Potential wind farm site investigated
Potential wind farm site investigated
A wind farm company has been granted consent to install a monitoring mast on one of the highest points in the Clutha district as it investigates establishing a wind farm.
Glenn Conway
Help needed to cope with expansion
Help needed to cope with expansion
Gore is spreading out, creating a building boom worth millions to the district.
St John appoints team leader
St John appoints team leader
Growing demand for ambulance services in and around Milton has prompted the Order of St John to appoint its first paid staff member in the area.
Topp act set to return
Topp act set to return
They stole the show six years ago, and in the spirit of the new Clutha District Week for Women's recycling theme, they are back again this year.
Disposal scheme for containers
Disposal scheme for containers
Plastic containers for agricultural products can now be disposed of at Clutha's main landfill, under a rural recycling programme launched this month.
New boiler uses less coal
New boiler uses less coal
A new environmentally friendly boiler, regarded as a first for the meat industry, will be commissioned at the PPCS Finegand freezing works near Balclutha late next month.
Past saluted as centre opened
Past saluted as centre opened
Clinton looked back to the future when its revamped community centre was reopened on Saturday.
Community patrol plan
Community patrol plan
A bid will be made in coming weeks to start a community patrol in Balclutha.
Council opening up land
Council opening up land
The Clutha District Council expects to break even on its Rosebank housing subdivision in south Balclutha once the last section in the first stage sells.
Pair call for night patrol
Pair call for night patrol
A Timaru couple who claim to have been intimidated by young people while passing through Balclutha last weekend, are calling for night patrols to be introduced in the town.
Prison course praised
Prison course praised
Victims of crime and offenders embraced each other yesterday, as a select group of both graduated from a Bible-based restorative justice programme at the Otago Corrections Facility (OCF).
Community keen on coal mine project
Community keen on coal mine project
The Kaitangata community seems to have embraced the idea of having the town's former open-cast coal mine vested back into the area.
Stickers could clean up camper stink
Stickers could clean up camper stink
Freedom campers might one day have different coloured stickers on their vehicles so authorities can easily identify which campervans might be responsible for polluting the countryside.
Cash help required for kidney donors
Cash help required for kidney donors
Jane Blair wants to give one of her kidneys to someone who badly needs it, and says more people should be doing the same, with encouragement from the Government.
Fire teams perform well at nationals
Fire teams perform well at nationals
The Balclutha Volunteer Fire Brigade's crash rescue team is headed for Australia after recording its best finish at a national competition.
Mine area deal close
Mine area deal close
The wider Kaitangata community will this week study a draft contract paving the way to have the former Wangaloa open-cast coal mine vested back in the Kaitangata community.
$100,000 boost for schools
$100,000 boost for schools
A new education programme aimed at raising pupil achievements will be launched officially for a cluster of South Otago schools this afternoon.
Quilters compete in Catlins
Quilters compete in Catlins
Some of the country's top quilters are showing off their work at a small Owaka studio before finding out who is the best of the best.
Parent's efforts recognised
Parent's efforts recognised
A woman and mother who is the backbone of the Teen Tots group was last night recognised for her contribution to the Balclutha Parents Centre.
Crib owner refuses to pay increased rent for land
Crib owner refuses to pay increased rent for land
A Toko mouth crib owner - with almost half a century of family ties to the coastal settlement - is fighting the Clutha District Council over rent rises.