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Market to aid wildlife

THE Granite Belt Wildlife Carers will host their second market of the year on Saturday 12 September at the CWA Hall on Texas Road,...

Are you OK?

By DANE LILLINGSTONE Today is R U OK? Day -- a day where everyone is encouraged to say a few words and ask a simple...

WIRAC looking towards future

By DANE LILLINGSTONE WIRAC will be holding an open day on Saturday 12 September as part of its initiative to encourage the three pillars of...

Centrelink cheat jailed

News briefs A MAN has been jailed for receiving around $18,000 in Centrelink benefits he wasn’t entitled to. The 52-year-old man applied for Newstart in 2011...

Council outlines debt reduction

By DANE LILLINGSTONE LAST week the Southern Downs Regional Council conducted information sessions across Warwick, Allora and Stanthorpe, outlining its Long Term Financial Forecast and...

Motel gets nod

By DANE LILLINGSTONE A NEW motel development next to Warwick's Palace Hotel and the bottle shop has received approval, subject to conditions, from the Southern...

Municipal merger – an ‘expensive mess’

By DANE LILLINGSTONE RECENT research suggests that amalgamation is the same wherever you are in the world. At a recent council meeting, a report into the...

Against the Grain

By DANE LILLINGSTONE NINE months after negotiations began between council and GrainX about environmental issues at their Allora site, there is still no resolution in...

Festive bunya peace celebrated

By DANE LILLINGSTONE AS PART of the 2015 Peace Project the Bunya Festival was held at Maryvale on Sunday. The festival was held at Cicada Woman...

Relay for Life almost here

This weekend Warwick will take part in the 2015 Relay for Life with the aim or raising $80,000. Fundraising has been going for more than...

Ballandean stomps awards

By DANE LILLINGSTONE Ballandean Estate Wines has reaffirmed its reputation as the premier winery on the Granite Belt, collecting a multitude of awards at the...

Straight down the line

By DANE LILLINGSTONE Over the weekend the eighth annual Six-Banger Nationals were held at Warwick Dragway. On Saturday the field was open to all vehicles, regardless...

Blue bike project sparking mental health conversations

Visitors to Killarney over the weekend were treated to more than just scones and tea at a special community High Tea, they were also...