Warmer days ahead
WITH spring, temperatures are finally warming up across the Southern Downs with maximum temperatures currently resting between 20-25C.
A new high in the Great Australian...
Equine vet expands
Warwick Equine Veterinarians is a 100 per cent equine practice servicing the Warwick region and has now announced a regular run around the surrounding...
Centrelink cheat jailed
News briefs
A MAN has been jailed for receiving around $18,000 in Centrelink benefits he wasn’t entitled to.
The 52-year-old man applied for Newstart in 2011...
Council outlines debt reduction
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
LAST week the Southern Downs Regional Council conducted information sessions across Warwick, Allora and Stanthorpe, outlining its Long Term Financial Forecast and...
Motel gets nod
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
A NEW motel development next to Warwick's Palace Hotel and the bottle shop has received approval, subject to conditions, from the Southern...
Municipal merger – an ‘expensive mess’
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
RECENT research suggests that amalgamation is the same wherever you are in the world.
At a recent council meeting, a report into the...
Against the Grain
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
NINE months after negotiations began between council and GrainX about environmental issues at their Allora site, there is still no resolution in...
Festive bunya peace celebrated
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
AS PART of the 2015 Peace Project the Bunya Festival was held at Maryvale on Sunday.
The festival was held at Cicada Woman...
Relay for Life almost here
This weekend Warwick will take part in the 2015 Relay for Life with the aim or raising $80,000.
Fundraising has been going for more than...
Ballandean stomps awards
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
Ballandean Estate Wines has reaffirmed its reputation as the premier winery on the Granite Belt, collecting a multitude of awards at the...
Straight down the line
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
Over the weekend the eighth annual Six-Banger Nationals were held at Warwick Dragway.
On Saturday the field was open to all vehicles, regardless...
Scots celebrates culture in style
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
SCOTS PGC College hosted the Spring Celtic Weekend with a day full of music, food and culture on Saturday.
The tartan, glengarries...
Stanthorpe set for swim meet
Ironically rain called a halt to all swimming on the Southern Downs and Granite Belt this past weekend but it’s hoped the only water...
