Rosie Manins

A middle-aged Clyde man has been charged with being intoxicated while in control of a firearm after he allegedly attempted to shoot a stray dog on his property late on Sunday.

Parties involved in a fight against a controversial plan to build a wastewater treatment plant at Clyde will come before Environment Court Judge Jon Jackson in Alexandra this month.

Easter markets in Central Otago did a roaring trade throughout the long weekend, attracting hundreds of local residents and visitors alike.

A track through an alluvial goldmining landscape at Bannockburn is being realigned and upgraded by the Department of Conservation.

A proposed expansion of Alexandra's commercial sector has been denied resource consent by the Central Otago District Council.

A further 80 properties at Cromwell and Bannockburn will be subject to water metering from July 1, in accordance with the Central Otago District Council's water supply bylaw.

The Central Otago District Council has granted Talla Burn Generation Ltd land-use consent to construct about 18km of 33kV power line to convey electricity between its hydro-electric generation facility, now under construction, and the existing Ettrick substation.

Cromwell Golf Club members are uniting in support of a planned $700,000 upgrade of the town's golf course, which they believe would benefit the whole community.

Alexandra's Elim Church has been granted resource consent to establish its services within a former community art centre and gallery in Tarbert St.