Tougher fire ban penalties
NORTHERN Tablelands MP Adam Marshall has welcomed the passage through State Parliament of tough new penalties that will empower the NSW Police Force and...
Rub out the ‘grubs’
Tenterfield Police
TENTERFIELD police are appealing for public assistance to lock up a number of “grubs” following a spate of offences last week.
Acting Sergeant Mick...
Council looks at yearly rates valuation
By ALENA HIGGINS
RATES across the district could be set for another shake-up after it was revealed the Southern Downs local government area will be...
Fall from fun ride
A MAN was airlifted by helicopter last week after falling from a carnival ride that was being set-up ahead of the Warwick Rodeo.
The 58-year-old...
Caitlyn’s at the top of her game
WITH two Walkley Awards under her belt, University of Southern Queensland (USQ) journalism alumni and former Warwick local Caitlyn Gribbin could soon add another...
Walls come down
By ALENA HIGGINS
THEY have been companions for more than a century, existing side-by-side and signifying the transformation of Warwick in the late 1860s and...
Store given room to move
By ALENA HIGGINS
A FORMER corner store in Warwick has been given the green light to be converted into short-term accommodation.
Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC)...
What a scorcher!
By ALENA HIGGINS
THE region sweltered through its hottest October day on record on Monday, with temperatures soaring more than 12 to 14 degree above...
Flood warning sirens test
KILLARNEY and Leyburn residents are being advised not to be alarmed when they hear flood warning sirens being tested tomorrow and Saturday.
Southern Downs Regional...
Smell of sweat and success
Alena Higgins
IT MAY be done and dusted for another year, but the sweet smell of success still lingers several days after the conclusion of...
Breakthrough
A WARWICK man charged with the murder of a mother and her two daughters 40 years ago has been remanded in custody until his...
Keys for Geitz
THE Southern Downs Regional Council mayor Peter Blundell will present Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Australian netball team captain Laura Geitz with the "keys...









