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New Telstra towers by end of 2020: Littleproud

Elbow Valley east of Warwick and The Falls near Killarney will have Telstra mobile towers installed by the end of 2020 - funded through...

Call to complete horticulture labour survey

The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries is asking employers in the horticulture industry to complete a quick Growcom survey on labour supply this...

Yelarbon silos a standout

It’s one of the largest-ever silo murals in Australia, but visitors will have to wait to see the newly-completed GrainCorp Silos at Yelarbon. Goondiwindi Regional...

A soldier’s letter to his Warwick sweetheart…

As part of our online coverage in the lead-up to Anzac Day 2020 the Free Times is featuring a series of letters from World...

Local businesses urged to apply for assistance

The local Chambers of Commerce in Warwick and Stanthorpe are urging small business owners across the region to apply for any and all forms...

Australian War Memorial makes Anzac Day preparations

Commemorations for Anzac Day 2020 – this Saturday 25 April – will be somewhat different this year thanks to COVID-19 gathering restrictions. But it’s important...

State’s first day of zero new COVID-19 cases: Premier

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she is “overjoyed” that the State has for the first day since Monday 9 March recorded no new cases...

JobKeeper enrolments open today, Monday 20 April

Employers, including not-for-profits, who intend to claim the new Federal Government ‘JobKeeper’ payments for staff will be required to enrol between today, Monday 20...

Police continuing investigation into fatal accident

Police say investigations into a vehicle collision at Freestone north-east of Warwick late last week in which a young local man died are continuing. Two...

Planned burn within Sundown National Park this week

The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) will conduct a planned burn within the Sundown National Park to the west of Ballandean due to...

What the Queensland Govt said about tenants, landlords…

The Queensland Government has said it will “continue to listen and work with stakeholders in the finalisation of new temporary COVID-19 tenancy measures”. State Housing...

COVID-19 regional update, Saturday 18 April

The only active COVID-19 cases in the Darling Downs Health region of Queensland Health are in Toowoomba, as of today, Saturday 18 April. Of the...

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Curbing coercive control

Fourteen years in prison! That’s how serious coercive control is. It’s a form of domestic violence. The Queensland Government passed laws on 6 March this...