Helena de Reus

Rural communities will suffer if mail deliveries are cut to three days a week, the Clutha District Council says.

Final touches are being made as organisers prepare for a wearable arts competition in Milton next weekend.

The Clutha community is rallying around a Clydevale toddler and her family after the 3-year-old was diagnosed with acute liver failure two months ago.

Clutha district residents face a 3.35% rates rise, according to the council's draft annual plan due for release next month.

Rubbish dumped near the Clutha River has concerned a Balclutha resident who fears some of the waste could be toxic.

Earthquake assessment and strengthening resources could be better spent elsewhere, the Clutha District Council says.

A group of Tuapeka Mouth residents are hoping a new heritage hub will put the Clutha River settlement on the map.

The future of the Clutha district's youth programmes is uncertain following the departure of their co-ordinator, along with a proposed reduction in Clutha District Council funding.

A South Otago school took a punt at a creative fundraiser on Saturday - paddock golf.

Horses, walkers and wagons descended on Tapanui on Saturday as the 2013 Otago Goldfields Cavalcade arrived.