Graffiti bombers in the gun
SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council has partnered with the Queensland Government to combat graffiti by launching the GraffitiSTOP initiative.
All incidents that are provided to GraffitiSTOP...
Chambers face demo works
By JONATHON HOWARD
CAPTION: Plumbs Chambers, 82 Fitzroy St, left, could soon make way for an expanded loading dock to allow trucks greater access to...
Reservoir works on tap
By JONATHON HOWARD
CRACKS appearing in Tenterfield’s main water reservoir, East St, have prompted action from the local council this week.
Tenterfield Shire Council commenced work...
Jobless queues growing
By JONATHON HOWARD
SHADOW Treasurer Curtis Pitt says the rise in unemployment in Queensland from April to May highlights the Newman Government’s broken promise to...
Bruce backs greater status for third tier
By JONATHON HOWARD
CAPTION: Federal member for Maranoa Bruce Scott wants an end to duplication between Federal, State and Local Governments.
FEDERAL LNP Member for Maranoa,...
Storm tests locals
By JONATHON HOWARD
CAPTION: Scenes during the super cell that torn through Pratten properties and has put country people to the test this month.
A FREAK...
Reforms herald growth
By JONATHON HOWARD
PRACTICAL reforms to Queensland’s vegetation management framework passed State Parliament recently, restoring balance to vegetation laws and marking an end to years...
Man-made snow party on way
By JONATHON HOWARD
CAPTION: Man-made snow has been forecast for Stanthorpe later this month, as part of Snowflakes in Stanthorpe.
THE inaugural Snowflakes in Stanthorpe will...
Pasture secrets
MARIETTE van den Berg from MB Equine Services will deliver a workshop on regenerative pasture management for horse properties this Saturday (22 June).
The workshop...
Pet care crucial in cold
By JONATHON HOWARD
CAPTION: Humans are not the only ones that can feel under the weather during cool months.
AS Southern Downs residents prepare for...
No secret health plans: Springborg
By JONATHON HOWARD
CAPTION: Claims by the opposition leader Annastacia Palaszczuk that the Newman Government is acting secretly on health services have been laughed off...
Cattle quality mixed with lift in supply
By JONATHON HOWARD
THERE was a small lift in supply and overall quality was mixed with the standard of cows not up to the previous...
‘Their muscle is increased’: Nationals loom larger in Coalition
Regional voices could boom louder within the Coalition, one expert has predicted, after metropolitan Australia’s rejection of the Liberal Party.
In the aftermath of last...
