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As fete would have it
This one will have just about everything say organisers …
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Darfield duo on the podium
The talented team of Tom Welsh and Ben Millar from Darfield High School …
Childrens day a hit p In the words of the Lou Reed song, it was A Perfect Day last Sunday when hundreds of Selwyn residents, and many from further afield, swamped Foster Park in Rolleston for the Selwyn Parenting Network 2019 Children’s Day event. As befitting the occasion, children were the focus, and there was plenty to keep the tamariki enthralled. The family-friendly event had plenty on offer for all ages, including Irish dancers (above), Scottish dancers, rides, drama workshops, competitions and prizes. Even the Rolleston Rugby League and Mana Ake teams were there cooking up a storm with 15,000 free sausage sizzles. Read the full story of the day on page 6. Pictured above are dancers from the O’Neill School of Irish Dance.
Lincoln scores big in Australia u by Mike Isle
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Rolleston College succeeds at competition
The best of Selwyn’s promising young athletes …
Innovative technology developed by Lincoln Agritech and aimed at minimising waste in the food processing industry has received major recognition at Australia’s largest agricultural technology event. Dr Matthew Jones, of Christchurch start-up company CertusBio, took home the top cash prize of $20,000 in the Investment Ready Pitch Tent competition of the inaugural EvokeAg event in Melbourne. Dr Jones’ winning concept is
an automated technology that reduces industrial food waste by 40 per cent. CertusBio commercialised the solution, which was developed by the Lincoln University-owned multidisciplinary R&D company, Lincoln Agritech Ltd. Dr Jones
said that with two to three per cent of all processed milk disappearing down the drain, the dairy industry loses a staggering NZ$12.8 billion each year globally.
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