Council in brief
WIRAC struggles highlighted
Council received the August 2022 monthly report from Brisbane Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in relation to the operation of the Warwick...
Three ways to express your appreciation
October is a month of appreciation. Here’s three ways you can express yours this month.
1. Mental Health Week - Starting Monday 10 October and...
Birthday toast honours much-loved member
Last Thursday the Warwick Branch of the Pensioner’s League celebrated its 83rd birthday.
Although celebrations were marred by the passing of a much-loved member, Gloria...
Warwick Bridge Club…
Imagine that on Board 2 from last Monday you are sitting South, expecting to open the bidding with 1C and working your way to...
Stanthorpe in 1948
Key Stanthorpe events in 1948:
January 1
• Electricity Supply for Wallangarra: "Negotiations have been successfully finalised for electricity supply to Wallangarra by means of a...
Stanthorpe Masonic Sesquicentenary
Freemasonry came to Stanthorpe and other Southern Downs towns 150 years ago.
Indeed, the current Masonic Temple in Farley Street is the second oldest building...
Melbourne Cup comes to town
The iconic Melbourne Cup made the rounds on the Southern Downs two weeks ago and one of its stops was at Club Warwick RSL...
Things to help keep the kids amused over the holidays
Five things to do with the kids over the school holidays in the Southern Downs and Granite Belt regions.
1. Have a Girraween family camping...
Court in brief
Driving under the influence
Recently a 30-year-old man prepared to plead guilty to driving with cannabis present in his saliva.
The truck driver was intercepted...
Letters to the editor
Powerless times ahead
It is a still winter night in Green-topia.
Wind turbines are idle; solar panels are in darkness; some are covered with snow.
In the...
Warwick Bridge Club…
Board 3 (above) from last Monday is instructive both in the bidding and play. 1NT by South, showing about 16 High Card Points, was...
Iconic trucking convoy to remember those who we’ve lost
South East Queensland’s most iconic trucking convoy is back this weekend with the Lights on the Hill Memorial Convoy Weekend scheduled for 1 and...
Cattle carbon emission much less than previous estimates
With the release of Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report 2023, the Australian Government has revised the feedlot industry’s contribution to emissions.
The Department of...
