Proud moment for our police
By ALENA HIGGINS
SOME of the region’s longest serving police personnel descended on Warwick on Tuesday to receive medals in recognition of their hard work...
All roads lead to market
By TANIA PHILLIPS
BACK in 2001, Brendan Cusack was looking for something to bring people to the newly restored Wallangarra station and have it become...
Jumping into a daggy day
By TANIA PHILLIPS
THERE are plenty of those treasured old jumpers gifted to us by a favourite relative or bought as a trendy addition to...
Cassels cash for Salvos
By TANIA PHILLIPS
WITH so many families doing it tough out in the community, one local business has decided to put its money where its...
Dagger seen and drawn
By TANIA PHILLIPS
“Is that a dagger I see before me?” that was the question being asked at the Vijayadev Yogendra Auditorium over the weekend...
Bright sparks
By ALENA HIGGINS
WHEN you work with power lines, it pays to be safe.
Just ask the team at Ergon Energy Warwick, who was recently named...
Night was a cracker
By TANIA PHILLIPS
ORGANISERS have declared the second annual Cracker Night at Tenterfield “a roaring success” (puns intended).
More than 1400 attended the fiery fun night...
Skilling up to keep farms on the move
WARWICK is the site of the first John Deere Technician (JD Tech) program in Australia with 10 apprentices undergoing indepth training at the local...
Reprieve for pensioners
By ALENA HIGGINS
AGED pensioners across the Southern Downs are breathing a sigh of relief after Queensland Premier Campbell Newman caved in to public pressure...
Dwelling break-ins down
TENTERFIELD has recorded a 40.6 per cent drop in break-ins to dwellings and a 39.2 per cent decrease in malicious damage to property in...
Police pour salt over driver’s wounds
By ALENA HIGGINS
A 35-YEAR-OLD Wallangarra driver has sustained minor shoulder and rib injuries after a single vehicle rollover at Greenup on Thursday night.
Police were...
Right to choose
By ALENA HIGGINS
ANY issue that pits the common good against individual rights is bound to ignite healthy debate, and fluoridating water is no exception.
The...
Southern Downs to welcome 24 new citizens this Australia day
The Southern Downs will mark Australia Day by crowning its most inspiring citizens while also welcoming up to 24 new Australians.
An official celebration will...
