Carnival lights up the streets
THIS year’s rodeo street carnival, a long-standing Warwick tradition, will be brimming with exciting revamped events and a classic carnival atmosphere.
Carnival organisers Warwick...
Our own Big Day Out
TUNES rang out at Leslie Park’s youth space on Sunday as Warwick hosted its very own Big Day Out.
While numbers were down, those who...
Matriarch’s milestone
By JOYCE MARSH (WOODENBONG CORRESPONDENT)
DOREEN Downham, or ‘DD’ as she is better known, of Grahams Creek Road, Woodenbong, recently celebrated her 90th birthday with...
Bush events well Expressed
THERE will be many bush attractions on display during this week’s Warwick Rodeo, including the legendary R.M. Williams Longhorn Express.
In excess of two million...
Road map for council
TENTERFIELD Shire Council (TSC) will use the Rural Council model to investigate its capacity to be “Fit for the Future”.
The decision comes after the...
Senator says dam it
By ALENA HIGGINS
ONE of Queensland’s newest senators has voiced his support for the Emu Swamp Dam and Inland Rail projects while touring the region...
Fete brings back play
By ALENA HIGGINS
THE Maryvale community has helped raise more than $3000 towards the restoration of the school’s play equipment at a fun-filled fete and...
Street revamp loan approved
TENTERFIELD’S main street will undergo a further revamp after Tenterfield Shire Council (TSC) secured a low-interest loan.
TSC was successful in obtaining a NSW government...
New push for bag ban
NEWS that France will ban single use plastic bags in supermarkets by 2016 has renewed calls for Southern Downs residents to act on the...
Homosexual convictions expunged
NORTHERN Tablelands MP Adam Marshall has welcomed the passage through the NSW Legislative Assembly last week of a historic piece of legislation removing homosexual...
Hospital highlights
Highlights of DDHHS’s performance in 2013-'14:
$1.2 million refurbishment of Stanthorpe Hospital Maternity Unit
$0.36 million Palliative Care Suite and Quiet Room at Goondiwindi Hospital
Increase in...
Hospital on healthy course
THE DARLING Downs Hospital and Health Service (DDHHS) has been given a clean bill of health with its second annual report recently tabled in...
Hot weather to linger for rodeo weekend
The sun is set to shine on this weekend’s Warwick Rodeo with temperatures on track to hit as high as 33 degrees from Friday...
