Transplant offers new life
By JOYCE MARSH
WOODENBONG resident Darrin Willows feels like the luckiest man in the world after a kidney transplant recently saved his life.
Darrin had spent...
Alliance ready for battle
By JONATHON HOWARD
THE Queensland Local Government Reform Alliance seeking justice for local communities forced into amalgamation was formalised in Toowoomba this month.
Stanthorpe resident Bob...
Sonia’s making moves
SHE honed her skills as a news journalist before spending the past 20 years as public affairs manager for the Darling Downs Hospital and...
Scout help blaze new trail
SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council celebrated a unique project to mark the best route to reach Browns Falls at Killarney.
Venturer Scout Scott See worked with...
Knitted nanna takes on gas
A CONTROVERSIAL knitted doll named Tara entered into this year’s Jumpers and Jazz in July Festival is making a very public stand against coal...
Quirky trees draw crowds
By JONATHON HOWARD
HUNDREDS of onlookers flocked to Warwick at the weekend to catch a glimpse of more than 110 trees decorated as part of...
Royal baby watch – we are amused
THERE’S nothing like a royal baby to expose the banality of the 24-hour news cycle.
Media street has been locked in a feeding frenzy for...
Police Report
By JONATHON HOWARD
Lucky escape
A CAR driven by a 20-year-old woman crashed into a home on Wallace St at about 2am on Saturday morning.
Warwick Police...
Tackling health, stress issues
THE Border Landcare Organic Group will tackle health management, stress and nutrition during a workshop this Saturday, 27 July.
Two local health practitioners will be...
Striking art branches out
FESTIVAL Art director Karina Devine says this year’s 'Mamma Mia' theme has injected some poignant emotion into the Tree Jumper artworks, with many artists...
Memories to last a lifetime
MY first trip to Hawaii has given me an immense passion for overseas travel.
The ability to enjoy what another country has to offer is...
Quad bikes our biggest on-farm killers
By JONATHON HOWARD
TRACTORS were once considered the most dangerous piece of farm machinery in the Southern Downs, but a new four-wheel contender has emerged.
Quad...
Second international swimmer
Stanthorpe Swimming Club welcomed their second International swimmer this week, with Vanuatu’s first Olympic swimming representative Jonathan Silas diving into the local for the...
