Young leaders mix it up
CLIFTON State High School’s 2015 leaders attended the annual mayoral morning tea held in Toowoomba last week.
Student Representative Council (SRC) president, Sarah Mantova, was...
Opera comes with glamour
THE beautiful sounds of opera and operatic voices are on their way to Warwick and Tenterfield in the form of the gifted The 7...
Allan Cunningham in the Southern Downs Region
By Robert MacMaurice
This June is the 188th anniversary of Allan Cunningham’s journey and discovery of the Darling Downs.
Allan Cunningham’s expedition travelled from Segenhoe Station...
Vehicle rammed: senior charged
Stanthorpe Police reports
A 68-YEAR-OLD man from The Summit is set to face court later this month charged after wilfully damaging another motor vehicle.
Stanthorpe police...
Girls, now that’s a plan
THIS International Women’s Day, Sunday 8 March, the Cancer Council is calling on all Queensland women to create a cancer prevention plan, following findings...
The Green Army wants YOU
YOUNG people are set to enrich the Condamine catchment’s ecology and community engagement thanks to the rollout of Green Army projects in the Southern...
Salmonella cases on the rise
WITH the fallout from contaminated frozen berries still on many locals’ minds, public health officials are warning residents to take extra care with foods...
Costly tourism move opposed
A SOUTHERN Downs regional councillor has slammed the proposal to form a single tourism entity for the Southern Downs Region.
At the council’s February 2015...
Raising the stakes
By ALENA HIGGINS
WARWICK showgirl entrant Taylah Gibson will host an old time dance fund-raiser next Friday night to raise money for the Warwick Show...
Black spots fix
By ALENA HIGGINS
NINE nominated black spots in the region will be upgraded, thanks to Federal Government funding, Maranoa MP Bruce Scott announced...
Rainfall predictions off mark
By ALENA HIGGINS
THE Southern Downs was spared much of ex-Tropical Cyclone Marcia’s wrath last weekend with heavy rainfall and anticipated flooding failing...
Woman jailed after horrific crash
A VICTORIAN woman who killed a Tenterfield mother-of-two near Stanthorpe in a horrific crash last year has been sentenced.
Bronya Schoner, 38, changed her plea...
Scam alert as storm-hit communities urged to lodge insurance claims
Australia's peak insurance body has reassured storm-affected communities that insurers are prioritising claims from the weekend's hailstorms as it urges vigilance against "disaster chasers".
The...
