Council can afford dog parks
By COUNCILLOR JAMIE MACKENZIE
THERE are continued requests by residents on the Southern Downs for the council to provide off-leash dog areas....
Ambo jailed for child porn
By SONJA KOREMANS
AN AMBULANCE officer jailed on pornography charges had been the president of a Southern Downs early childcare centre and worked...
Westy’s weather for July
Terry West
THE shortest day of the year is behind us and we are now going into the middle of winter. What will the next...
Major drug bust
By SONJA KOREMANS
A MAN has been given bail after police allegedly found 10kg of marijuana, estimated to have a $300,000 street value, in his...
Councillors vote against pay rise
By SONJA KOREMANS
SOUTHERN Downs councillors have voted against a 2.3 per cent pay rise recommended by a Local Government Remuneration Tribunal.
Just days out from...
Investor gold
By SONJA KOREMANS
RENTS in Australian capital cities are rising at their lowest pace on record, while the Southern Downs is quietly eclipsing...
Charity tip jar stolen
By SONJA KOREMANS
A LOCAL business owner has given a thumbs down and hands off to the brazen thief who swiped his...
Diesel tanker’s high-risk ride
By SONJA KOREMANS
A DIESEL tanker jack-knifed at Cunningham’s Gap this week, holding up traffic for kilometres.
A Southern Free Times reader took this...
Six of the best girls
A WARWICK school forayed into enemy territory on State of Origin night to show NSW a thing or two about putting on a winning...
Cute little red noses
By SONJA KOREMANS
My ... what cute little red noses you have.
These Warwick littlies were among the first in the...
Car break-ins all year
By SONJA KOREMANS
THIEVES strike homes less in Warwick during winter but one of your valuables is at risk all-year around, according to...
Passing of a man of science
A LOCAL school has paid tribute to its much-loved science teacher who passed away recently.
Roy Fox dedicated much of his life to The School...
Warwick Clontarf boys ready to make their mark
The Warwick Clontarf Academy has marked another year in the program’s decade-long effort to lift outcomes for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boys.
Since...
