That’s a wrap folks! Summer has departed

After five weeks of steady progress, the Women’s Shed in Queenstown is nearing completion, with its long-awaited permanent home set to open to the community in May.

Brazen thieves have continued to hit local tradies hard targeting expensive tools, this time in nighttime smash-and-grab-style vehicle break-ins on work vehicles parked outside their homes.

Five local men have been arrested by the Queenstown CIB on alleged cocaine charges in the last two weeks, with Police warning such activities will not be tolerated. Sergeant Blair Duffy says the five men were arrested for the alleged sale and supply of cocaine – a Class A drug.

After five weeks of steady progress, the Women’s Shed in Queenstown is nearing completion, with its long-awaited permanent home set to open to the community in May.

In 2016, I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. I had a mastectomy, endured chemotherapy so severe my oncologist recommended I stop early, and came out the other side looking, to everyone around me, completely fine. “Oh, you look fantastic!” people said. I could not bear it.