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Otago farmer frustrated by wintering shed consent process
8 Mar, 2021 03:30 AM
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Sheep and beef farmer Fred Doherty has encountered problems in his application to the Otago Regional Council for consents to build a wintering shed on his farm in Outram. Photo / Shawn McAvinue
Sheep and beef farmer Fred Doherty has encountered problems in his application to the Otago Regional Council for consents to build a wintering shed on his farm in Outram. Photo / Shawn McAvinue
Otago Daily Times
By: Shawn McAvinue
A frustrated West Taieri farmer is calling for the Otago Regional Council to do better so he can achieve his dream of building a shed to keep his cattle warm and dry.
Devastated by former Dunedin colleague s crash death
19 Jan, 2021 09:02 PM
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The ute was towing a caravan when it rolled near Omarama. Photo / Kayla Hodge
Otago Daily Times
A Dunedin man killed in a crash near Omarama last week has been remembered as a kind and caring colleague.
Gary Wayne Phillips, 65, died when his ute, which was towing a caravan, rolled on State Highway 8 on Thursday.
Phillips worked at the Otago Regional Council until 2019.
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Thursday, 17 December 2020, 3:25 pm
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has finalised an
agreement with the Provincial Development Unit (PDU) for
$5.44m in government funding for four engineering projects
in Otago. The projects will help with flood resilience and
environmental outcomes, and will contribute to additional
jobs for the region.
The agreement is part of a
Climate Resilience Programme of works across regional
councils that focuses on flood protection and river
management resilience. The funding is part of the
government’s $3 billion investment in infrastructure to
support New Zealand’s economic recovery from
COVID-19.
The government investment in flood
resilience infrastructure in and Otago was first announced
Press Release – Otago Regional Council The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has finalised an agreement with the Provincial Development Unit (PDU) for $5.44m in government funding for four engineering projects in Otago. The projects will help with flood resilience and environmental outcomes, …
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has finalised an agreement with the Provincial Development Unit (PDU) for $5.44m in government funding for four engineering projects in Otago. The projects will help with flood resilience and environmental outcomes, and will contribute to additional jobs for the region.
The agreement is part of a Climate Resilience Programme of works across regional councils that focuses on flood protection and river management resilience. The funding is part of the government’s $3 billion investment in infrastructure to support New Zealand’s economic recovery from COVID-19.