Aimee Wilson
Visually impaired Invercargill resident Victor West is finding the city’s crossings harder to negotiate, as the increased traffic drowns out the sound of the locator beacons. Reliant on the sound at busy intersections to cross the road, the beeping was becoming increasingly hard to hear, and sometimes he’s
A entourage of old bangers are making their way south to Bluff this weekend as part of a fundraiser for Multiple Sclerosis. ‘Bangers to Bluff’ first started nine years ago and involved participants finding an old car worth no more than $2000 and driving it the length of the country.
The project working group preparing the Bluff wastewater consent has been given until September to prepare its submission. Council’s Infrastructure and Projects Committee was told yesterday that the team will continue to prepare a two-year consent which will give them time for the new legislative changes to settle. Legal
Hawthorndale Care Village $39 million aged care facility was officially opened today, (Friday 21st March) celebrating the realisation of a long-held vision. The first residents will be welcomed in May and Hawthorndale Care Village Trust chair Frank O’Boyle expressed his pride in the project, saying, “Hawthorndale Care Village is
Thousands of people enjoyed international food and entertainment at the annual Southland Multicultural Food Festival on Saturday. Tributes were flowing in from those invited to come along and be part of the special day, including the Southland Sri Lankan Society. “It was meticulously planned and executed making it a resounding
This weekend’s Southland Multicultural Food Festival will be its biggest yet, with 49 stall holders registered, showcasing a huge selection of international and local cuisine. Held at the ILT Stadium Southland and co-inciding with International Race Relations Day on March 21, the event attracts thousands of people and gives
The Hokonui Under-18 marching team has won the New Zealand Championships for the third consecutive year in a row. The club’s younger team Hokonui Under-13’s also won a national title making it the second time undefeated, and were also awarded 1st technical and 1st display. Invercargill hosted the
Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark maintains that releasing his alternative paper proposing 3.9% rates increases was not interfering with the democracy process. Council chief executive Michael Day told media this week that Mayor Clark’s proposal would take community consultation about the required service cuts of the the equation, and