Have a say on tourism
THOSE with an interest in tourism and want to have their say are being urged to sign up to industry think tanks to be...
Mastering the language
By LUCINDA SPRINGFIELD
WILLIAM Shakespeare is said to have had a vocabulary of 29,000 words.
While a good vocabulary today is considered to be around 50,000...
What’s the buzz on mite?
APPLE, cherry and blueberry growers are being urged to fill in a survey to help protect their industries against the potential devastation of Varroa...
Shire to stay single
IT’S official. Tenterfield Shire will not be forced to amalgamate.
Last June the interim report of the NSW Independent Local Government Review Panel recommended the...
Water on, errant mice out
SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council workers have cleaned up after two mice made a mess of the switchboard at the Warwick Water Treatment Plant.
The mice...
From beer to eternity
By STEVE GRAY
IT’S certainly a work in need of progress, but this 1923 International truck once filled a vital service for the town of...
Watery search
Police briefs
WARWICK
POLICE divers searched the Condamine River behind a former Bandidos outlaw motorcycle clubhouse in Warwick late last week.
They found a dirty laundry basket,...
Program sets positive role model for dads
By STEVE GRAY
CHARLIE Rowe is a man on a mission. Not the old missions where Indigenous Australians were herded for the convenience of Europeans...
Our award winners
TENTERFIELD
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR: Roxanne Bancroft-Stuart.
Tenterfield-born and educated, Ms Bancroft-Stuart has been a great contributor to the Tenterfield community over many years and currently...
Inglewood celebrates
By MAVIS STOWER, INGLEWOOD
INGLEWOOD’S Australia Day celebrations featured an array of celebratory activities.
These included a sausage sizzle breakfast, an on-the-spot rissole making competition, a...
Town of volunteers
By JOYCE MARSH
IN Woodenbong, Australia Day began with damper and billy tea before the flag-raising ceremony where the Australian and Aboriginal flags were both...
Beaut Utes to muster
THERE’LL be a beaut collection of utes mustered at the Stanthorpe showgrounds on Saturday, 1 February.
Judges will closely scrutinise more than 20 categories, from...
Stay safe this snake season
As warmer weather sets in, Southern Downs residents are reminded to be on the lookout for snakes.
So far this snake season (September and October),...
