Yeagar at Dry Creek Station in 2005 and has a signed picture of him.
It s been 15 years since retired Mackenzie farmer Brian Beattie hosted legendary pilot Chuck Yeager on his high country station. Beattie, 85, owned the 13,779-hectare Dry Creek Station at the headwaters of the Orari River, when Yeagar turned up for a hunting trip in 2005. Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier, died aged 97 on December 7, and his death has brought back memories for Beattie who remembers Yeager as being a “fit chap’’. “I liked him,’’ Beattie said.
READ MORE: ”We were talking on the same wavelength, I knew what he was about, and he knew what I was about.”