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Just not good enough…

By DANE LILLINGSTONE HANDS on hips and not impressed, a local resident voices her concern about the effect of GrainX activities on her son's asthma....

What’s the deal?

By DANE LILLINGSTONE ST GEORGE Springs was supposed to be an invigorating injection into the Warwick commercial and residential market, but 10 years after being...

Police searches net drugs

A NUMBER of police searches throughout Stanthorpe recently have uncovered drugs. A 40-year-old man received drug diversion after a search warrant was executed on his...

Warwick bags three grades

By DANE LILLINGSTONE OVER the weekend, the Gold Coast Polocrosse Club took over the Killarney grounds, but it was the local teams that seemed to...

Volunteer fire-fighter burn-offs

LOCAL volunteer fire-fighters took part in a burn-off at Rosenthal Heights on the weekend. The area around the nature reserve near the water treatment plant...

Flood zone heats up

By DANE LILLINGSTONE Concerns have been raised about flood zones after a 1.35 hectare piece of land went up for sale with development approval for...

Help support BUSHkids

AS part of BUSHkids efforts to support local children and families, Friends of BUSHkids are organising a fund-raising raffle. Ticket sales will be sold at...

Local bees nab Ekka win

By DANE LILLINGSTONE LOCAL Warwick apiculturist John Craig has taken out first prize at the Ekka for his famed honey. He scooped first and second in...

Man wakes up after assault

News briefs AN 18-year-old Amiens man assaulted by two men after a birthday party has regained consciousness after two days. The incident occurred just after midnight...

Cold weather set to continue

The Southern Downs looks set to continue to face cold and dry weather as a weak ridge of high pressure lies across southern Queensland. A...

Rodeo kicks off in Killarney

By DANE LILLINGSTONE The Killarney Show Ground rodeo arena hosted the Futurity and Classic Bull Ride on Saturday. The annual competition of the National Bucking Bulls...

Vietnam Veterans Day marked

By DANE LILLINGSTONE VIETNAM Veterans Day will be celebrated on Tuesday 18 August at Warwick RSL Club. DJ Vince will preside over the day’s entertainment,...

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$161 million in funding for National Firearms register

The Australian Government has announced a funding commitment of $161 million to implement a National Firearms Register, a signature community and police safety initiative...