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Timaru District Council - Latest News [Page 19]
Draw winner gives money right back to the club
Thursday, 2 September 2010, 9:17 am | Timaru District Council
Happy, and benevolent, winner Tony Preen accepts the $500 cheque from BNZ store manager Wendy Nichol. Looking on are aquatic supporters club spokespersons Peter Burt and Michelle Pye (at right). More >>
Existing Maori Park pool will be open as usual
Monday, 30 August 2010, 3:15 pm | Timaru District Council
While early construction works are under way on the Timaru District’s new Caroline Bay Aquatic Centre on Maori Park, swimmers will not have to wait two years to again swim on the site of one of Timaru’s most used recreational and sporting zones. More >>
Quick-Build Project Supported By Local Trades
Sunday, 8 August 2010, 5:47 pm | Timaru District Council
Forty-eight hours – enough time to enjoy a weekend off work, bake and ice a cake, fell a tree and cut up a couple of trailer-loads of firewood, perhaps even to erect a small pre-fabricated garden shed. More >>
Danyon Loader – ambassador to Caroline Bay Aquatic
Friday, 9 July 2010, 3:32 pm | Timaru District Council
Triple Olympic medal-winning swimming legend and Olympic Swimming Ambassador Danyon Loader has joined the Caroline Bay Aquatic Centre project as its ambassador. More >>
Lottery grant of $750,000 to Caroline Bay Aquatic
Thursday, 1 July 2010, 5:02 pm | Timaru District Council
Caroline Bay Aquatic Centre funding has received a major boost with the Lottery Community Facilities Fund today confirming approval of an application by the Timaru District Council for $750,000. More >>
Maori Park site clearing work progressing well
Thursday, 24 June 2010, 4:34 pm | Timaru District Council
Clearing works on the site of Timaru’s new Caroline Bay Aquatic Centre are progressing well for the Timaru District Council and its demolition contractors Paul Smith Earthmoving. More >>
Council approves tenders for aquatic centre
Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 10:58 am | Timaru District Council
Site-clearing machinery could be moving on to the Maori Park site of Timaru’s new Caroline Bay Aquatic Centre within two weeks following the Timaru District Council’s approval Monday, May 24 for an early-works package and the calling of tenders for ... More >>
Council warns against burning treated timber
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 3:55 pm | Timaru District Council
The Timaru District Council is again warning those with log burners not to burn treated timber when trying to stay warm this winter. More >>
Council frowns at continuing use of clopyralid
Monday, 29 March 2010, 2:33 pm | Timaru District Council
More than 3000 tonnes of compost is being stockpiled at the Timaru District Council’s Redruth recycling centre unable to be sold until exhaustive tests and expensive extra handling and turning procedures show that it has overcome a chemical put into the ... More >>
Aquatic centre catalyst for Te Weka-Evans lights
Tuesday, 23 March 2010, 10:31 am | Timaru District Council
The Caroline Bay Aquatic Centre appears likely to become the catalyst for the earlier installation of traffic lights at the Evans Street intersection with Te Weka Street, gateway to Caroline Bay’s northern entrance and the new aquatic centre. More >>
Transfer station weighbridges fairer
Friday, 5 March 2010, 12:54 pm | Timaru District Council
Weighbridges are being installed and recycling drop-off areas enhanced at transfer stations in Geraldine, Temuka and Timaru as the Timaru District Council moves to more fairly spread the costs of waste disposal. More >>
Carnival extended for aquatic centre fund-raiser
Monday, 11 January 2010, 2:37 pm | Timaru District Council
Wind and rain may have dampened Sunday’s official closing of the Caroline Bay Carnival but concert lovers will not miss out – some of the best musical talent in South Canterbury will take to the Soundshell this weekend for the scheduled two-day extension ... More >>
Local businesses impress aquatic design team
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 9:43 am | Timaru District Council
Caroline Bay Aquatic Centre project manager Ian Martin is impressed with the interest and capabilities of Timaru construction industry companies, many of which he acknowledged already had a strong national profile. A steady stream of Timaru business leaders ... More >>
Local businesses welcome aquatic centre open day
Monday, 7 December 2009, 4:26 pm | Timaru District Council
Members of the Timaru business community have warmly welcomed the opportunity to be in the swim for Caroline Bay Aquatic Centre work by attending an open day at the Timaru District Council chamber later this month. More >>
New sewerage scheme for Arowhenua
Monday, 9 November 2009, 9:20 am | Timaru District Council
The Arowhenua community, including the Arowhenua School and Marae, will be saying goodbye to septic tanks and connecting directly to Temuka’s sewerage system with the approval last month of a 50 per cent Government subsidy for a $1.3 million household ... More >>
Specialist aquatic design team named for Centre
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 3:47 pm | Timaru District Council
The Timaru District Council has named New Plymouth-based aquatic and leisure centre specialist architects Boon Goldsmith Bhaskar Brebner Team Architecture Ltd as designers of Timaru’s $23.5 million aquatic leisure centre. The appointment was announced ... More >>
Aquatic centre design team chosen
Monday, 21 September 2009, 9:31 am | Timaru District Council
The design team who will turn the concept of Timaru's new aquatic leisure centre on Maori Park into a buildable project has been chosen. The Timaru District Council late last week completed an exhaustive selection process and will publicly announce ... More >>
No Petrol, No Diesel! a Theatre Royal spectacular
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 12:08 pm | Timaru District Council
By day he's known as Mr Audio Dynamite, by night, just a good keen local bloke who gives up a lot of his evenings to ensure stage shows, public events and banquet occasions go off with a bang. More >>
Aquatic centre project manager born in Timaru
Monday, 7 September 2009, 12:11 pm | Timaru District Council
It will be a homecoming of sorts for the recently-appointed project manager of Timaru’s new $23.5 million aquatic leisure centre on Maori Park. As a boy, civil engineer Ian Martin used to play tennis and swim on the very site he will soon guide designers, ... More >>
No Petrol, No Diesel! fuels Temuka’s movie stardom
Friday, 28 August 2009, 4:04 pm | Timaru District Council
It might have No Petrol, No Diesel!, but Temuka is far from running on empty. The picturesque South Canterbury town is preparing to celebrate alongside a proud Timaru District its brand new status in national and international movie stardom. In what ... More >>
