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Charging station still unplugged

A charging station for electric vehicles in Warwick is about to become operational after sitting idle for some months, according to the University of...

Meter reading to start, council pools to be filled

The Southern Downs Regional Council will begin water meter readings across the region from next Monday 26 August 2019 until approximately the end of...

O’Dempsey charged over cold case murder

Queensland Police have charged former Warwick resident Vincent O’Dempsey, 80, with the 1964 murder of Vincent Raymond Allen in Warwick. In July, the Minister for...

Teen rescued after delicate winch operation

The Toowoomba-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue crew yesterday staged a delicate winch operation as part of a “challenging” eight-hour mission to rescue a hiker stranded...

Brazen water thefts on Granite Belt

Police are urging the public to report water theft following a string of brazen incidents in the Stanthorpe area. A Queensland Police Service (QPS) media...

Premier visits but no emergency water announcement

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has visited Warwick and Stanthorpe today to discuss the drought with the Southern Downs Regional Council but stopped short of...

Show Society working on water supply

The Warwick Show and Rodeo Society has moved to quash suggestions that the 2019 Warwick Rodeo and Campdraft could be in doubt due to...

State caves in on restrictions

As previously reported in the Free Times primary producers across the Warwick area with undergroundwater allocations in the Upper Condamine catchment were given short...

Aged care facilities audited

Aged care facilities across the Southern Downs and Granite Belt are compliant with current standards, having met the vast majority of operating criteria as...

Frosty mornings to come at the weekend

It’s looking like the weekend will be a good time to stay warm in bed with a good book – or someone who’s read...

High bushfire danger across much of Queensland

Queenslanders could see a rise in bushfire activity in the coming days, with widespread high fire danger forecast to develop across much of the...

State on board with $13.6m for Emu Swamp Dam

Supporters of the Emu Swamp Dam project for the Granite Belt are cheering after the Queensland Government announced it will contribute $13.6 million towards...

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Forfeit doesn’t dampen cultural flavour

The Warwick Water Rat’s Rugby Union club’s Cultural Round didn’t go to plan with their planned opposition, South Burnett Thrashers forfeiting, but that doesn’t...