The South’s older residents are now better prepared to face the Omicron variant of Covid-19 coronavirus, after the SDHB completed a programme of booster vaccinations for rest-home residents.
A family managed to escape serious injury after the ute they were travelling in and the caravan they were towing left the road and ended up in a paddock south of Balclutha today.
The southern rodeo season hangs in the balance as organisers weigh up whether they can operate under new Covid-19 crowd restrictions following a string of cancellations.