Phone rings for Ringneck
By STEVE GRAY
LAST week’s Free Times story about an Indian Ringneck Parrot in eucalypts on the banks of the Condamine in Warwick drew quite...
90 and raring to go
By STEVE GRAY
A 90th birthday can’t hold Pat Hurley back.
Mrs Hurley lives independently and continues to run beef cattle, still driving into Killarney where...
Police hunt for truckie
POLICE are seeking assistance from the public in relation to a fatal crash that occurred overnight between Saturday 31 August and Sunday 1 September...
Sunny country
SUNNY Romana is one proud Australian.
Born Gursharan Singh Romana in Rajasthan, India, he came to Australia in 2006.
Sunny studied and worked to become a...
Weighty issue causes alarm
By STEVE GRAY
AN alarming 70 per cent of people in the region are overweight or obese, according to the according to the National Health...
Plan “threat” the farmland
By STEVE GRAY
THE Queensland government’s Darling Downs Regional Plan released last week has failed to impress either farmers or environmentalists.
Both groups say the plan...
Rates rise push
By STEVE GRAY
DECADES of infrastructure neglect are behind Tenterfield Shire Council’s push to hike rates by 84 per cent over the next decade, a...
Town goes pink for unicyclist
By STEVE GRAY
TENTERFIELD turned out in the colour pink colour to greet unicyclist Samuel Johnson on Tuesday afternoon.
The actor is riding the unicycle around...
Time to take a stand
By STEVE GRAY
IT’S time to stand up and be counted, Warwick.
The mayor has taken up the challenge to combat domestic violence, supported by local...
Register for life support
PEOPLE on the Southern Downs using equipment for confirmed life-threatening medical conditions should register with Ergon Energy’s Life Support program before the onset of...
People power axes power plan
JULIA Harpham is glad she won’t have to tie herself naked to a tree.
The Moorabinda woman was celebrating along with other members of the...
Toilet canned
KILLARNEY is to have a new toilet block.
Southern Downs Regional Council closed the old toilet block at Canning Park on Monday and will rebuild...