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Trades scam alert

By JONATHON HOWARD FIRST it was the Microsoft phone scam, followed by a countless number of money transfer scams, now Warwick Police have issued a...

Bush depots face axe

By JONATHON HOWARD THE Electrical Trades Union has accused the LNP State Government of betraying the bush by rushing to privatise the electricity industry amid...

Big Brother

By JONATHON HOWARD BIG brother is about to get a whole lot bigger across Warwick and Stanthorpe with the State Government forking out more than...

Drake shares bush verse

By JONATHON HOWARD LEGENDARY Stanthorpe bush poet Jack Drake had an audience of about 100 people enthralled during the Poet’s Breakfast at the Golf Club...

Weed drones seek ‘n destroy

FARMERS across the Southern Downs could soon be enlisting advanced robotic drones to help tackle invasive weeds and increase yields. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and...

Help shape future care

A SERIES of workshops in Warwick and Stanthorpe will seek feedback from mental health sufferers and carers to help shape the way mental health...

Transplant offers new life

By JOYCE MARSH WOODENBONG resident Darrin Willows feels like the luckiest man in the world after a kidney transplant recently saved his life. Darrin had spent...

Alliance ready for battle

By JONATHON HOWARD THE Queensland Local Government Reform Alliance seeking justice for local communities forced into amalgamation was formalised in Toowoomba this month. Stanthorpe resident Bob...

Sonia’s making moves

SHE honed her skills as a news journalist before spending the past 20 years as public affairs manager for the Darling Downs Hospital and...

Scout help blaze new trail

SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council celebrated a unique project to mark the best route to reach Browns Falls at Killarney. Venturer Scout Scott See worked with...

Knitted nanna takes on gas

A CONTROVERSIAL knitted doll named Tara entered into this year’s Jumpers and Jazz in July Festival is making a very public stand against coal...

Quirky trees draw crowds

By JONATHON HOWARD HUNDREDS of onlookers flocked to Warwick at the weekend to catch a glimpse of more than 110 trees decorated as part of...

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Greymare residents rally against proposed wind farm project

Residents of Greymare have united to voice their concerns over a proposed wind farm project that has recently been presented to them. Representatives from...