Around Australia on their feet
By SONJA KOREMANS
PERFECT weather but lots of blisters.
That’s how a group of Stanthorpe residents walking 16,000km around Australia to raise money for...
Day of driver delight
DRIVERS from all over the eastern states found their way to Morgan Park Raceway at the weekend, much to the delight of local car...
Budget winners and losers
By SONJA KOREMANS
SMALL businesses, families and pensioners will be at the centre of this year’s Federal Budget to be handed down next...
Office politics
By TANIA PHILLIPS
Strap: Barnaby sends reinforcements to Tenterfield...
FEDERAL Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has opened an electorate office at Tenterfield, at the top...
Your say on budget
By SONJA KOREMANS
WHAT changes would you like to see in the budget?
“No changes to pension entitlements, particularly involving the family home,...
Blisters have new meaning
By SONJA KOREMANS
PERFECT weather, but loads of blisters.
That’s how a group of Stanthorpe residents walking 16,000 kilometres around Australia have described the...
Police briefs
In brief
Boy approached
MEMBERS of the community are asked to be vigilant in and around schools after a young boy was allegedly approached...
Man’s daring dash ends behind bars
By SONJA KOREMANS
AN ALLEGED armed robber’s attempt to escape a date at the Warwick Magistrates' Court has earned him a six-month stint behind bars.
Adam...
Nominate a Landcare achiever
MINISTER for Agriculture Barnaby Joyce is calling on community groups, networks and individuals who participate in community Landcare and Coastcare activities to nominate a...
How we remembered
By TANIA PHILLIPS
ALL across the Southern Downs on Anzac Day, people answered the call to remember the fallen. Photographer Terry West found himself at...
Washed away
By SONJA KOREMANS
Council set to sell pensioner’s home over unpaid rates...
A PENSIONER who says he will be left homeless if the council...
A nation’s gratitude
THE Southern Downs reflected the gratitude of the nation on Anzac Day with residents turning out in record numbers across the region to honour...
Goodrich wins Valentine event
Rick Goodrich has won the men’s Valentines Day Single Stroke event sponsored by long-time members Matt and Nikki Waterworth in cold blustery conditions at...
