Ashburton Courier: January 14, 2021
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NEWS<br />
8 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>January</strong> <strong>14</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Rakaia’s icy past<br />
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Sue’s new helpingrole<br />
Afield tripwillrun in March to<br />
exploreand understandthe<br />
recent glacialhistory of the<br />
Rakaia basin.<br />
It is organised by the Hororata<br />
CommunityTrust, which will run<br />
abus tourwith on board<br />
geologists to lookatthe landforms<br />
and glacial sediments that record<br />
the extentand historyofthe last<br />
period of glaciation.<br />
Therewill be explanationsof<br />
how to identifyglacial features<br />
andinformation given to help<br />
understand the geological<br />
processes that have shapedthe<br />
unique landscape.<br />
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Geologists willalso talk about<br />
thelatestresearch techniques<br />
that havehelped unravel the<br />
timing of glacialevents and how<br />
our local glacial history<br />
correlates with similar events in<br />
other parts of the world.<br />
Tickets for the March 7field day<br />
arelimited and cost $55.They<br />
include lunch.<br />
The tourwill leavethe Hororata<br />
Domainat9am, returning at 4pm.<br />
People interested in going<br />
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TONI.WILLIAMS<br />
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Encouraging youth<br />
involvement, expanding<br />
rural connections and<br />
building on existingworks<br />
are someofthe goals of new<br />
NeighbourhoodSupportcoordinator<br />
SueAbel.<br />
Drawn to the challenges<br />
offered in thecoordinator<br />
role, Sue has been settling in<br />
over thepast month and<br />
relocating to officeswithin<br />
the <strong>Ashburton</strong>Police station.<br />
Sue has alsobeen getting<br />
up to speed with thework<br />
doneby former coordinator<br />
Christine Richards, who<br />
steppeddown in August, and<br />
the set up of <strong>Ashburton</strong>Gets<br />
Ready.The programme, set<br />
up with Civil Defence, is a<br />
database to allow regional<br />
warningstobesent through<br />
emergencymobile alerts. It<br />
has been joined by people at<br />
4931 addressesinthe<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>District. It’s part<br />
of acoordinated community<br />
response that can be used<br />
when hazardous events such<br />
as fire, flood or earthquake<br />
happens.<br />
Neighbourhood Support<br />
was alsopart of the<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>Civil Defence<br />
Local Welfare Committee<br />
which provides welfare<br />
assistance duringan<br />
emergencyevent so Sue has<br />
spent time learning the ins<br />
and outsofhow the<br />
organisation works withCivil<br />
Defence. She has gained<br />
valuable insight from Civil<br />
New Neighbourhood Support coordinator Sue Abel.<br />
Defence managerJames<br />
Lamb andfrom trainingwith<br />
those in similar roles in<br />
Rolleston.<br />
Sue was drawntothe<br />
challenges offered in the coordinator<br />
role.<br />
It was an established role<br />
withgreat potential but it<br />
could still be developed<br />
further, she said.<br />
On the horizon was more<br />
engagement withyouth and<br />
furtherreach with outlying<br />
areas of the districttomake<br />
it betterconnected to the<br />
community, she said.<br />
Neighbourhood Support<br />
reliedoncommunity<br />
support, which in turn<br />
helpedcommunity wellbeing<br />
as it brought people together<br />
to create safe andresilient<br />
environments. There were<br />
alsoplans to partnerwith<br />
Police to reducecrime as a<br />
way to support the<br />
community.<br />
Suehas worked in avariety<br />
of supportroles in the<br />
community in the past<br />
including as Plunket carseat<br />
rental coordinator at<br />
Plunket and workedfront of<br />
houseatIdea Services.<br />
She alsospent many years<br />
working behind thescenes<br />
for her husbandLeigh’s<br />
plastering business.<br />
Nowtheir adult children<br />
hadflownthecoop she was<br />
lookingforward to getting<br />
betterfamiliarised with the<br />
community through hernew<br />
role.<br />
People wanting<br />
information cancontactSue<br />
on 3083558 or sign up online<br />
at www.ashburton.getsready.<br />
net<br />
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