Monday, Aug 19, 2019 Since Sept 27, 1879 Retail $2 Home delivered from $1.25 THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF MID CANTERBURY www.guardianonline.co.nz Black ice is believed to have been the cause of a crash between a truck and a car which closed the Rakaia River bridge yesterday and saw the cab plummet to the riverbed below. PHOTO SUPPLIED Tanker ends New GM at the helm P2 up in riverbed BY SUSAN SANDYS A crane was brought in to remove the [email protected] truck, and the road was reopened about Black ice is believed to have been the 11am. cause of a crash between a truck and a Burrowes said the accident served as a car which closed the Rakaia River bridge reminder to watch out for black ice. yesterday. “Just drive to the conditions, if it’s The collision occurred about 6.30am, frosty, take care,” he said. following a vehicle sliding on ice, hitting Fonterra confirmed yesterday after- the side of the bridge and bouncing off noon it was one of the company’s tankers it. A Fonterra milk tanker driver heading involved in the crash, and added that the north tried to avoid the car in the middle driver taken to hospital had now been of the road but hit it, and went through discharged. the side of the bridge, resulting in the cab The crash followed one on Chalmers plummeting to the riverbed below. Avenue about 11.20am on Saturday. The trailer stayed connected but re- Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade re- mained on the road, so the truck was sponded. partly on and partly off the bridge. Chief Alan Burgess said a car driving Rakaia Volunteer Fire Service chief Ty- out onto the south end of Chalmers Ave- rone Burrowes said it was lucky that the nue had hit the centre traffic island kerb- tanker was not loaded with milk, other- side and flipped on its side, ending up on wise it would have been likely it would the island. have ended up on the riverbed below as “Fortunately it looked a whole lot well. worse than it was in reality,” Burgess said. Heartland Firefighters and St John were able to The driver was out of the vehicle by get the driver out of the cab. Police re- the time firefighters arrived. He had been ported two people suffered minor inju- extremely lucky to avoid injury, Burgess ries in the crash, while St John reported said. A car driving out onto the south hit-out one was transported by ambulance, to Police reported the driver sustained end of Chalmers Avenue hit the Ashburton Hospital, in a moderate con- minor cuts to his hands and declined an centre traffic island kerbside and P24 dition from the scene. ambulance. flipped on its side. PHOTO SUPPLIED Ph 03 307 7900 Retirement at its fi nest to subscribe! Independent and Spectacular location assisted living options Relaxed lifestyle Caring and experienced staff Phone 307 6140 37 carters terrace tinwald, ashburton 7700 RETIREMENT VILLAGE www.terraceview.co.nz Affordable luxury News 2 Ashburton Guardian Monday, August 19, 2019 www.guardianonline.co.nz Guardian appoints new GM BY SUE NEWMAN [email protected] Today the Ashburton Guardian welcomes a new leader with Barb Adam taking over the role of general manager/financial controller. Barb is no stranger to the Guardian having previ- ously been a member of the accounts team. She brings with her a strong accounting and man- agement background, working primarily in the Wai- kato where she managed an accounting firm with a staff of 30. “I’m an absolute processes and numbers person and I’ve always worked in accounting firms or own- er-operated business as their company accountant,” she said. With husband Steve she moved from the Waikato to Westport before moving to Ashburton six years ago and joining the Guardian staff. After a stint out of the accounting industry where she worked in the dairy industry, Adam returned to the Guardian this year in an accounting role. “Leaving my industry made me realise how much I liked this kind of work. I absolutely love numbers,” she said. “I enjoy this company and the people here are so good to work with.” Barb says she is all about systems and numbers and will be working to refine the company’s processes. “I’m very lucky to have a strong team with me. Everyone knows what they’re doing and there’s a lot of experience among staff and it’s good to have strong back-up and support from Bruce (Bell, general man- ager).” Her management style, Barb said, was to resolve issues by working with people and making them feel valued and in finding ways to help staff to work smarter, rather than harder. New Ashburton Guardian general manager, Barb Adam. