All eyes on dam projects
By ALENA HIGGINS
SPECULATION is mounting on the future of Emu Swamp Dam, after it appeared on the Federal Government’s dam-building shortlist.
In a recent article...
Clear skies ahead
By TANIA PHILLIPS
WARWICK and surrounding areas are probably looking at slightly below average rainfall for spring according to a Bureau of Meteorology spokesman.
The region...
Energy savings kick in
By ALENA HIGGINS
IT’S time to store energy and get off the grid.
That’s the message from the owners of Freedom Energy, who were championing the...
Frost cloth does the trick
IN OUR neck of the woods, frost protection is often required to give sensitive plants the best chance of survival.
Frost cloth is a commercially...
Gas lobby on track
By ALENA HIGGINS
AS WELL as the discussing its inland rail plans with Maranoa MP Bruce Scott, Warwick Chamber of Commerce raised the need for...
Escaped with minor injuries
Stanthorpe Police Reports
THE female driver of a Subaru sedan was lucky to escape injury after she lost control and rolled the vehicle near the...
Police probe suspicious fire
POLICE are investigating a fire which destroyed a house on a property at Glen Aplin on Sunday night.
Initial information indicates around 9pm emergency crews...
Shire ready for bushfire
SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council’s (SDRC) works, maintenance and parks crews have undertaken bushfire awareness training.
Delivered by the Rural Fire Service Queensland (RFSQ) over the...
“Fix it” app at a price
By ALENA HIGGINS
AN APP launched last month by Southern Downs Regional Council was part of a $60,000 upgrade of its customer request system, a...
Horse trials in spring
WARWICK Horse Trials will hold its September Spring ODE the following weekend at Morgan Park.
The classes CNC 3* International to EvA 60 Pre Introductory...
Mining tax overhauled
By ALENA HIGGINS
MARANOA MP Bruce Scott has welcomed the repeal of Labor’s Mining Tax, which was abolished after a deal was finally struck with...
Tail-tag red tape lifted
SOUTHERN Downs and Tenterfield cattle producers no longer have to tail-tag cattle destined for processing on the EU meat market after the Federal Government...
Allora celebrates three decades of defining Bush Christmas tradition
A sweltering start could not dampen the spirit of the annual Allora Bush Christmas and Carols, with the event drawing a massive crowd on...
