Seniors hit hard
By SONJA KOREMANS
THE region’s elderly will be hardest hit by the rates and charges hike, with pensioners fearing they will pay up to $400...
Battle over war memorial
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
ANGRY Allora residents are up in arms over the Southern Downs Regional Council’s plans for rationalisation of their community park.
The Darling Street...
Molester is convicted
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
A 21-YEAR-OLD Warwick man accused of molesting his seven-year-old stepdaughter was found guilty of one count of rape and sentenced to five...
Racing greats at Legends Dinner
SOME of Australia’s best known racing identities of past decades will be in the spotlight when the Historic Leyburn Sprints hosts its inaugural Legends...
Raceway back to the future
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
MORE than 200 drivers competed in the 38th annual Historic Queensland Race Meeting on the weekend.
The event at Morgan Park Raceway gave...
Guns stolen from car
Briefly
MULTIPLE guns have been stolen from a privately owned vehicle on Willi Street in Warwick.
The incident occurred between midnight and 6am on Friday.
The owner...
Road safety for seniors
By Sonja Koremans
STAYING safe on the road is important for all drivers, however older motorists need to be particularly aware that are many factors...
Wool trial winners
SHEARING results of the merino wethers on the Northern Tablelands wether trial have been analysed and distributed.
The four-year wether trial allows local breeders...
Farms set for boost
SOUTHERN Downs producers are at the forefront of a $1.2 billion package to boost farm incomes and increase drought assistance as part of a...
Rates sting as council tackles debt
By SONJA KOREMANS
SOUTHERN DOWNS ratepayers can expect hip-pocket hit of more $150 from next month.
Mayor Peter Blundell announced a rate hike yesterday of 4...
Stop the carnage
By SONJA KOREMANS
BALLANDEAN winemaker Tony Hassall says more lives will to be lost at one of the region's worst road crash zones unless the...
Danger lurks at crash hot spot
By SONJA KOREMANS
A MAN whose daughter was killed in a car accident at one the region’s crash black spots says the intersection...
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...
