The rock 'n' roll dreams of two South Otago High School acts could come true on May 29, when they take to the stage at the Smokefreerockquest regional final.
Unearthing Lawrence's buried treasure is still driving the town's cultural development 150 years after the first payable gold was discovered in the district.
South Otago's oldest veterinary surgeon practice, Clutha Vets, has had several resignations recently, including the chairman of the board Peter Allison.
The Clydevale bridge over the Clutha River will have speed bumps installed at each end during a two-month trial to slow motorists, after a survey revealed drivers regularly speed across the structure.
The upgrade of the Milton swimming pool changing sheds will be finished in time for the 2011-12 swimming season, the Clutha District Council assets committee has decided.
A man with serious back, pelvic and leg injuries was flown to Dunedin Hospital after a logging accident yesterday on Ururua Rd, Hillend, near Balclutha.
Balclutha police said four people involved in a car accident on Saturday were extremely lucky they did not suffer more serious injuries or even a fatality.
Several hundred lambs were spilled on to the Papatowai Highway yesterday morning when the trailer of an HRT stock truck overturned as the vehicle was heading south to Invercargill.