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Road reconstruction set to start

Major works on Top Swanfels Road east of Yangan started on Monday as Southern Downs Regional Council addresses severe damage suffered to the road...

Warwick Lifeline Shop closes

After almost 14 years of operating in Warwick, a decision has been made to close the Lifeline Clothing Shop on June 17. Lifeline chief executive...

Family History Centre celebrates

Legendary “gun” shearer Jackie Howe’s gold medals, shield and fob watch were highlights of a family history day at Glengallan on Sunday; the culmination...

Southern Downs children join country in storytime

Southern Downs children in Grades 1 to 6 and their families joined Warwick and Stanthorpe librarians and more than 140,000 children across the country...

ABC radio in town

The ABC is coming to Stanthorpe. In a brave move by breakfast show host David Iliffe, the ABC will be live on air from...

History of an historic property

1827-1998: With a history dating back as far as the famed Darling Downs itself (1827), the original Canning Downs homestead was built in 1840,...

Rodeo celebrates long local history

Buckjump competitions near Warwick were recorded as long ago as 1857 at Canning Downs, Queensland’s first pastoral run, only 5km up the Condamine River...

No courthouse closures or cutbacks, guaranteed

Member for Northern Tablelands Richard Torbay welcomed last week a commitment from the NSW Government, which guaranteed no closures or cutbacks in services to...

Warwick residents give Brisbane trees a fashion makeover

Warwick resident Karina Devine is getting set to promote Warwick’s quirky Jumpers and Jazz in July Festival at the upcoming Textile Art Festival in...

SLADE holds a public meeting

Despite the cooler night, Warwick supporters of the vision to use the Slade site as a community/conference centre turned out in numbers on Sunday,...

Resident trades love for a life without violence

A 58-year-old Warwick mother regrets never experiencing a loving and respecting relationship after her ex-husband bashed her regularly for about five years. The resident, who...

Students go to the wild dogs

A new university course, on offer for the first time this year, has taken students into the bush to get the lowdown on tracking,...

Southern Downs farmer takes on world’s longest horse race

Roughly 200 metres into the world’s longest horse race and a sudden realisation began to dawn on Kelly Dudley. “I realised how unfit I was,”...