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Bus link to airport

A BUS will travel to this weekend’s Open Day at Wellcamp airport near Toowoomba. Southern Downs Regional Council Economic Development Unit has organised the charter. SDRC...

Rainfall hopes

THERE were some useful rainfalls recorded in the district in the past week. However farmers will still be looking skywards for more in coming...

Gallipoli ballot opens

THE ballot for places at the 100th anniversary Anzac Day commemorations at Gallipoli in 2015 is now open. Member for Maranoa Bruce Scott said there...

Roadworks to slow Gap traffic

FLOOD repairs are underway on the Cunningham Highway near the top of Cunningham’s Gap. The Department of Transport and Main Roads said loose material needs...

Honouring service

By STEVE GRAY THE 2013 Armistice Day commemorated the end to two wars, the so-called Great War of 1914-18 and the Korean War which raged...

Rangers: The beginning

By STEVE GRAY FOLLOWING our series of stories on the Cunningham Rangers, an original member has come forward to tell how the famed group began. NOW...

Seniors’ garden inspires

By STEVE GRAY THEY give new meaning to “house proud”. The senior citizens at Regency Park retirement village have created their own immaculate gardens and they’ll...

Students in ’lock-up’

STUDENTS had their running speed clocked on radar when they visited Stanthorpe Police Station. The distance education students from Groves Christian College and other local...

Diners come to rescue

THERE are no winners from domestic violence, but there is increased awareness. Southern Downs Regional Council Mayor Peter Blundell’s CEO Challenge dinner on Saturday night...

Award via cyberspace

By STEVE GRAY THANK heavens for Skype. Warwick SES volunteer Roslyn Newley was to be recognised as Regional Member of the Year, but it had to...

A station for culture?

By STEVE GRAY IT’S a huge, neglected, empty space, a vacuum in the middle of Warwick. But plans are afoot which could see the old railway...

All aboard

Southern Downs Steam Railway keeps puffing along, thanks to its all-volunteer crew including David McInnes, left, Ed Diery and Gary Summerville, pictured on the...

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Twisted Gum triumphs

Twisted Gum Wines has recently garnered significant recognition, winning a gold medal at the Royal Queensland Wine Awards. Their 2022 Shiraz received a Gold Medal...

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