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 160819-JPM-0004 Men’s Health Night The Ashburton Freemasons have speakers to talk about issues such announced that they have or- as prostate cancer, bowel or col- ganised a Men’s Health Night to orectal cancer, and heart disease. 7:00pm Thursday, 29 August be held at the Ashburton Lodge They include a urologist, a colorec- at rooms, 111 Havelock Street, at 7pm tal surgeon and a cardiologist. Also on Thursday, 29 August. in att endance will be local GPs to Ashburton Masonic Centre The thrust of the evening is to deal with other health areas such draw att enti on to some of the most as diabetes that may be raised (111 Havelock Street, Ashburton) serious health threats to men, how during the evening. Questi ons on to recognise if you have an emerg- any of these topics will be wel- The Ashburton & ing problem in these areas, and comed. what to do about it. There will be a gold coin door Methven Freemasons Lodges The Freemasons have organised charge on the evening, and pro- Men Partners some high quality ceeds will be later donated to one Invite and their of the Ashburton health support to a groups. A light supper will be provided by the Freemasons. Men’s Health Night Contact for further inquiries: Max Cawte, (027) 600 6157 (Gold coin donation) For further information please contact: Max Cawte (03)308 99 81, 0276006157 Bob McMeeking (03)318 17 22, 0212594666 News www.guardianonline.co.nz Monday, August 19, 2019 Ashburton Guardian 3 Bowlers shocked by relocation plans BY SUE NEWMAN proud of and a home they do not into the council’s domain redevel- [email protected] want to leave. opment budget, but establishing Members of the Ashburton Bowl- If there’s any good news in the an equal facility to the current ing Club were stunned to hear relocation bombshell, it’s that one could run to more than $1.5 their greens in the Ashburton Do- their current lease still has nine million, Ryk said. main could be demolished as part years to run, said president Joe The club pays a lease on its cur- of the redevelopment of the inner Ryk. rent site but all other work is car- town park. The first they knew a move ried out by members or paid for Bowling greens have been part could be in the wind was when he through club funds. of the Ashburton Domain for and two other club officials were “We’re all set up here so there’s about 120 years, but with a new called to a meeting with mayor no point in getting upset about Ashburton Domain development Donna Favel and chief executive it at this stage, but in four or five plan on the table, those greens Hamish Riach. years’ time, it might be a bit differ- could be living on borrowed time. Being told they would be relo- ent,” Ryk said. The plan, prepared by the Ash- cated was a shock, but where the Club members were certainly burton District Council, would see real disappointment lay was in talking about the plan, he said. an activity hub established on the discovering that plenty of people A club member, who did not bowling green site with an area in knew about the likely relocation want to be named, said she was the old camping ground, accessed before club members, Ryk said. angry about the way the reloca- from Grigg Street, tagged as the “And what I’m really disap- tion of the bowling club had been new bowling centre. A second op- pointed about was we were told the town’s worst kept secret with tion would be at yet to be devel- we’d get a copy of the plan before club members hearing about the oped greenfield land adjacent to the public, but that hasn’t hap- shift before the club was officially the EA Neworks Centre. pened.” told, the woman said. Neither option pleases Ashbur- Ryk is taking a low key approach She hopes the community will ton Bowling Club members. to the relocation. It’s nine years support the bowlers when they They’ve been on one site since out and he’s keeping his fingers object to the change. they were founded, they’ve devel- crossed things might change dur- “People power worked with the oped and cared for their greens, ing that time, that it falls off the town’s water feature and we need Roger Gutberlet and Joe Ryk are two of a team of Ashburton built a club house and a range of radar. people to get on our bandwagon. Bowling Club members who put many hours into ensuring the sheds and do all the groundwork No one is saying who’ll pay for We’re pretty upset about this at Ashburton Domain greens are in top order for the new season.