Mining threat remains
"The Southern Downs is too productive, too beautiful and too precious to turn into an industrial wasteland surrounding big holes in the ground."
AGRICULTURE on...
Total Fire Bans in NSW
A Total Fire Ban has been placed on the New England area of NSW, including the Tenterfield Shire, along with much of the rest...
Rangers lost in history?
By STEVE GRAY
DOES this picture and story ring a bell?
A Southern Free Times reader brought the page to our attention, but we know no...
Drivers beware
Stanthorpe Police
TWO minor traffic crashes occurred in Stanthorpe during the week.
An overseas visitor was charged after a collision for failing to give way at...
Bard’s merry trist under the stars
THE Merry Wives of Windsor will be presented as Stanthorpe Little Theatre stages its ninth annual production of Shakespeare Under the Stars at Bungawarra...
Extra police
Warwick Police
WARWICK police numbers will be reinforced with specialist units from Brisbane to ensure public safety at this weekend’s Rose and Rodeo festival. Units...
Helping hands in bushfire crisis
A STRIKE team of Northern Tablelands firefighters has gone south to assist efforts to combat bushfires raging around Sydney.
A team of 20 volunteer rural...
Duffers law beefed up
CATTLE duffers face bigger fines while magistrates have wider powers under new Queensland laws to crack down on cattle stealing.
With annual losses running into...
Aussie-grown food in favour
WHEN federal MP Bruce Scott goes grocery shopping he hones in on the "product of Australia" label, and he’s urging others to do the...
Around Australia by unicycle
RIDING a unicycle around the continent is a huge challenge, but for Samuel Johnson it’s a chance to remind every woman in Australia to...
Hospitals better: Springborg
DESPITE an increased workload Queensland’s emergency departments have improved their performance, Health Minister and Member for Southern Downs Lawrence Springborg said.
The latest Australian Institute...
Healthy outlook for our families
A NEW agreement aims to improve health care services for children, young people and families across the Darling Downs, South Burnett and South West...
Hundreds mark 50 years of NAIDOC week at Leslie Park
NAIDOC week celebrations have kicked off with a bang in Warwick as hundreds took to Leslie Park to mark a milestone year.
Marking half a...
