Cold hard cash
By SONJA KOREMANS
THE arrival of sub-zero temperatures on the Southern Downs has sparked a much welcomed retail spending spree across the region.
An...
Council $31m in the red
By SONJA KOREMANS
THE Southern Downs Regional Council’s financial position doesn’t leave ratepayers with much hope of budget high notes next month.
Council is...
Morning tea warms the hearts
By JOYCE MARSH (WOODENBONG CORRESPONDENT)
THE weather was cold and bleak but the Aussie Cuppa Group was assured of a wonderfully warm welcome...
Lighting up the sky
By TANIA PHILLIPS
WHILE light rain dampened some spirits, the third annual Tenterfield Cracker Night has still been hailed as a success with...
Petrol is cheap as chips
SOUTHERN Downs motorists are the winners in a petrol price war being played out in their region.
Drivers in Warwick were filling up with some...
Probus on holiday
By SONJA KOREMANS
WARWICK Combined Probus Club members have swapped the Warwick chill for a three-day tour of Stradbroke Island.
The trip introduced the...
Ask the physio
Question: Why do my joints seem to ache more in the cold or wet?
Answer: A review of recent studies suggests that there is indeed...
Long pause on dog parks?
By SONJA KOREMANS
YOU own a dog, you’d like to walk it off-leash in the region and that’s a reasonable request. But forget about it...
Tanking … drivers pumped at petrol prices
By SONJA KOREMANS
SOUTHERN Downs motorists are the winners in a petrol price war being played out in their region.
Drivers in Warwick were filling up...
Canine carnage
A COUPLE tell of the horror of watching a pair of rabid dogs maul 20 of their pet goats to death, fearing they would...
Automotive group under receivership
By SONJA KOREMANS
THE parent company of Peter Stewart Ford in Warwick has been placed into receivership.
Spiralling debt and owner mismanagement are believed...
Disaster levy
By SONJA KOREMANS
RATEPAYERS may be hit with a tax to protect the council’s already grim balance sheet from another multi-million flood...
New research to combat costly crop viruses
A chemical-free and cost-effective way to tackle viruses in Australia’s multi-billion-dollar vegetable industry is the focus of a 5-year project being led by The...
