Our Environment Committee heard some interesting news this week on the power of dung beetles to recycle cow manure! Our environmental staff are working hard to ensure the Government’s ambitious programme for improving freshwater can be delivered in Marlborough. The team is already working with 350 landowners to survey river catchments in the Pelorus/Te Hoiere and Linkwater areas. The humble beetles are a new tool, and with riparian planting, fencing and wetland restoration, they could change the game. Have a great weekend, John Leggett Mayor of Marlborough |