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Power reprieve for farmers

LOCAL farmers will be able to save money on their power bills by switching at no cost between electricity tariffs. Agriculture Minister John McVeigh and...

Skills in a snap

WANT to do something different these holidays? In conjunction with ABC Open, Warwick Library is hosting a free photography workshop for young people aged...

Fluoride fiasco slammed

By ALENA HIGGINS ANGRY pro-fluoride residents are coming out of the woodworks and demanding answers following council’s fluoride survey bungle. Southern Downs Regional...

Locking the gate

By ALENA HIGGINS A COAL company’s claim that its proposed drilling operation in the Goomburra Valley will create “positive economic effects” is farcical,...

Singing out with joy

HUGE crowds decended on Warwick’s Leslie Park on Sunday to take part in Carols in the Park. For more photos, head to our online gallery...

Warmth fills the windy night

COLD and windy weather failed to deter crowds from gathering at Stanthorpe’s Weeroona Park on Friday night for this year’s community carols by candlelight. For...

Survey blunder disappoints Blundell

By ALENA HIGGINS MAYOR Peter Blundell has expressed his disappointment at the results of the Southern Downs Regional Council fluoride survey, but does...

Terror cyclone recalled

By ALENA HIGGINS ALLORA’S Jim Francis had just arrived from England and was looking for work when he volunteered to help with Cyclone...

Cannabis network smashed

By ALENA HIGGINS NEW England police have smashed a large cannabis network, seizing more than $9.5 million worth of plants near Tenterfield last...

Airlifted after snakebite

A LITTLE girl has been airlifted on Tuesday after suffering a suspected snakebite. The RACQ CareFlight Rescue helicopter was tasked to Goondiwindi Hospital just after...

Knife used in siege

A KNIFE-wielding man staged a two-hour stand-off at a High Street home in Stanthorpe last week. The man threatened self-harm and attempted to goad officers...

101 reasons to smile

By ALENA HIGGINS FLORENCE Wilson added another year to her century on Saturday and dropped by the Free Times on Friday to celebrate. The...

Warwick Police Station officially reopens

The Warwick Police Station has been officially reopened following the completion of a $21 million project to upgrade the Heritage-listed sandstone building and construct...

Toast of the town