November 2022 – Page 10 – The Valley Profile

Driving instructor Gavin Buchanan is “ecstatic” that wait times to sit driving tests in Thames have been reduced. Photo: KELLEY TANTAU

Driving test wait times slashed in Thames

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:November 15, 2022
Post category:News

A local driving instructor is “ecstatic” that wait times to sit driving tests in Thames have been reduced from three months to a maximum of two weeks. Gavin Buchanan, owner…

Fiona Cameron is the chair of Creative Coromandel. File photo: KELLEY TANTAU

‘Perfect’ new role for gallery owner

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:November 15, 2022
Post category:News

A familiar face in the local arts scene has become the new chair of Creative Coromandel.Fiona Cameron, who has owned the giftware store and gallery Bounty on Thames’ main street…

George Daley and his refurbished CH Mack truck, Daley 1, make a pit-stop after attending the Mack celebrations. Photo: SUPPLIED

Paeroa trucker’s life on the road

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:November 15, 2022
Post category:News

Daley 1, a CH Mack truck with a rated capacity of 50 tonnes, was welcomed into the Daley family in 1996. Since then, the truck and its driver have spent…

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