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Councils face road network rundown

By ALENA HIGGINS A DAMNING new report on local roads has revealed that councils cannot afford to bring crucial infrastructure up to scratch. Commissioned...

Campaigner has last say

By ALENA HIGGINS A PASSIONATE suicide prevention campaigner has given himself one last task before stepping down next week. Johno Felton, director of Warwick...

Bariatric equipment: What each hospital will get

WARWICK Five pieces, including: * Shower commode chair * Wheelchair * Walker * Hovertech HoverJack (a device that inflates to safely lift large patients to bed or stretcher height,...

Days for Girls

By ALENA HIGGINS A LOCAL group aiming to restore the dignity of marginalised women by providing them with feminine hygiene packs has been...

Grants to release creativity

A DIVERSE range of creative arts projects will unfold around the Southern Downs thanks to Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) grants. The latest round will...

Young pilots take flight

EARLIER this year The Scots PGC College developed a partnership with Northern Rivers Aero Club (NRAC), located in Lismore, with the vision of developing...

Safer food

LOCAL residents are being asked to keep food safety "front and mind"  all the time but especially when preparing food for summer get-togethers and upcoming...

Thunderbolt legend breeds a winner

STANTHORPE-BASED Robert Macmaurice has an eye for local history and research skills to match, and he has agreed to share the fruits of his...

Fight on their hands

By ALENA HIGGINS AN APPEAL has been lodged against Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) after it refused the development of a medium-density housing...

Rose City set to bloom

By ALENA HIGGINS A $40 MILLION expansion of Rose City Shoppingworld was approved by Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) this morning. Councillors passed the resolution for...

Hot, hot, hot

THE Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting severe to extreme heatwave conditions for much of southeastern Queensland, and parts of the northern New South Wales...

War heroes commemorated

By ALENA HIGGINS AS THE Town Hall clock struck 11 and the Last Post echoed across Leslie Park, hundreds bowed their heads and...

Sheep and lamb markets lift

Agents and vendors saw an increase to 2153 head for the weekly sheep and lamb sale at Warwick Saleyards. The market yarding was varied...