Wineries’ winning ways
The 2015 Australian Small Winemakers Show (ASWS) has again confirmed the national strength of wineries in the Granite Belt.
Severnlea’s Ridgemill Estate was one of...
Batten down the hatches
SUMMER may not be officially here but Queensland’s summer storms have begun.
The Southern Downs and surrounding regions have been struck by the first storms...
Belting out the rock
By TANIA PHILLIPS
STANTHORPE - prepare to rock!
THE third annual Stanthorpe Rocks is now just a few days away.
The two-day event will be held...
Fined – far from free
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
THE continued abuse of the ‘free range’ eggs label has led the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to release a guide...
Stanthorpe previews future
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
RESIDENTS of Stanthorpe will be able to catch a glimpse into the future of the town with the Stanthorpe Streetscape Plan now...
Bikies ride through town
Police briefs
WARWICK police intercepted two members of the Rebels Motorcycle Club on drug driving charges last week.
Following the news a bikie meeting was being...
Summer snake season slithers in
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
SUMMER is almost here and that means our slithery friends will be out in force but snake handlers have reinforced the message...
Council meeting crosses borders
A CROSS-border meeting of local governments, councillors and politicians has taken place in Wallangarra to discuss strategic ties between the Southern Downs and Tenterfield...
Cookbook fights cancer
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
NOVEMBER is lung cancer awareness month - the disease is one of the leading causes of death in Australia with 11,000 people...
Warwick welcomes new college
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
THE Southern Downs has officially welcomed a new college to the region.
Keystone College in Warwick has been in operation since June this...
The time of first contact
By ROBERT MACMAURICE
PROBABLY the first European person to meet a Kambuwal person (Gambuwal and other variations of spelling are also documented) was...
Smith and co all set
By CASEY O’CONNOR
A WEEK of fierce Trans-Tasman rivalry culminates with the first test at the Gabba. The Aussies have their hands on the Constellation...
