Legal moves against motocross venue
By Jeremy Sollars
The Southern Downs Regional Council is taking court action against the owners of a Southern Downs motocross venue for alleged...
Hit and run trial opens
By Jeremy Sollars
The Warwick District Court has heard that a truck driver charged with the hit and run death of a cyclist west...
Trial of alleged hit and run truckie back on
By Jeremy Sollars
The trial of a truck driver charged with the hit and run death of a cyclist near Inglewood on Anzac...
Paul’s bushfire dedication honoured
By Jeremy Sollars
Long-time rural firefighter Paul Maher was last week the recipient of an Australia Day Medallion for his years of years...
National honour for Warwick identity
By Jeremy Sollars
Tireless Warwick Leukaemia Foundation campaigner Margaret ‘Margie’ Miller has been honoured with an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the...
Top gong for a top Town Crier
HEAR ye, hear ye - Southern Downs Town Crier Bob Townshend has been named the inaugural Southern Downs Citizen of the Year.
Some of the...
Alert sent out for missing boy
New South Wales Police have issued an alert for a missing two year old boy who they believe was taken by his mother from...
Local Australia Day honours bestowed
By Jeremy Sollars
The Southern Downs Regional Council has announced its 2018 Australia Day Citizen Award recipients for Warwick and Stanthorpe.
Warwick’s beloved ‘Rubbish...
Quick-thinking truckie unhurt after fire
By Jeremy Sollars
Quick action by a truck driver prevented a more serious situation from developing when his rig caught fire on the...
Colourful running fun to raise funds
By Jeremy Sollars
Warwick Showgirl Quest entrant Jessica Jones is holding a ‘colour run’ fundraising event next Sunday 4 February at the Warwick...
Blue-green algae ‘moderate’ in dam
The blue-green algae level in Warwick’s Leslie Dam is currently classed as ‘moderate’, according to dam operator SunWater.
Moderate algae levels do not prevent water-based...
No fire ban yet for Southern Downs region
Despite the current heatwave there are no fire bans or restrictions in place for the Southern Downs local government region, and despite a huge...
‘Just A Farmer’ sparks conversations on mental health in rural communities
A powerful Australian film highlighting the often silent struggles of rural life is bringing communities together and sparking vital conversations about mental health in...
