Water rates rise again
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
WATER prices have risen as a part of the Southern Downs Regional Councils ongoing water transition in what will mark the second...
Feral threats need more
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
MONEY has now been allocated to pest management in both the Queensland budget and Southern Downs Council budget, but more may be...
Civic awards up for grabs
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
TIME is almost up to nominate for the 2016 Australian of the Year Awards.
Nominations for the awards will close on 3 August....
Massage parlour assault
In brief
ON Monday a 25-year-old Talgai man was charged with one count of sexual assault at a massage therapy business in Warwick.
It is alleged...
Farmers hit by cattle imports quota slashing
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
FARMERS in the Southern Downs area will be a little concerned after Indonesia announced that they will be cutting their Australian livestock...
One death too many for farmers
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
THERE is currently estimated to be around one death per week on our nation’s farms.
This week is National Farm Safety Week and...
Puppetry turned on its head
THE word ‘puppet’ makes you think of marionette strings and colourful felt animals with cartoon personalities propped by silly voices, a concept exclusively for...
Dead interesting
By TANIA PHILLIPS
THE law that applies to the assets and income of a deceased person depends on which state or territory of Australia the...
Wilds of winter
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
ALL the talk locally over the last week has been the possibility of snow in the Southern Downs region.
Last Friday there were...
No. 1 best seller
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
BELINDA Wheeler’s book, A Companion to Australian Aboriginal Literature has reached number one on the Amazon Australian and Oceanian Literary Criticism best...
Hendra season in full swing
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
IT IS the middle of Hendra season, and that means that every precaution needs to be taken.
Just last month two rural properties...
NAIDOC Week wraps up
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
NAIDOC celebrations for 2015 in the Southern Downs wrapped up on Sunday with an Elders luncheon and concert.
The event was held at...
Boxing day and weekend golf for Stanthorpe
Santo Cavallaro and Phil Hawtin have taken out the 4BBB sponsored by Lyle Bryant, Angelo Maguiri and Aaron Simmers with a score of 48...
