Usain Bolt steals 2016 show
By Casey O’connor
I IMAGINE that most households are now on serious Santa countdown with only a few more sleeps until that man in the...
Fans are a fickle lot
By Casey O’connor
SPORTS fans are a fickle lot - after giving our Test side a shellacking for their poor performance against South Africa...
Wolves back in the hunt
THE football season for 2017 in Warwick is assured after a new committee was elected by the Warwick District Football Association on Monday night.
Fears...
Test win brightens summer
By Casey O’connor
FINALLY Aussie cricket fans had something to smile about after winning the Adelaide day night Test. Our debutantes acquitted themselves well throughout...
Test form slump overreaction
DESPITE expected changes to our Test cricket team, there has been plenty of reaction to the new look team that was announced this week...
Take a spoonful of cement guys
By Casey O’connor
THEY are saying 2016 is the Year of the Upset, so take heart Aussie cricket fans - perhaps there is still an...
Scandal overshadows Test horror
By Casey O’connor
FOR cricket tragics like myself, a week that started with such promise turned into a horror show at the WACA as the...
Form guides at the ready
By Casey O’connor
IT’S time for punters to sharpen their pencils, pins, read their stars, order their once-a-year form guides from newsagents and follow their...
Quite a Cup history
By Jeremy Sollars
THE 1866 Melbourne Cup won by The Barb is the earliest known Melbourne Cup in its original state.
First run in 1861, the...
Any bets, Sun Will Shine
By Casey O’connor
I AM sure I am not the only one saying - thank you tennis “finally”- after the announcement of the action taken...
All roads lead to Stanthorpe for Cup day action
By Jeremy Sollars
THE countdown is on to one of the Granite Belt’s most eagerly anticipated sporting and social events of the calendar - the...
Build up for country racing cup
By Casey O’connor
STANTHORPE Jockey Club and the Armstrong Park course get their chance to shine this weekend. Race club officials are expecting another bumper...
Stay safe this snake season
As warmer weather sets in, Southern Downs residents are reminded to be on the lookout for snakes.
So far this snake season (September and October),...
