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Lock your car!

Stanthorpe police briefs STANTHORPE Police have again reminded residents to secure their property, both vehicles and houses, after yet another theft from an unsecured vehicle. A...

New airport on the radar

PLANS for a new airport near Toowoomba, and the business opportunities it will create for the region will be presented in Warwick next Friday,...

Nip Bullying in the bud

BULLYING has no place in schools, and there is a way that students can make a stand against schoolyard violence and bullying. The fourth annual...

Hospital looking up

Briefs RESIDENTS of Southern Downs are among those who have benefitted from the first year of the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service (DDHHS) Board...

Planning the future

THE State Government’s Queensland Plan summit has been welcomed by the state’s farmers. Queensland Farmers’ Federation CEO Dan Galligan attended the summit, which was also...

Law will limit compensation

WORKERS in Queensland could be denied compensation for work-related injuries, a prominent legal firm says. The State Government on Tuesday rushed new legislation into Parliament...

Blitz on bullies

Briefs THE 4th annual National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence will be held on 21 March 2014 and schools are being encouraged to...

Southern Cross Bowls Club

LAST Saturday, 16 players enjoyed competing for the Odillo Cecotti trophy. The winners on highest score were G. Cross, D. Walker and B. Rowlings...

Southern Downs Rifle Club Warwick

SUNDAY 13 October, we held the Kruger Shield at Southern Downs Rifle Club Range. This event was well supported with over 60 shooters attending...

Howe quick will they go

WILL the secret Warwick buyer appear again to snap up Jackie Howe’s shears? Sotheby’s is offering the shears with which the Warwick-born Jack Howe set...

Last of a breed

By STEVE GRAY TIME was, there were plenty of swagmen to be seen on Australian highways. During the Great Depression of the 1930s there were...

Warwick’s Wednesday wonders

COOPER Rhodes, 4, and sister Ella, 3, reach out to the calves at Warwick’s weekly pig and calf sale. The weekly market also attracts...

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Leslie Dam Rec Centre sale put on ice

The future of the Leslie Dam Active Recreation Centre is again being questioned, as the new Southern Downs Regional Council called for the sale...

Wind farm abandoned

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