Prepare and be vigilant
EXTREME fire conditions are likely on Thursday, 10 October the NSW Rural Fire Service says.
The RFS is urging the public to prepare and be...
Local rider found dead
POLICE are investigating the death of a Warwick man in a motorbike crash on Saturday.
At about 5pm on Saturday a member of the public...
Invasion of ibis
In brief
IN ITS natural habitat the Australian white Ibis is a protected native species that plays an important role in its natural wetland habitat,...
Tip on way out
In brief
DALVEEN’S tip is almost full and will have to close early next year, Southern Downs Regional Council has declared.
There is room for only...
From Italy to an Aussie clan
IT was in 1925 that Peter Zanatta, in search of a better life, left family and friends and migrated to Australia.
Now 88 years later...
Fired up over risk
By STEVE GRAY
“IF A FIRE started up here, you’d just get in your car and go. And you’d better make it your fastest car.”
That’s...
We shall remember…
By STEVE GRAY
POLICE across the Southern Downs remembered those who have lost their lives in the line of duty during a solemn church service...
Major success twirling mace
THOSE people who made it to last week’s Police Crime Forum were treated to a stunning display by young Scots PGC College drum major...
Quilts a quality fund-raiser
IT’S the annual Airing of the Quilts this weekend at Glenrose, Warwick.
The display, cent sale, stalls and raffles have raised $35,000 in the last...
Parks ready to make tracks
By STEVE GRAY
MOST walking tracks in the region’s national parks have re-opened, thanks to the efforts of park rangers and volunteers.
Many of the tracks...
Millenia of Landcare lessons
AUSTRALIANS need to learn the lessons of millennia of indigenous land management of the continent, a Landcare conference in Warwick was told last weekend.
David...
Homes and hotels for cod
THE Warwick District Recreational Fish Stocking Association Inc recently completed its major structure program in conjunction with the Condamine Alliance and the Warwick Murray...
A silver lining for Warwick Reserves
A thrilling extra-time win has given the Warwick Cowboys Rugby League football club their first silverware in more than a decade.
Consistency has proven...
