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Organisers are expecting a big crowd in Lawrence today for the second day of the Southfuels Farmarama.

An arborist's call to fell old Lombardy poplars in the Lawrence Picnic Reserve has been supported by the Lawrence-Tuapeka Community Board.

Organisers have hailed Saturday's coastal walk through the south Catlins as a ''major success'', with plans under way for a similar event in April.

Thousands converged on Lawrence on Saturday for its 28th annual rodeo to see riders pit themselves against animals and the clock.

The historic Tuapeka Mouth Ferry will be out of action until further notice, while it undergoes maintenance.

Work on a new war memorial for the former West Otago township of Kelso is expected to begin in the next two weeks.

Two Dunedin businesses have won the $2.4 million contract for the West Otago Health Centre in Tapanui.

Art will be on stage this March, when the ''Design and Shine'' wearable arts competition comes to Milton.

Two Fulton Hogan workers had a lucky escape on Tuesday morning when their utility vehicle went into the Heriot oxidation pond.

Sunshine drew hat-wearing crowds to Lawrence during the weekend to celebrate the township's 16th annual arts festival.

Lawrence senior citizens are keeping fit and healthy with the help of a programme run by the local branch of Rural Women NZ.

It will be a bittersweet moment for the Rev Graham Langley when he conducts his last church service in Balclutha tomorrow.

A year on since Milton's woollen mill seemed set to close its doors for good, its new owners are pleased with progress restarting the business.

Searchers have discovered a body in the Clutha River this morning, believed to be that of missing teenager Blake Sinclair.

The country's cheapest home on the market may be in South Otago for a mere $25,000 but real estate agents warn this is the exception, not the rule.

Elderly residents in Gore are lining up to trial healthcare robots, when the town becomes the first place in the country to deploy them.

The new Clutha Development Trust (CDT) has already developed four key aims and is recruiting staff.