NewsBank (Clutha Leader)

Organisers of one of the South’s longest-running community sports events are keeping jubilee plans under wraps for now.

About 135 former andcurrent staff gathered for the Balclutha Hospital 100th anniversary reunion on Saturday.

Southern Plumbing and Heating is about to step into a purpose-built future.

Nearly a century of aviation history will be celebrated in Balclutha on Sunday, November 23.

Heriot School pool, a feature of the community for 60 years, will now be used by pupils only.

A nationwide drive to strengthen connections and tackle isolation checked in on Balclutha last week, though organisers were disappointed only five people came to hear its message.

A NEW mayoral dynasty could be in the making if history repeats itself — although pundits may need to wait a quarter-century before any bet pays out.

AUDIENCES can expect an inspirational message of hope when an internationally recognised mental health speaker visits Balclutha next week.

A Clutha kaka is parroting its neighbours.

Three members of the South Otago Smallbore Rifle Club have earned places in the New Zealand indoor .22 rifle shooting squad after competing at the recent North Island versus South Island championships.

Cattle clatter hoofs on chipseal as the Warepa School bus passes steaming stock on Freezing Works Rd early on Monday.

Clutha Leader’s Silver Fern Farms Local Legend is Pink Ribbon Breakfast promoter and all-round good-character Shona McDonald.

There has been plenty of interest but the dream to do something with a piece of land in Heriot remains on the table.

The top four teams are beginning to create a sizable gap from the chasing pack as the Southern Region Rugby competition nears the business end of the season.

Otago Regional Council has expanded air quality monitoring, as winter heating challenges continue.

A new Otago Regional Council report has mapped out which parts of Otago are most exposed to natural hazards, including floods, earthquakes, landslides and tsunami.

New Zealand country music has a new star — with an English accent, an assertive performance style, and whose smoky and evocative tone fills a stadium with ease.

Sunday was a day of contrasting emotions for me.

And then there were four!

Clinton’s Cosmic Chronicle is due to roll off the press tomorrow, a unique space-newspaper filled with astronomical observations and published by Clinton Primary School’s Room 4 ‘‘Wairuna’’.

Spectacular new marine scenes now wrap around Livingstonia Park’s nerve centre, thanks to the Taieri Mouth community and street artist Koryu Aoshima.

THE site of Otago’s first gold rush is being sullied by deposits of a different kind — faeces left by dogs and freedom campers.

Water has been feast or famine for Brendan and Avril Lane during their inaugural season on their first dairy farm.

Every can counts!

Local Water Done how?

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Clutha Budget Advisory Service runs the Clutha Food Hub in Balclutha, supporting nearly 2000 people across the district, the majority of those benefiting being children.

A FINAL wave of activity is bringing a new surf club building safely on to shore next year.

Otago Regional Council’s annual winter farm flyovers will begin within the next three weeks and focus on land disturbance and water quality.

A HAT-TRICK of tries from mobile lock Dean Sinnamon led Central Region to a thrilling 41-38 victory over Southern Region in a highly entertaining contest for the much-treasured Topp Cup at Molyneux Park on Saturday.