Asbestos on junior footy field
Junior rugby league games at Warwick’s Collegians club will be held elsewhere until further notice after the playing surface at their Jackie Howe Drive...
Forecaster’s bleak drought outlook
Independent Queensland weather forecaster Higgins Storm Chasing is tipping the drought is unlikely to break any earlier than between April and June next year.
In...
Lister slams council pest scheme
State LNP member for Southern Downs James Lister is continuing to publicly distance himself from the Southern Downs Regional Council and Mayor Tracy Dobie,...
Today Show Telethon in Leslie Park
Channel Nine’s Today Show will broadcast a special ‘Farm Aid Telethon’ live from Leslie Park in Warwick this coming Monday, August 20 from 9am,...
‘Keep Library in the park’
The consensus of a public meeting held in Stanthorpe last week to discuss the future location of the council library was that it should...
Bushfire warning downgraded
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) have advised a bushfire at Ballandean south of Stanthorpe has been downgraded to the “advice” level.
Residents had been...
Bushfire warning for Ballandean
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) advises there is a bushfire at Ballandean and conditions could get worse.
QFES says residents need to be ready...
Today to hit town tomorrow
Karl Stefanovic and the Today Show from Channel 9 will broadcast live from Warwick tomorrow morning, Friday 10 August.
It is understood the council was...
‘Borg’ on board with de-amalgamation
The move for Stanthorpe and the Granite Belt to de-amalgamate from Warwick and the Southern Downs Regional Council has received a huge boost, with...
Bushfire ‘no threat to property’
A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) crew is on scene at a bushfire burning near Sunday Plains Road, Grayson Road and Condamine River...
Sugar ban for state’s hospitals
The Queensland Government has announced a ban on sugary drinks and unhealthy snacks from public hospitals and healthcare facilities. The ban will take effect...
Deal done with Argentina
Australia and Argentina last week committed to stronger agricultural engagement and cooperation, convening the inaugural Australia-Argentina High Level Agriculture Dialogue in Buenos Aires.
Local Maranoa...