Safer drivers merit reward
By STEVE GRAY
QUEENSLAND is researching licence discounts but has no immediate plans to offer rewards to safer drivers, as happens in New South Wales.
The...
Heatwave takes its toll
By STEVE GRAY
RECENT storm activity and a heatwave across the Darling Downs has forced a large number of birds and animals into care, said...
Meatworks reunion
THEY’ll be telling porkies in Wallangarra on the Australia Day weekend, but that doesn’t mean they’ll be lying.
They’ll be remembering when the border town...
All hail our volunteers
LOOK around the Southern Downs and Tenterfield Shire and you’ll find that much of the population volunteers in some capacity. There’s the SES, the...
Help for the helper
By STEVE GRAY
IF you want proof that volunteering is good for you, just ask Christine Stammers.
For Christine, a stint volunteering after the floods of...
Making a difference
BETTE Bonney says Warwick would not be the same without volunteers.
“Volunteers are the backbone of how Australia survives,” she said.
“If all that work was...
We can rely on Roslyn
By STEVE GRAY
QUEENSLAND'S Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Jack Dempsey recently described Roslyn Newley as the “backbone of the Warwick SES Unit”.
Roslyn...
Snuff the smokes
IT’S probably the most often made, and most frequently failed, New Year’s resolution… to give up the smokes.
There are so many good reasons to...
Pain cover-up?
By STEVE GRAY
SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council has refused to reveal the cost of painting a large area of car park and then stripping the...
Enjoy the break!
ALL the staff at Southern Free Times wish our many readers all the best for Christmas and the New Year.
Please stay safe and enjoy...
Bridging borders
ROADS, waste management, tourism, emergency management and resourcing could all benefit cross-border residents after an historic meeting between Southern Downs and Tenterfield Shire councils.
The...
Bolivia Hill upgrade goes ahead
THE notorious Bolivia Hill section of the New England Highway near Tenterfield is to be upgraded.
The Federal Government has confirmed its contribution of $80...
Op shop unearths lost World War I medal
As far as op-shop finds go, original World War I military medals are as rare as they come.
So when store manager of Neighbours Aid...
