It is all right to report domestic
violence, is the message Janice Paterson, the former partner
of Gore district councillor Steven Dixon, is sending to the
community after he was sentenced this week.
It could be a lean Christmas for many families in the region
as Gore and Districts Budget Advice Service is already
extremely busy, co-ordinator Jenny Buchanan says.
Riversdale Primary School pupils gave their teachers a
resounding thumbs up on Friday for the national Hands Up For
Learning campaign to show appreciation of teachers on World
Teachers' Day.
Newly implemented changes to road rules that state motorists
towing another vehicle with a tow rope can only travel at
50kmh may not be widely known by the driving public, Gore
District Council roading manager Murray Hasler says.
The proposal to amalgamate the Southland and Otago district
health boards could result in increased financial and
clinical help for Gore Hospital, chief executive Karl Metzler
says.
The Mataura Christian Church is offering practical help to
the community. A church team will carry out jobs around the
house or spring clean the garden all free of charge for a day
later this month.
