A plant for all conditions…
I have found a plant new to me in an email I receive from time to time from an American seed company. It...
The wide variety of trees
As I am writing this, I am sitting behind glass in the sun listening to a cold south westerly wind blow and watching the...
Hibiscus a real eye-catcher
Wednesday night 30th May was a great night out for the hardy souls who braved the cold and came to the CWA rooms in...
The School of Arts
Historian ROBERT MacMAURICE looks at the history of the Stanthorpe School of Arts.
Just about every little town used to have a School of Arts....
Long history honoured
When Vince Costanzo opened his plumbing business in 1962 in a small tin shed behind where the current Police Station is located he didn’t...
Lasting memorial to loved teacher
Staff and students at Freestone State School unveiled a special memorial to a very special teacher last Friday 14 December.
Much-loved supply teacher Bob Baldwin...
Lost landmarks of Rose City heritage
It may only be a toilet block, but the Warwick Town Hall toilets are adjacent to Dornbusch Lane, named in honour of Conrad Dornbusch,...
Reflections on gardens, and travels…
The year is almost over and it is time for reflection.
As I have once again just come home from a trip away...
Forgiving spots of colour
This continuing dry weather is starting to get annoying as we move in to spring. Gardens are not looking good. A good deep watering...
Lily of the valley for the month of May
In this first week of May the birth flower for the month is the beautiful and very fragrant lily of the valley.
I...
These fruit are the apple of my eye
I picked up an interesting, small free magazine during last week that tells me all I need to know about growing apples and stone...
Petunias pretty en masse
Congratulations to the council’s Parks and Gardens staff for the great displays of petunias that are about in our city at present. The massed...
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Sparking solutions based focus on mental health
The Queensland Commissioner for Mental Health, Ivan Frkovic, addressed an engaged audience to foster a solutions-oriented discussion on mental health systems, processes, and policies.
The...
