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Delay in race track funding

Trainers and owners are unable to condition their horses for racing until the flood-damaged training track at the Warwick Turf Club is repaired. Queensland Racing...

New language centre at Warwick State High School

Senator John Hogg last Thursday attended the official opening of the new language centre at Warwick State High School, built as part of the...

Community gets behind vision for Slade Campus

A last-ditch attempt to save Slade Campus from bulldozing is fast gaining momentum. Within just the past week, a community vision for Slade has...

Queenslanders to converge on Warwick for country music festival

More than 70 people from all over Queensland will compete in this weekend’s Ultra Golden Country Music Festival. The 10th annual festival will include more...

First teaching gig for Jessica

Jessica Faulkner is thrilled to start her teaching career at Warwick West State School. Miss Faulkner, from Toowoomba, was impressed with the inclusivity that’s present...

Sunday trading rejected in Warwick

More facts on the impact of Sunday trading are needed before another application can be submitted for Warwick. This is the view of Warwick Chamber of...

Resudents suffer due to Cunningham’s Gap closure

Stanthorpe resident  Malcolm Dennis is just one of many local people who have suffered due to the closure and partial closure of Cunningham’s Gap. The...

Future bleak for country music club

If Slade Campus is sold, the future of the Warwick and District Country Music Club could be in doubt. With the Southern Downs Regional Council’s...

Stanthorpe’s apple industry under threat

One of Stanthorpe’s main industries, that provides 15 per cent of Australia’s apples, is under threat, according to local apple farmer Wayne Thomas. Mr Thomas,...

Michael J Fox’s book on Warwick resident

An 88-year-old Warwick resident has an amazing story to tell; so much so that a former Seattle judge and journalist is now attempting to...

High school principal enjoying her new role

Warwick State High School’s new principal Cheryl Dossetto is already enjoying her new role. "I am thrilled to have joined this vibrant educational community, which...

Local groups benefit from council community grants

Warwick Swimming Club, which last weekend hosted Olympic Gold Medallist Duncan Armstrong, is just one of 34 community groups from Killarney to Wallangarra which...

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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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