Thirty submissions have been received by the Central Otago District Council on proposals to improve Roxburgh's water quality.
Two 30-year-old trees in the centre of Alexandra will be spared the chainsaw after supporters pleaded for their retention yesterday.
Security has been increased after a suspected arson attack early yesterday destroyed a new Enviroschools tent, which had housed some of the Alexandra Thyme Festival activities, in Pioneer Park.
The Vincent Community Board has been called on to shelve a proposal to remove two mature trees from Pioneer Park, Alexandra.
Stephen Jeffery's salary for chairing the Roxburgh Community Board is an insult, one of his fellow board members says.
Otago's district councils begin their new terms facing a common and perpetual problem; how to save money.
The Central Otago District Council should actively encourage the creation of mountain bike tracks on public land rather than rely on the goodwill of farmers to allow riders on their property, a Dunedin lawyer and guide book writer says.
Organisers of the Silver Fern Rally are relieved the Lake Onslow stage has been reinstated, as they say it is one of the features that attracts overseas drivers to the event.
Southern councils are in for a shake-up after voters demanding change across Otago handed the mayoral chains to four new leaders.
A plea for the Central Otago District Council to encourage and foster commercial ventures appears to have been heeded by the council's hearings panel.
Silver Fern Rally organisers are dismayed the Central Otago District Council has declined to close one section of road for the "signature stage" of the long-distance car rally.
The Central Otago District Council was ringing the changes yesterday, introducing a new committee structure as well as a new duo at the helm.
The incoming Central Otago District Council faces a tough decision at its first meeting: who should be responsible for water-metering policy and strategy - the council or its community boards?
The Department of Conservation has withdrawn its opposition to Golden Bush Mining Ltd's gold-mining application in the Lower Nevis Valley.
Project Hayes wind farm opponents Save Central will decide this week whether to pursue the case in the Court of Appeal.
A Cromwell turf specialist is encouraging the Central Otago District Council (CODC) to follow the lead of a Melbourne council and help residents measure water use on their lawns and gardens.
Confirmation of the Roxburgh Gorge cycle trail is good news for the Teviot Valley, the chairman of the trust set up to administer the project says.
Proponents of the Roxburgh Gorge cycle trail are expecting to receive a $2 million funding boost from the Government, which yesterday gave the 34km venture the official thumbs up.
The Central Otago District Council has agreed to contribute $8000 towards the cost of putting power lines from a private generation scheme underground near Millers Flat.
The number of people who signed a Clyde-based petition against water meters presented to the Central Otago District Council yesterday represents more than half the town's population.