Retirement bright with flowers
Retirement bright with flowers
Retirement means different things to different people. For some it is a long stretch of lazy days and refusing to do anything other than the essentials — a longed-for rest after working.
Soft bait fishing tips on offer
Soft bait fishing tips on offer
Anglers keen to improve their freshwater fishing skills will have the chance at a free soft bait fishing clinic on Lake Dunstan, near Cromwell, next month.
Checking in key focus
Checking in key focus
A nationwide drive to strengthen connections and tackle isolation checked in on Balclutha last week, though organisers were disappointed only five people came to hear its message.
Unity ‘main purpose’ of strike action
Unity ‘main purpose’ of strike action
About 70 teachers, healthcare workers, and supporters including school children gathered alongside State Highway 1 in Balclutha last week, as part of nationwide strike action calling for better pay...
Local Legend: Marilyn Campbell
Local Legend: Marilyn Campbell
Marilyn Campbell is this week’s Clutha Leader, Silver Fern Farms Local Legend.
Club ‘spruced up’ for heritage day
Club ‘spruced up’ for heritage day
A long-standing vintage club has had a spruce up in preparation for an annual celebration of the region’s storied past.
Bat-spotting event to highlight Halloween
Bat-spotting event to highlight Halloween
Bat-signals and night-wings will trick or treat the Catlins this Halloween.
New trucks feature in food fundraiser offerings
New trucks feature in food fundraiser offerings
Balclutha’s St Joseph’s School is set to serve up another feast of flavours when its food-truck fundraiser returns on Friday, November 7.
Jubilee a great success
Jubilee a great success
After five years of patiently waiting, Winchester Rural School was finally able to celebrate its 155th jubilee last week.
Permanent housing for piece of history begins construction
Permanent housing for piece of history begins construction
Landfall is almost in sight as earthworks begin at the site of the lifeboat Alexandra’s new home at Caroline Bay.
Sharing history with students rewarding
Sharing history with students rewarding
For 20 years the South Canterbury Museum’s Heritage Education Service has been working with schools around the region to teach students about the past and help them learn more about the special...