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Peace prize win

By SONJA KOREMANS A WAR veteran from Warwick has won the distinguished national 2015 RSL Anzac Peace Prize. Fred Hyde, a 2015 Member of the Order...

Girls on show

By JOYCE MARSH (WOODENBONG CORRESPONDENT) AMY Kearney has been named Miss Woodenbong Showgirl in the newly returned competition held at the show on...

Field day for punters

IT was blue skies, a strong contingent of local horses to cheer on, and eager punters at Warwick’s RSL Memorial Club Race Day Allman...

Name popped on poppies

  ANZAC Day commemorations began early in Warwick this week with residents paying tribute to World War I veterans during an exhibition in the lead-up...

Soldiers settled on the land

  By ROBERT MACMAURICE SOLDIER settlements were seen as one of many ways to repatriate soldiers back from service in World War I. The Pikedale (Amiens), Stanthorpe...

Treating their broken minds

  By GEORGIA WESTGARTH IT’S been more than 80 years since the Kyoomba Sanatorium last treated returned World War I soldiers and this year the Stanthorpe...

Centenary surge

  By SONJA KOREMANS RECORD crowds are expected at Warwick region's Anzac Day services to mark the centenary of the Gallipoli landings where Darling Downs soldiers...

In Brief

In brief Dinner date In last week’s Free Times, the date of A Dinner of Friendship in Stanthorpe to mark the centenary of Gallipoli...

World class

THE Polocrosse World Cup is no stranger to Morgan Park’s high-class facilities and come April 2019 the park will once again be buzzing with...

Fun is on the market

FAMILIES flocked to Leslie Park on Saturday to enjoy and participate in a variety of activities, browse an array of stalls and enjoy loads...

Community funds are fighting tumour

A YOUNG man suffering from a tumour received a welcomed boost by a Good Samaritan and her Warwick club. Clare Jeffries, a member of the...

Artists line up for showcase

OVER 80 artists showcased their work at a popular exhibition on Friday evening. The bi-annual Southern Downs Regional Artist Exhibition 2015 attracted over 180 people...

Ratepayers to reap benefits of emission-slashing landfill deal

Southern Downs Regional Council has struck a deal with a renewables group to cut methane gas emissions at the Warwick dump at no cost...

Captain’s century