Glenn Conway

Telford Rural Polytechnic has some big projects in the offing.

The hosts of next year's Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust Cavalcade are asking Clutha ratepayers to dip into their pockets to help pay the running costs of the major event to be hosted in Southland.

An independent hearings panel examining an application to build a floodbank in central Milton is expected to release its decision in the next few weeks.

A long-awaited road sealing project on a key Clutha tourist route is about to start.

The next step towards regaining control over weeds at a major Clutha wetlands will be taken later this month.

West Otago's newest visitor attraction - offering breathtaking views of the district - will be officially opened early next month.

The moving of thousands of costumes which have all appeared on stage over the past 40 years will be celebrated this weekend.

Hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts will ride into Kaka Point this weekend for an event that has grown in popularity since its inception seven years ago.

Hungry thieves have been busy around Balclutha in recent days.

A community effort months in the making was celebrated at Kaitangata on Saturday.

Tenants in Clutha District Council housing units will find their rent going up $5 per week late next month, but some could still end up better off, depending on their financial circumstances.