* 18 November to end of month - local artist Don McAra has an art
exhibition running at www.nutpoint.org on the Old West Coast Road - see
notice image attached.
* 18 November to mid-December - tell Council where you perceive the
Cashmere boundaries to be in the 6-year Representation Review - help
inform the new ward structure and keep Cashmere suburban community whole -
some change is inevitable as eastern wards have lost population and Banks
Peninsula will be incorporated somewhere and consistently into the city
democracy: Should that split Spreydon-Heathcote ward? Should the Community
Board be retained? How many city councillors are optimal? ...? Attend
forums / Have your say:
http://www.ccc.govt.nz/thecouncil/haveyoursay/representativereview.aspx
* 19 November, Wednesday 7.30pm - Cashmere Residents' Association
committee meeting, all input welcome - contact CRA Chair.
* 24 November, Monday 8am - SCIRT roadworks block Dyers Pass Road for at
least 3 weeks, diversion via Hackthorne Raod - see notice images attached.
* 24 November, Monday 9.15am to Wednesday 26 Nov - at YMCA Conference
Room, 12 Hereford Street - RMA hearing of submissions on Cashmere Valley
"Proposed Christchurch Mountain Bike Adventure Park"
http://SelectEvolution.com/ChristchurchAdventurePark by
http://SelectContracts.com & ref. "Worsleys Road - Adventure Park" consent
process:
http://ccc.govt.nz/CCC.Web.ProjectInfo/cityleisure/projectstoimprovechristchurch/projectinformation/projectsearch/consultationview.aspx?projectid=4716&consultid=1022
- Press articles:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/hills-and-harbour/10622198/Port-Hills-park-plan-lauded
+
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/hills-and-harbour/10626987/Big-bike-park-plan-gets-a-push
* 25 November, Tuesday 7.30pm - Barrington Issues Group - at Whareora
Community House, 8 Athelstan St: public passenger transport interchange
for the Mall, pedestrian safety, Proposed District Plan change
submissions, urban and commercial development, rising flood and
contamination risks; Christchurch City Council Long Term Plan discussion -
http://yourvoice.ccc.govt.nz/our-city-our-future ; etc; with Spreydon
Neighbourhood Network. All welcome.
* 26 November, Wednesday 1.30pm - CREST - Cashmere Residents' Emergency
Support Team - our local preparedness group meets at Cashmere Presbyterian
Centre, 2 Macmillan Ave - last Wednesday of each month except December.
Local volunteer skills and resources inter-network. Writing the draft
Cashmere Community Response Plan. All input welcome. Ref.
http://www.cashmere.org.nz/news/Cashmere-Emergency-News-20Jun2013.html
* 30 November, Sunday 11.59pm - input phase closes towards Christchurch
City Council's Long Term Plan first draft,
http://yourvoice.ccc.govt.nz/our-city-our-future
Notices
* Thank you to all community helpers at the Neighbourhood Week BBQs in
Bowenvale / Cashmere and at our AGM, including our generous event sponsors
and speakers. The Association stands in good heart. AGM reports and
speaker contact details are available via the AGM notice links on
http://www.cashmere.org.nz home page. Bowenvale Neighbourhood Network
contact is Jan Webster, phone 332-2893
* A very big thank you to all Cashmere Residents and CREST community
partners: Cashmere Primary School, Cashmere Presbyterian Church,
Christchurch City Council CDEM, Canterbury Neighbourhood Support,
Kidsfirst Cashmere Kindergarten, Kaizuka Eatery and Garden Bar, Cup Cafe,
Elevate Bar and Function Centre, Emporers New Clothes Cafe, Cashmere Super
Dairy, Swanlake Lotus at Siam Healthcare Spa emergency spring water
source, Cracroft-Chase Vineyard, Quick Stop Liquor, Out in the Wild
cordials of Hanmer, and to all our local volunteers and supporters - Thank
you very much!
* Retaining Walls -
http://gcalawyers.co.nz/blog-2/owners-of-retaining-walls-class-action-meeting/
follow-up +
http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/resources/faq/category/retaining-walls
+
http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/sites/strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/files/u29/Fact%20Sheets%2010.pdf
+
http://www.ccc.govt.nz/homeliving/civildefence/chchearthquake/porthillsgeotech/retainingwalls.aspx
* Community project funding is available from
http://www.rotaryneighbourhood.org.nz
* Graffiti clean ups from http://www.tagstoppers.co.nz and join a
volunteer team here:
http://www.ccc.govt.nz/homeliving/makeaqueryorreportaproblem/graffititagging/removalvolunteerprogramme.aspx
* Past CRA email news is indexed near page-top here, FYI:
http://www.cashmere.org.nz
* CRA Subscriptions 2014/15 - Association membership and renewals, at the
household rate of $10 per year, can be made via our Kiwibank a/c
389005.0688810.02 - Donations help increase service and are very much
appreciated. Please notify deposit by email, for confirmation by our
Treasurer, and a receipt will be issued if requested:
<email obscured>.
Enjoy the spring / early summer weather, and stay safe.
Kind regards
Rik Tindall
CRA Chair, 332-1069