Work begins on halls
JOHN.COSGROVE@cluthaleader.co.nz
Funding from a Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) allocation targeted at community hall renovations has been a welcome boost to rural communities in the Clutha...
From first dance came lifelong love
JOHN.COSGROVE@cluthaleader.co.nz
The stars were definitely glittering like diamonds 60 years ago when Colin and Alexia Craig walked down the aisle at St Andrew’s Church in...
Playground removal ‘very sad’
JACK.CONROY@cluthaleader.co.nz
For the past four years, Cromer St resident Colin Ward has enjoyed seeing young families come to Balclutha’s Water Tower Park to use the...
Camp cohort suggests future is bright
Last year, Clutha Leader reporter Jack Conroy went to the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards camp in Queenstown. He loved it so much that he...
Further sections created in subdivision
JOHN.COSGROVE@cluthaleader.co.nz
The Clutha District Council’s development, Plantation Heights, on the northern slopes of Balclutha, received a boost recently.
It has moved a step closer to fulfilment...
Temporary i-Site premises ready to go
JOHN.COSGROVE@cluthaleader.co.nz
The Clutha i-Site was on the move last week, across and down the main street of Balclutha to its new temporary home in John...
Swimmers should check water first
JACK.CONROY@cluthaleader.co.nz
Care for a swim?
Otago Regional Council (ORC) staff will be out around the region sampling and testing water quality for the summer recreation season...
Familiar cars and rare come to annual Kai show and run
by JOHN COSGROVE and JACK CONROY
An ‘‘amazing turnout’’ of vehicles and people made the 2020 Kaitangata Car Show and Run a success on Saturday...
Isolation among elderly
JOHN.COSGROVE@cluthaleader.co.nz
No bus, no taxi, no way out of home.
A rising tide of isolation among the elderly was a key talking point during recent local...