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Rate rise neither ‘sustainable’ nor ‘fair’, councillor says
Southern Downs councillor Joel Richters has called a rate hike resulting in some paying hundreds extra as neither “sustainable” nor “fair”.
Cr Richters was one...
Understrength Wolves still putting in a big effort
It was a tough weekend on the road for the Warwick Wolves senior teams in the Football Queensland Darling Downs Premier League Three competitions...
Mayor’s budget address
Presenting the Southern Downs Regional Council’s 2025-26 budget during a special meeting of council, Mayor Melissa Hamilton described the council as being “at a...
Warwick reserves flying high
Fourth-placed Wattles were no match for the competition front runners Warwick, who won their Toowoomba Rugby League Clive Berghofer Land Sales Reserve Grade match...
Weekend of winter fun
Snow in Queensland? You Bet! Snowflakes in Stanthorpe Returns This July with a Full Weekend of Winter Fun
Get ready to rug up and...
Temperatures to plummet as sheep graziers put on alert
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a weather warning with sheep graziers told to expect cold temperatures, showers and westerly winds on Wednesday.
"Areas likely...
Warwick high schooler trades holidays for university
A Warwick high school student has traded winter holidays for university.
Amy, a year 12 student at Assumption College, was among 341 of Queensland’s smartest...
Redbacks Fall Short in Thriller at Southern Cross Oval
The Warwick Redbacks hit the road in Round 10 of the Allied Pickfords Cup AFLQ Darling Downs Competition, taking on the South Toowoomba Bombers...
Rates pain ahead
A deeply divided council narrowly approved a rate rise of 7.4 per cent when the Southern Downs Regional Council adopted its budget for the...
Warwick community gives kindy huge $18k boost
A Warwick kindy has been given a much needed boost from a cent sale which far outdid expectations.
With a five night holiday in Noosa...
Fond farewell to a Principal like no other
Pozieres State School has farewelled its long-serving and much-loved principal, Adrian Fenney, in a retirement celebration as colourful and heartfelt as the man himself.
After...
Students step out of classroom into the real world
From hospitality to working at the zoo, last week, year 10 students from the School of Total Education got a taste of what the...
Subsidies announced for mandatory livestock tagging
The Queensland Government are rolling out discounted electronic identification devices (eID) for sheep and goats to assist with the “financial burden” of the industry’s...
