Council highlights 2013-’14:
$17 million worth of capital works
CCTV systems updated
Libraries launch free internet
Medical centre opens in Allora
Community parks upgraded
Youth facilities/programs boosted
Completion of flood repair
Progression of disaster...
Change in the water
STANTHORPE’S water restrictions have been scaled back to permanent, but high level water restrictions will remain in place for Warwick, Allora and Yangan.
Council’s director...
Grants provide progress
MINGOOLA Progress Association, Tenterfield Wild Dog Control Group, Tenterfield Community Gardens and a group working to restore the Bunyip Creek will share in more...
Minimising crop viral disease
AUSVEG has launched a special biosecurity edition of ‘InfoVeg Radio’, as part of the increasingly popular series of research and development focused podcasts produced...
Farmers stand to gain
LOCAL agricultural products destined for Japan will have reduced or non-existent tarrifs from today when the Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (JAEPA) comes into force.
The...
Power reprieve for farmers
LOCAL farmers will be able to save money on their power bills by switching at no cost between electricity tariffs.
Agriculture Minister John McVeigh and...
Skills in a snap
WANT to do something different these holidays? In conjunction with ABC Open, Warwick Library is hosting a free photography workshop for young people aged...
Fluoride fiasco slammed
By ALENA HIGGINS
ANGRY pro-fluoride residents are coming out of the woodworks and demanding answers following council’s fluoride survey bungle. Southern Downs Regional...
Locking the gate
By ALENA HIGGINS
A COAL company’s claim that its proposed drilling operation in the Goomburra Valley will create “positive economic effects” is farcical,...
Singing out with joy
HUGE crowds decended on Warwick’s Leslie Park on Sunday to take part in Carols in the Park.
For more photos, head to our online gallery...
Warmth fills the windy night
COLD and windy weather failed to deter crowds from gathering at Stanthorpe’s Weeroona Park on Friday night for this year’s community carols by candlelight.
For...
Survey blunder disappoints Blundell
By ALENA HIGGINS
MAYOR Peter Blundell has expressed his disappointment at the results of the Southern Downs Regional Council fluoride survey, but does...
Snowflakes downtown Friday
On Friday 4 July, the heart of Stanthorpe will come alive with the return of Downtown Friday as part of the Snowflakes in Stanthorpe...
