Tenants in Clutha District Council-owned housing units will find out late this month what heating improvements might be made to their flats and also what, if any, rent rises could be on the cards to pay for the work.
Belly dancing and better parenting is on the menu for this month's Clutha district community wellness programme.
The Clutha District Council has tapped into nearly $2 million in government funding to help bring four of its water supplies up to new standards.
Renowned high-country artist Norman Sinclair will spend a weekend in the Clutha area next month, teaching aspiring artists the tricks and techniques to create their own masterpieces.
A South Otago sex scandal, which erupted when a conwoman posing as a man was exposed, will be re-enacted for all to see when the 100th anniversary of the furore is staged near Kaka Point next year.
The South Island's top young female football players will have a chance to show their prowess in Balclutha early next month, as the town hosts one of its largest sporting tournaments in recent times.
It will be a party unlike anything seen in Otago before and the best thing is there is an open invitation for all.
A stirling couple say they are financially broken after a legal battle with a Canterbury transportable home company.
Milton's continued push as the industrial heart of Clutha has been reinforced in a new report which predicts the town will be the only one in the district to grow over the coming decade.
Nearly 100 volunteers braved chilling weather on Sunday to help tidy up the Catlins as the region prepares for another busy summer season.
Four Otago players have been included in the South Island team that leaves this week on an eight-match tour of the North Island.
Fluoride is to be added to Milton and Kaitangata water supplies if the Clutha District Council gets Government money for the job.
Tokomairiro High School pupils are fighting the flab hands-on and plan to have some high-speed fun along the way.
A small stretch of road in Kaitangata has been closed indefinitely after a significant part of the road began slipping away after recent heavy rains.
The Romahapa district received the most in the latest round of creative arts funding grants, with $4500 going towards two separate projects in the small rural settlement.
Clutha ratepayers may help the district's Riding for the Disabled group get back on its feet but exactly how or if it does that is yet to be decided.
New staff have joined and others have left the Clutha District Council in recent weeks, a brief report tabled on Thursday reveals.
An international speaker, who has represented her home country on the European Community in the areas of arts and disability will speak in Balclutha next month.
The 2008 Hokonui Fashion Design Awards tonight celebrates its 20th anniversary. The event's executive producer, Heather Paterson, has been in charge for all but seven of the awards' 20 years. She spoke to Glenn Conway about what the awards mean to her and what they have done for host town Gore and the wider fashion industry.
The Environment Court wants TrustPower to look again at its $400 million Mahinerangi wind farm project, saying it is not confident 100 turbines can be accommodated on the 1723ha site.