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End of fence defence

By ALENA HIGGINS IT’S quite possible that Gil Perrett knows every inch of the state’s 555 kilometre-long rabbit proof fence by heart having...

Men’s Shed gets a lift

By ALENA HIGGINS USERS of Warwick’s Men’s Shed are in for a smoother ride thanks to the installation of a chair lift. The piece...

Punters rise to the occasion

MELBOURNE Cup Day punters were out in force across the district on Tuesday with many watering holes putting on luncheons to celebrate the race...

Moves for new CEO

LIVING locally may be a pre-requisite for the next Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) CEO. Earlier this week it was revealed SDRC would seek legal...

Bank plan draws strong support

By TANIA PHILLIPS A PLAN for a community bank at Stanthorpe is ahead of schedule with a strong show of the support from...

Soldiers, strong as stone

By ALENA HIGGINS THE culmination of seven years of meticulous research by a local historian will be unveiled next Tuesday with the release...

Our tales of the flood

A LOCAL history project by Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) documenting local residents’ stories of disaster, recovery and resilience after the 2010-’11 floods has...

Store smash-in and grab

By TANIA PHILLIPS FOUR men are wanted in connection with a break and enter at a Warwick jewellery store last week. Police are appealing...

Urgent appeal for murder caller

HOMICIDE Cold Case Team detectives are appealing to an anonymous caller who contacted Crime Stoppers last month with information on the McCulkin murders to...

Songs in celebration

FIVE hundred students from across the Warwick area have joined with students across Australia in the annual Music Count Us In event. Students from Warwick...

Backing for Coalition’s uni plan

UNIVERSITY of Southern Queensland (USQ) professor Jan Thomas has welcomed key elements of a report on the Federal Government’s higher education reform package. For the...

History with a holler

WARWICK’S Town Crier Bob Townshend will offer free historic tours of the CBD during the month of November. The enthusiastic, bell-ringer conducted a number of...

McKinney snares bowls title

Aaron McKinney has defeated Peter Collis in a tight final to take this year’s Warwick East Bowls Club open singles competition held over the...