Take on Slip Rock walk
AN exploratory walk along the northern boundary of Girraween will be the first Stanthorpe Field Naturalist’s outing for the year on Saturday 8 February.
The...
Back to the pig’s back
THEY came from Darwin, Adelaide, New Zealand and Melbourne to catch up with mates some hadn’t seen in 50 years.
The Anderson Meatworks reunion on...
Power play
By STEVE GRAY
ELECTED councillors are planning to seize power back from bureaucrats, insisting they be consulted before decisions are made on important matters.
Southern Downs...
Be prepared for pets
TENTERFIELD Shire Council wants pet owners and intending owners to be aware of their responsibilities.
Pet ownership these days can be quite a responsibility, and...
New safety measures
SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council will undertake extensive road safety measures around Warwick State High School, despite its engineers saying there is no abnormal safety...
Tainted vote, claims TPA
By STEVE GRAY
TENTERFIELD Shire Council ignored community concerns when it voted for a massive increase in rates, the Tenterfield Progress Association says.
Public comments on...
Have a say on tourism
THOSE with an interest in tourism and want to have their say are being urged to sign up to industry think tanks to be...
Mastering the language
By LUCINDA SPRINGFIELD
WILLIAM Shakespeare is said to have had a vocabulary of 29,000 words.
While a good vocabulary today is considered to be around 50,000...
What’s the buzz on mite?
APPLE, cherry and blueberry growers are being urged to fill in a survey to help protect their industries against the potential devastation of Varroa...
Shire to stay single
IT’S official. Tenterfield Shire will not be forced to amalgamate.
Last June the interim report of the NSW Independent Local Government Review Panel recommended the...
Water on, errant mice out
SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council workers have cleaned up after two mice made a mess of the switchboard at the Warwick Water Treatment Plant.
The mice...
From beer to eternity
By STEVE GRAY
IT’S certainly a work in need of progress, but this 1923 International truck once filled a vital service for the town of...
GALLERY: Inside Warwick’s mass-casualty rail disaster drill
A mass-casualty rail disaster is the scenario no community wants to ever face, but it was the one Warwick’s first responders drilled for this...
