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South OtagoOctober 15

Trust supports families and festivities

The Otago Community Trust’s recent funding round has helped support local families, while also promoting South Otago’s 160th A&P Show.
Trust supports families and festivities
Trust supports families and festivities
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South OtagoOctober 15

Presentation highlights boat safety

About 40 people attended a boating safety presentation last week, on the eve of a major new life jacket law coming into effect.
Presentation highlights boat safety
Presentation highlights boat safety
South OtagoOctober 15

Bounce Fest to bring spring

Spring was guaranteed indoors and out by Cross Recreation Centre’s Bounce Fest 2026, over the last week of school holidays.
Bounce Fest to bring spring
Bounce Fest to bring spring
South OtagoOctober 15

Effluent management key focus of farm audits

Otago Regional Council staff will begin their annual farm audits in the coming months, with dairy effluent management a particular focus following a challenging spring.
Effluent management key focus of farm audits
Effluent management key focus of farm audits
South OtagoOctober 15

Cooking machine helping feed elderly

Age Concern Balclutha manager Robyn Bell had a shout-out for a new kitchen assistant to help turn generous donations of fresh minced meat into meals for elderly clients.
Cooking machine helping feed elderly
Cooking machine helping feed elderly
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South OtagoOctober 15

Black Gold back for new season

Kaitangata Black Gold BMX Club is preparing for a new racing season, and 11-year-old Fletcher Kahukura is in pole position.
Black Gold back for new season
Black Gold back for new season
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South OtagoOctober 15

Clutha crushes another recycling project

Clutha has another initiative to make recycling easier, with New World Balclutha becoming the first South Island Foodstuffs store to trial a community soft-plastics compacter .
Clutha crushes another recycling project
Clutha crushes another recycling project
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South OtagoOctober 9

7-year-old saves father’s life

A cool team effort channelled through a Balclutha seven year old saved her father’s life last month.
7-year-old saves father’s life
7-year-old saves father’s life
South OtagoOctober 1

Police urge calling ‘when it happens’

South Otago police are reminding residents to report offending as it happens, rather than waiting to tell police about it days later.
Police urge calling ‘when it happens’
Police urge calling ‘when it happens’
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South OtagoOctober 1

Wig Wednesday in Warepa

Warepa School students swapped their usual styles for crazy hair as part of their fundraiser for the Child Cancer Foundation on Wig Wednesday, September 16.
Wig Wednesday in Warepa
Wig Wednesday in Warepa