Flood plain off limits
By JONATHON HOWARD
SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council has rejected an application to build an elevated cottage at a property in Leyburn, after it was found...
Online service hooks readers
By JONATHON HOWARD
DIGITAL copies of popular magazine titles such as Vogue Australia and GQ are now available for viewing via the Southern Downs Library’s...
Queen Quest begins
By JONATHON HOWARD
YAN Gan beauty Megan Leech has her sights set on becoming the 2013 Warwick Rodeo Queen.
Nominations for the Queen Quest got underway...
Industry rallies for brigade
By JONATHON HOWARD
SOME big names in the construction business have rallied behind the Dalveen Rural Fire Brigade and donated their time, buildings and services...
Fears of hung parliament
THE worst possible outcome for businesses in the forth-coming Federal Election would be a hung parliament, says Warwick Chamber of Commerce and Industry president...
Ergon tackles line survey
By JONATHON HOWARD
ERGON Energy has announced it will begin surveying line route five this month as plans towards the construction of a secondary power...
Anger over rates hike
By JONATHON HOWARD
GLADFIELD couple, David and Margaret Taylor, said they were bewildered by their latest rates bill which has risen by 8.82 per cent...
The wonders of Beehive Mine
By LYNETTE HASELGROVE
THE Stanthorpe Field Naturalists will join the Toowoomba Naturalists club to visit Allora Hill on Sunday, 25 August. The meeting point will...
Voters urged to enrol
By JONATHON HOWARD
THE Australian Electoral Commission wants to remind Southern Downs’ residents, who are not yet enrolled, that they have only one week to...
Race is on
THE race is on for the Federal seat of Maranoa as four candidates face an uphill battle to rival LNP incumbent Bruce Scott.
It was...
Council settles on road name
By JONATHON HOWARD
AN ARGUMENT over an unnamed stretch of road near Ravenscroft Road, Elbow Valley, has been resolved by the Southern Downs Regional Council.
The...
Beef export boom
By JONATHON HOWARD
RECORD Australian beef exports are forecast to continue in 2013, the combined result of high slaughter levels due to drought conditions, sustained...
A remarkable life
The word legend can often be easily bandied about, but in Bob Sample’s case it reflects what he has done in life - particularly...
