Author: Tessa Hayward
A fashionable winner
PORTLAND’S Jemma Saunders was awarded the Handbury Award and Scholarship at the Australasian Young Designer...
A genuine passion for art on show
TALENTED local artist Jasmine Mansbridge will be exhibiting her recent works at the Hamilton Art...
Door knock appeal raises $60,000
WESTERN District Health Service’s (WDHS) annual Door Knock Appeal raised $60,000 for two anaesthetic monitors...
Injured driver airlifted to hospital
A 53-YEAR-OLD Mt Gambier man was seriously injured in a single vehicle accident on the...
Eisteddfod gives back in many different ways
NEARLY $20,000 was given away in cash prizes, scholarships, trophies and medals at this year’s...
‘Drewy’ meets final deadline
AFTER 43 years of working at The Spectator in various positions, editor Wayne Drew will...
Excitement plus in the big tent
A LARGE crowd gathered for the opening night of Silvers Circus in Hamilton on Wednesday....
Roll up … roll up
SILVERS Circus opened in Hamilton on Wednesday night with a range of death defying and...
Celebrating 90 years
NINETY years ago a health service was started for the people of Balmoral. Tessa Hayward...
Celebrating volunteers
IT’S National Volunteer Week. Tessa Hayward looks at the important role played by volunteers as...
Numbers down but spirits high
WET and cold weather did not dampen the spirits of those participating in the Mother’s...
Pedestrians need to take care
PEDESTRIANS are being urged to take care while out walking at night and early morning....
One-off fashion show to feature famed milliner
FAMED Australian milliner Neil Grigg will be back in his home town of Harrow for...
We remember
CLOSE to 1000 people attended the Anzac Day Dawn Service in Hamilton on Saturday, while...