Glenn Conway

Kaitangata has a rich history and no museum to show it off, but that is about to change.

A new mobility van officially launched at Clutha Health First (CHF) on Monday is already being well used by rest-home residents, and other community groups are also being encouraged to take advantage of the new vehicle.

Clutha's creativity came to the fore on Friday night as the results of thousands of hours of imaginative work took centre stage

More than 100 people enjoyed a journey to five different countries and the cuisine of each without leaving Balclutha on Sunday night.

Marilyn Sayers comes from a teaching background and this is expected to prove more than useful in her new role as marketing manager for Telford Rural Polytechnic.

Those taking advantage of free coal in Balclutha on Saturday morning more than likely put their gift to immediate use on a chilly South Otago day.

They ate a cooked breakfast but the suffering of men and women with breast cancer was uppermost in the minds of those who gathered for a Pink Breakfast in Balclutha yesterday.

Milton's Presbyterian Church could shut its doors within two months - and may even be demolished - as the parish struggles to pay the rising costs of maintaining the 119-year-old building.

It was a wet and historic day on a small stretch of Clutha road yesterday.

The doors have closed unexpectedly on a well- known Owaka eatery, leaving a sour taste in the mouths of its six staff and the town with one shop fewer for the growing number of tourists passing through.

He may have been an All Black more than half a century ago but Jack McNab can still draw a crowd.

Two South Otago police officers were yesterday recognised for their contribution to the job after having amassed more than four decades of service between them.

A dairy herd with more than three decades of breeding history behind it yesterday changed hands for an estimated $900,000.