Rotary book sale marks 21st year
Rotary book sale marks 21st year
December book sales throughout Central Otago have generated more than $22,000 for various groups, charities, and organisations in the district.
Rosie Manins
Entertainment for all at Omakau races
Entertainment for all at Omakau races
Thousands attended the first of two Central Otago Racing Club meetings at the Omakau racecourse yesterday, part of Gallop South's summer series of racing.
Extra security at rowdy pub
Extra security at rowdy pub
Extra security will be employed at the Bridge Tavern in Millers Flat after it was closed down on Boxing Day due to drunken disorder.
Outsiders take over blossom festival
Outsiders take over blossom festival
One of Otago's longest-running festivals will be managed by outsiders next year.
Roxburgh car crash victims not belted in
Roxburgh car crash victims not belted in
Seatbelts would have saved three young Roxburgh men from receiving serious injuries when the car they were travelling in smashed into a bank at Roxburgh East on Saturday, according to police.
BMX track being groomed for event
BMX track being groomed for event
Alexandra's BMX track is being worked on ahead of the South Island titles competition scheduled for January.
Ransacking of home while owners away on holiday
Ransacking of home while owners away on holiday
Roxburgh East homeowners recently returned from a month-long overseas holiday to find their house completely ransacked, police say.
Inflatable safety boat back in action
Inflatable safety boat back in action
A $36,155 safety boat is now in action at Cromwell after being officially handed over to the Lake Dunstan Boat Club by the Central Lakes Trust, which funded it.
Business area plan attracts opposition
Business area plan attracts opposition
A proposal to expand Cromwell's business resource area is causing a rift between residents and business owners in the town.
Reconstructed bakehouse opens
Reconstructed bakehouse opens
Delicious baking smells will not be wafting from Scott's Bakehouse at Old Cromwell Town anytime soon, but visitors to the reconstructed building can now see how the facility looked in its heyday.
New voices sought for radio
New voices sought for radio
Staff and volunteers at Central Otago's last surviving independent radio station are juggling shifts while positions are advertised for additional announcers and a new station manager.
Assurance given on worker training
Assurance given on worker training
Central Otago employers are reducing the risk of injury to seasonal staff through training, Seasonal Solutions managing director Basil Goodman says.
Massive concrete pour for giant floor
Massive concrete pour for giant floor
A massive concrete pour took place in Cromwell this week to produce a 3000sq m floor for the town's new Mitre 10 store.
Elderly benefit from festive offerings of campus staff
Elderly benefit from festive offerings of campus staff
The Otago Polytechnic campus at Cromwell has done its bit for the community this Christmas by making sure elderly residents unable to cook for themselves have been able to savour some festive fare.
New zones recommended
New zones recommended
Cromwell's industrial and residential areas are set to change under proposed Central Otago District Plan changes, on which submissions were heard by the Central Otago District Council's hearings panel at a meeting in Alexandra yesterday.
Meads inspires farming audience at award ceremony
Meads inspires farming audience at award ceremony
People within the agricultural industry have to be be "up with the play" in today's farming world, says former All Black Colin "Pine Tree" Meads, who spoke to a group of agricultural graduates at a ceremony in which was held Alexandra last night.
Sugarloaf landscape issue proves contentious
Sugarloaf landscape issue proves contentious
A proposal to extend the area of outstanding landscape value on the Sugarloaf landform near Cromwell is proving to be a contentious issue, with 50 related submissions received by the Central Otago District Council.
Contact ready to start talks on developing Clutha
Contact ready to start talks on developing Clutha
Contact Energy says it will start consulting with the public early next year about possible hydro-electric development on the Clutha River.
Hearing held on Central consents
Hearing held on Central consents
The Central Otago District Council's hearings panel heard five other applications for consents for various projects throughout the district at a meeting in Alexandra yesterday.
New application for Perriam Cove area
New application for Perriam Cove area
Perriam Cove developer Dave Robertson has applied to the Central Otago District Council for consent to develop a subdivision, a version of which was denied under a previous application last year.