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...
Yangan hunts for treasure
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
The inaugural Yangan Treasure Hunt took place on Saturday with 14 cars.
The fundraising treasure hunt brought the small community together to raise...
Uber Markets brave weather
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
The Warwick Uber Markets was open again on Saturday although the weather wasn’t ideal for everyone.
The market is held at Leslie Park...
Farmers on superhighway
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
HUNDREDS of Telstra customers in areas surrounding Stanthorpe, including Mount Tully, can now connect to the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Almost 1200 homes...
Warwick hub celebrates anniversary
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
Warwick’s Learning and Lifestyle hub celebrated its first anniversary on Monday.
The centre was opened one year ago to help teach people with...
Cold front power surges
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
There were power outages in Stanthorpe on Monday as South West experienced surges in power usage with people desperately trying to stay...
Man runs into phone box
Briefly
A 23-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with wilful damage after running into a phone box and dislodging it on Saturday morning.
On 11 July at...
Library late fees are coming
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
LATE fees for overdue library books will be introduced from 1 August. The measure will bring the Southern Downs library services in...
Flu numbers skyrocket
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
NEW statistics show the number of flu cases in Australia is up by over 50 per cent on the same time last...
Stanthorpe Swimming Club celebrates season
Stanthorpe Swimming Club wrapped up another successful season on Saturday 28 March, with 140 members, families and supporters gathering at the International Club for...
