The Southland Tribune; Edition #188
Grace St Project: 'We need to get it done' | Former Southland Stag signs with NRL club | Cormac Buchanan continues unbeaten NZ Superbike ride | New Zealand Cricket issues apology to southern U19 team
Grace St Project: 'We need to get it done'
Former Southland Stag signs with NRL club
Ollie's superb 7m leap for his grandfather
Cormac Buchanan continues unbeaten NZ Superbike ride
New Zealand Cricket issues apology to southern U19 team
Today’s Poll… Do you think New Zealand should be doing more, the same, less to address Climate Change?
Out & About… Southern Volts v Canterbury
Grace St Project: 'We need to get it done'
A quest to get a new multi-purpose facility built in South Invercargill has just been provided a $450k boost. The Invercargill Community Connections Charitable Trust (IC2) officially launched The Grace Street Project last year after securing ownership of the former Grace St Chapel building. (READ MORE HERE).
Former Southland Stag signs with NRL club
Former Southland Stags outside back Solomon Alaimalo has signed with NRL club the West Tigers in a move that caught a few by surprise. He has joined the club’s top-30 NRL roster for the 2024 NRL season. (READ MORE HERE).
Invercargill’s over 70-year-olds again dished up Christmas treat…
The first of the ILT’s annual “Over 70s Christmas Dinner” events was held at a packed Ascot Park Hotel in Invercargill last night. [Monday].
The 350 lucky ticket holders enjoyed a three-course meal, good company, and entertainment from local acts throughout the evening.
ILT board members, staff, and their family members volunteered their time to serve guests.
They will do it all again tonight with another 350 guests to be treated at the Ascot Park Hotel.
Ollie's superb 7m leap for his grandfather
Ollie Davis was the standout Southlander at the national secondary school athletics champs last weekend. And it was a special performance for a couple of reasons. The 16-year-old Central Southland College student won the senior boys long jump with a superb leap of 7.07m which earned him selection to the New Zealand Secondary Schools championship team. (READ MORE HERE).
Cormac Buchanan continues unbeaten NZ Superbike ride
His goal going into the second New Zealand Superbike Championship round was to repeat his season-opening winning streak from Taupo and Southland’s Cormac Buchanan did just that at Manfeild on Sunday. (READ MORE HERE).
New Zealand Cricket issues apology to southern U19 team
“NZC apologised to the Otago team in person on Saturday morning and has also furnished the Otago association with a formal letter of apology. We’re now reviewing our protocols to prevent a repeat of this incident.” (READ MORE HERE)
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Quick Quiz…
Lou Evans has created a Southland-based food magazine called what?
The FEAR Youth team, made up of Southlanders, compete in what sport?
Prior to the opening of Crafty’s Bar & Grill what was the restaurant on the same site in Invercargill called?
In which Southland town is the Midlands Rugby Club based?
What date is Xmas in the Park at Queens Park in Invercargill this year?
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Today’s Poll…
Out & About…
Southern Volts v Canterbury - Today (Tuesday), 10.30am - Queens Park, Invercargill
Come on weather gods, play your part. Big time New Zealand domestic cricket is scheduled to return to Queens Park in Invercargill today when the Southern Volts host Canterbury in a Ford Trophy fixture.
Although the weather forecast isn’t promising.
The first ball is scheduled to be bowled at 10.30am. It will be another chance for Southland cricket fans to watch one of their own - Jacob Duffy - in action before he joins the Black Caps squad for a ODI series against Bangladesh starting in Dunedin on Sunday.
In case you missed it…
Letter of expectation: Penny Simmonds has got straight to work in her quest to disestablish New Zealand’s centralised polytechnic organisation - Te Pūkenga. The new Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills sent a “letter of expectation” to the Te Pūkenga council this week in relation to the planned disestablishment. (READ MORE HERE).
Gift guide: When you contemplate purchasing a gift over the festive season how about considering buying local. To help you out Wee Magazine creator Lou Evans has put together the (not so) Wee foodie gift guide. (READ MORE HERE).
Significant expansion: COIN South’s expansion has been supported by funding that was allocated in May from the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) as part of the region’s Just Transitions programme. (READ MORE HERE).
Quiz Answers….
Wee 2. Adventure Racing 3. Paddington Arms 4. Winton 5. Sunday, December 17