| As this
is the last Out of Town newsletter for 2003, we wish you
all a safe and happy Christmas and New Year.
Recent News and Events
New
Rural PHO established
Fishing
season
Return
of the Great White
Ellesmere
A & P
Canterbury
to benefit from Woosh
Hurunui
environment and heritage funds
Inpatient
treatment at Hanmer to close
SPARC’s
rural travel fund
Public
hearing on GM onions
Canterbury
A & P show
MAF
Quarantine intercepts major tree disease
Sites Added
Ferret
and Stoat Research
Information from Landcare New Zealand into ferret and
stoat research and control and trapping.
Lyttelton
Station Gallery
Information on the gallery supporting and displaying works
from local artists and craftspeople. Photos.
Ashburton
District Council Magazine - District Diary
The District Diary is a monthly publication produced by
The Courier. Latest issue and archived issues.
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Hanmer
Springs & Queen Mary Hospital
Hanmer Springs is situated in a high country basin 385m
above sea level. The outdoor thermal pool complex of Hanmer
is a popular destination for locals as well as visitors.
In the recent New
Zealand Tourism Awards 2003, the Hanmer
Springs Thermal Reserve won the People's Choice Tourism
Award.
Another notable feature of Hanmer Springs has been the
national health facility for residential inpatient drug
and alcohol rehabilitation located there at Queen Mary
Hospital. After providing addiction treatment for over
30 years, it will be closed on 28 November as the last
patient checks out.
Media articles on the closure and proposed sale of land
by the Canterbury District Health Board include:
- Redundant
Queen Mary staff seek advice, New Zealand Herald,
19.11.03
- Hanmer
Clinics close doors, Stuff.co.nz, 14.11.03
- Transition
plans completed for Hanmer patients, Ministry of
Health, 13.11.03
- Queen
Mary Hospital land sale by CDHB opposed, National
Union of Public Employees/Scoop, 12.11.03
- Hanmer
completes move to community-based services, Ministry
of Health, 24.10.03
- Hanmer
Clinics Moves to Outpatient-Only Treatment, Hanmer
Clinics/Scoop, 24.10.03
- Queen
Mary Hospital Hanmer Closure Loss For NZers, National
Union of Public Employees/Scoop, 24.10.03
- Proposed
sale of land at Hanmer Springs, Canterbury District
Health Board, 25.09.03
Buried Treasures
What's on in Canterbury
You can check Out of Town's What's
On for a good idea of events and activities
around the Canterbury region. The listing includes:
- Sporting events such as the Avalanche
Peak Challenge
- Dance festivals like Alpine
Unity which takes place this New Year at Flock Hill
Station
- Visitor information sites which feature news of local
events
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