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Small is beautiful – pharmacy now open

Now you can get your prescription filled at the Ballandean Post Office. This month Andrew Barker and his wife Jo, pictured, opened a pharmacy...

Forget “Australia’s Got Talent” … Warwick needs you!

Organisers of Warwick’s upcoming birthday celebrations are seeking talented entertainers who would like to be part of the 150th Party in the Park, to...

Swarm of the killer bees

There is an alarming buzz about the Asian honey bee spreading from North Queensland but government is not heeding the crisis. It has been...

Late start brings bumper apple harvest

The Queensland Stanthorpe apple season has kicked off with Royal Gala apples available in stores now. Growcom Stanthorpe Apple Special Interest Group chairman and Stanthorpe...

Tenterfield High School steers the way to hoof and hook

Tenterfield’s Beef Bonanza starts tomorrow with a prime show of stock. Parading tomorrow morning at the Tenterfield Saleyards, this Year 11 Primary Industry class...

Trivia night proves a success

It was all things trivia recently at the Ballandean Hall for the Rotary Club of Stanthorpe and dedicated trivia enthusiasts, but the evening was...

Get ready for the return of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat

Past St Joseph’s School Stanthorpe student Matthew Leigh was only 10 years old when he played the role of Joseph in the school musical...

Full house at Beer and Music Festival

It was a full house in more ways than one, as 600 guests attended Tenterfield’s Beer and Music Festival at Memorial Hall last Saturday. An...

Asbestos concerns at Warwick State High

Asbestos concerns have now been raised at Warwick State High School. This follows asbestos issues at Warwick West State School earlier this year. The Southern Free...

Councillors in firing line over scare guns, hail cannons

Some councillors went straight into the firing line at last week’s meeting to defend the use of scare guns and hail cannons. The Southern Downs...

Saddler signs to be reinstated

There has been a public backlash about the removal of the “No Standing – horse drawn vehicles excepted” signs at the Tenterfield Saddlers. Reaction,...

Council donates fees for raising homes on flood prone land

Southern Downs residents will now be able to apply for permission to raise their home on flood prone land and seek a refund of...

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More pig control needed

Councillor Ross Bartley has called for an increased emphasis to be placed on the control of feral pigs in the Southern Downs region. Referring to...

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