The Southland Tribune; Edition #87
The 130,000 reasons why Gore ratepayers deserve to be annoyed/Partnership to shine light on dementia and care in Southland/First the song, now Sam Cullen's music video release
The 130,000 reasons why Gore ratepayers deserve to be annoyed
Partnership to shine light on dementia and care in Southland
NZ Music Month: First the song, now Sam Cullen's music video release
New Southland Stags recruit trains with Crusaders
SBS Bank Group posts 'solid result', although operating surplus declines
Today’s Poll… NSW Blues or Queensland Maroons?
Out & About… Rotary Book Sale
The 130,000 reasons why Gore ratepayers deserve to be annoyed
Opinion: Gore ratepayers; you have every right to an annoyed bunch right now. At the same time as councillors propose a $130k review, on Tuesday they were asking council staff what could be cut to ensure an $11.56% rates increase can be softened. (READ MORE HERE).
Partnership to shine light on dementia and care in Southland
The SBS Bank Southland Stags and The Hawthorndale Care Village have united. They have partnered in the quest is to raise awareness of both dementia and the care that’s provided in Southland. (READ MORE HERE).
NZ Music Month: First the song, now Sam Cullen's music video release
Sam Cullen’s new single ‘Forever’ has another element attached to it with today’s release of the official music video. The Auckland-based musician - who started his music journey in Invercargill - released the catchy single this month which has drawn plenty of praise. (READ MORE HERE).
New Southland Stags recruit trains with Crusaders
New Southland Stags recruit Dylan Nel has spent some time training with Super Rugby powerhouses the Crusaders in Christchurch this week. (READ MORE HERE).
SBS Bank Group posts 'solid result', although operating surplus declines
SBS Bank has delivered a “solid result” for the 2022-2023 financial year as it welcomed a record number of first home buyers and investment members. SBS Bank Group Chief Executive Mark McLean said they attracted 8,531 new members in the 2022-2023 year. (READ MORE HERE).
Another Invercargill City Council candidate…
Carl Heenan has put his name forward for the Invercargill City Council by-election.
The council is holding a by-election to fill the seat at the council table that was vacated by second-term councillor Nigel Skelt.
Heenan is no stranger to an election after previously running for council which included standing for Mayor without success.
He joins David Hicks who on Monday was officially the first person to be confirmed as a candidate for the by-election.
Nominations for the by-election close on June 8, with voting starting on July 13 and running through to August 4.
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Quick Quiz….
1. What event takes place every Saturday morning at Queens Park in Invercargill?
2. Which charity organisation has the Southland Stags partnered with to help raise dementia awareness?
3. Where in Southland will you find the Switzers Museum?
4. Who was named the Southern Steel’s 2023 Player of the Year? (Multi-choice: George Fisher, Kate Heffernan, Kate Burley).
5. Which Invercargill establishment won a Gold Award at the recent New Zealand Commercial Project Awards?
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Today’s Poll…
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Out & About…
Rotary Book Sale - June 1 to June 3 - Civic Threatre, Invercargill
The Rotary Club of Invercargill annual book sale is a community fundraising event. Youthline Southland has been chosen as the major recipient of this year's sale funds.
In case you missed it….
Eighteen days after the Invercargill City Council first called for nominations for the looming by-election we finally got our first candidate. (READ MORE HERE).
World-class service: “I personally field every one of those calls at night and I can tell you it never makes you feel good if you’ve got to turn a job down. It might be a young child fighting for their life and I’ve got to turn that down because I can’t get the team there. We’ve taken that away, now we can go and do that job.” (READ MORE HERE).
Stags countdown: Logan Savory is taking another look at some of the Southland Stags’ playing prospects for the 2023 season. Today he looks at who is in the running for the hooking spots in the Stags squad, which includes a former Manawatu hooker. (READ MORE HERE). (Paid subscriber content).
Quiz Answers….
Invercargill Park Run 2. The Hawthorndale Care Village 3. Waikaia 4. Kate Burley 5. Langlands Hotel
You featured. a page on the Hand J Smith building for the Gallery etc I thought
maybe a petition on it by the Invercargill people and ratepayers . It is far superior
to That old Bank Building ; It could be also a conference center and wedding reception . it has a car park and a beautiful building with so much opportunity in a central location and not a cold windy road with lack of parking , to drop people off ' etc