IN last week’s Southern Free Times a story on WWII field ambulance veteran Tom Phillips incorrectly stated that Tom’s wartime mates Reece Tart and Tom Gribben hailed from Yangan. Thanks go to SFT reader and Tannymorel resident Gloria Thompson for pointing out for the record that Reece and Tom were in fact both “Tanny” boys.
Rain watchers wanted
THE Free Times is looking for locals around the traps to join our team of ‘rain watchers’.
The official Bureau of Meteorology rainfall reports sometimes are at odds with local records, so if you’ve got a backyard rain gauge you keep a constant eye on we’d be keen for you to send in your totals.
We’re looking for a bit of a geographical spread, given our readership region includes Warwick and Stanthorpe and all points in between, and extends as far as Allora in the north, Wallangarra and Tenterfield to the south and Inglewood to the west.
If you’re interested in sending us regular rainfall reports and seeing your name and locale in print send an email to Free Times editor Jeremy Sollars at jeremy.sollars@freetimes.com.au
Shots fired: any witnesses
WARWICK police are calling for information from the public after shots were fired at a Gilbert Street residence on Monday 17 October night.
Officers from the Taskforce Maxima are also understood to be investigating the Outlaw Motorcycle Gang squad.
A police spokesman said initial investigations indicated that about 8pm on Monday a vehicle stopped in front of a Gilbert Street residence and a person fired a number of shots at the house.
Four adults were at the residence at the time of the incident however no one was injured.
The vehicle, believed to be a dark coloured sedan, was last seen headed toward the Cunningham Highway.
It is understood the incident happened shortly after power was restored to the area after Monday’s blackout due to storm damage.
Anyone who may have CCTV or dashcam footage in the area is asked to contact Crime Stoppers if they have relevant vision on 1800 333 000.
Axe on plane trees
GRAFTON Street is looking significantly planer following the removal of a number of London plane trees in the vicinity of the Warwick Post Office.
The Southern Downs Regional Council recently and reluctantly uprooted the tress after it was discovered they had caused considerable damage to underground services in Grafton Street.
The council has said public consultation will be carried out on a replacement species, but new trees will not be funded until the 2017-2018 budget.
MP on office hunt
FEDERAL Member for Maranoa is still on the hunt for office space in Warwick, with officials from the Department of Parliamentary Services having visited Warwick in the past fortnight to inspect potential digs.
Mr Littleproud has government-funded offices and staff in Dalby and Roma and recently won approval to open a Warwick office, one of half a dozen federal MPs with electorates large enough to warrant the extra premises, with most metro counterparts having just the one.
A spokeswoman said a number of potential premises had been identified and a decision would be made shortly. The office will be staffed by a full-time electorate officer.
Mr Littleproud’s predecessor Bruce Scott shared an office with State MP Lawrence Springborg on King Street, which will still be staffed on a Monday and Friday for constituents with Southern Downs state electorate issues.
