Socially speaking
Following a heated discussion at an ordinary meeting of Southern Downs Regional Council, and months of public speculation, Mayor Vic Pennisi announced he would...
Letters to the editor
Emu Swamp Dam
Several things I can't understand is the amount of time and money being spent on Emu Swamp Dam, if the money that...
Three events to attend this Spring
Spring has sprung, and the region is looking beautiful. Here are three events to check out this season.
1. Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers
Toowoomba Carnival of...
The beauty of spring
It is a delight to drive around town and the area as everything comes to life with colour and the change of seasons.
Jasmine is...
Graveyard Robbers
Sam saw it first, so by rights, in the true and correct order of things, it belonged to him.
It was off in...
Old Age
Well, now I am really depressed. In a massive show of advancing old age, I woke this morning to find a giant hair growing...
This week on the farm
It has been a busy, productive week as well as a sad one without Zorro. Dora the Explorer though has revelled in being promoted...
SDRC ‘trialling’ changes to Palmerin streetscape
The Warwick CBD could soon look very different, with Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) "trialling" changes.
Overnight, four Claret Ash trees outside the Criterion Hotel...
Lister votes in support of unsuccessful motion to delay VAD vote
Queensland Parliament has commenced discussions on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill today, with Katter's Australia Party putting forward an unsuccessful motion to delay voting...
Prospector the pick for Pratten
Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) has endorsed a name for a proposed new road in Pratten.
The new road to be named is a newly...
‘Gotta getta Gator!’
Everyone kept saying 'gotta getta Gator, gotta getta Gator', so, with a little help from some grant funding, we got one!
This achievement could only...
Support local this spring
With spring finally here, and moisture conditions in the Southern Downs better than they’ve been in years, many are planning to use this season...
Dalveen Film Society returns
More than a hundred years ago, the little hall at Dalveen played host to the just-invented movies– and thanks to the resilient little Dalveen...
