‘Carrot’ to cut carbon emissions
By ALENA HIGGINS
THE Coalition Government’s proposed climate change policy will use an incentives approach to encourage people to devise ways to reduce carbon pollution,...
Wrong side of history
By ALENA HIGGINS
FORMER Maranoa Greens candidate Grant Newson has launched a scathing attack on the “fossil fools” who helped axe the Carbon Tax.
Mr Newson...
Tackling male health
MANY of us know a male friend or family member who has become gravely ill or died after delaying or refusing to see a...
Gee gees and all that jazz
BRIGHT coloured trees and warm jumpers were the order of the day for the first ever Jumpers and Jazz in July raceday at Warwick...
Black Spot funds
TENTERFIELD Shire Council is set to receive $85,000 as part of the NSW Black Spot Program roads funding.
Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall joined with...
Old garments to good use
By TANIA PHILLIPS
ONE of the more unique events of the Jumpers and Jazz in July Festival will take place at Abbey Of The Roses...
Power route selected
ERGON Energy has now determined an actual fifth line route option for the electricity supply between Warwick and Stanthorpe based on the corridor recommended...
Big ticket items named
By ALENA HIGGINS
TENTERFIELD’S Mt Lindesay Road and North Star bridges have been named as some of the region’s top priority funding projects at a...
Funding wishlist:
Construction of Apsley Dam (Walcha)
Expansion of Armidale Regional Airport’s runway and terminal
Upgrade of Thunderbolts Way (Inverell, Uralla and Walcha Shires)
Enhancement of Bellevue Oval to...
Million dollar road
In brief
TENTERFIELD Shire Council will receive $2.38 million to upgrade sections of the Mt Lindesay Road between Legume and Woondenbong, it was announced on...
All on board
By ALENA HIGGINS
PERSISTENCE has paid off for a group of local advocates who have campaigned tirelessly for greater disability services in the area.
Friday marked...
Winner doesn’t rest on laurels
By ALENA HIGGINS
LAST year’s tree jumper winner Margaret Armstrong was busily constructing her latest masterpiece on Wednesday morning ahead of the start of the...
Meeting the king of Serbia
I recently wrote the story of Sergeant John Fleet of the 15th Battalion who was awarded the French Medaille Militaire which was established in...
