The Southland Tribune; Edition #318
CEO warns council at risk over Bluff wastewater delay | Thirsty Thursday: Mr mr's sickness, the skip, and a dead mouse | The 104-tonne journey across Lake Manapouri
CEO warns council at risk over Bluff wastewater delay
Invercargill City Council’s CEO says there’s a high risk the council will have a non-conforming wastewater treatment plant at Bluff on the back of delays getting a resource consent application sorted. (READ MORE HERE).
Thirsty Thursday: Mr mr's sickness, the skip, and a dead mouse
“Oh god Mr mr is sick. I mean sick as in sick, not sick, obviously, and not like sick (but maybe?) but sick sick. I should have known because the big one had a sore throat at the weekend. I thought it was the dust at first - I dusted his room and it was a grimy grey horror show and both children made a grand show of coughing and spluttering”. (READ MORE HERE).
Sarah McCarthy’s Thirsty Thursday column is brought to you each week thanks to Invercargill-based law firm Mee & Henry Law
The 104-tonne journey across Lake Manapouri
After arriving in Bluff from Australia, the 135 MVA transformer was unloaded onto a trailer for the 170 km journey by road to Supply Bay, before spectacularly making its way by barge across Lake Manapōuri. It was the first time a piece of generation equipment this size has travelled by barge across Lake Manapōuri. (READ MORE HERE).
Southland teen follows Formula 1 tire marks in Texas
Invercargill racing driver Alex Crosbie was more interested than most while watching television coverage of the recent Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at the Circuit Of The Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas. (READ MORE HERE).
Former SIT deputy CEO appointed to education commission
Key ILT executive and former Southern Institute of Technology deputy chief executive, Bharat Guha, has been appointed to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) board. Tertiary Education and Skills Minister and Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds - who was a long-time SIT CEO - worked with Guha at the SIT. (READ MORE HERE).
Barclay, Barron look to keep winning form going
After starring on the big stage, Brent Barclay and Clark Barron will try to keep their winning form going at Winton today [Thursday]. The training and driving combination produced one of the most impressive victories on Labour Day at Ashburton when Bring On The Muscle powered home from off the speed to win the Group Three Hambletonian Classic. (READ MORE HERE).
Quick Quiz…
List MP Simon Court has called for the end of licensing trust ‘monopolies’, which political party is Court aligned to?
Which Southland town is The Country radio host Jamie McKay from?
Which well-known NZ country singer is on the Invercargill Licensing Trust board?
Which popular community event, put on by Active Southland, will be held on March 2, 2025?
Who is the former James Hargest College pupil who founded aerospace company Rocket Lab?
Answers: 1. ACT 2. Riversdale 3. Suzanne Prentice 4. Surf to City 5. Sir Peter Beck
In case you missed it…
“Warning shot”: “Those who target me in the media as ‘screwing over the South’ you do so at your peril. With all the issues in Gore, I've respected they are for Gore to resolve and not for me to comment.” (READ MORE HERE).
The Roar Podcast: After a freshen up following a couple of weeks off The Roar Podcast is back. Hosts Nick Jeffrey, Nathan Burdon, and Logan Savory delve into a golden couple of weeks of sport. Our special guest on the podcast this week is 2022 SBS Tour of Southland winner Josh Burnett. Burnett is back for another shot at the special race which starts in Invercargill on Sunday. (HAVE A LISTEN HERE)
Big Southland Sports Quiz: How good is your knowledge of Southland sport? Pull up a camp chair (or maybe rug up inside) this Labour Weekend and put everyone to the test with our Big Southland Sports Quiz. (FIND THE QUIZ HERE).
