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Waste of energy?

members of the Queensland Liberal Government. It has been reported in the Courier Mail that you intend to alter the way electricity is charged for...

Pagan rituals

I would like to add some issues that are not mentioned in the Bible as correctly pointed out by the writer in the Southern...

A tax on carbon is a tax on life

Carbon is the essential building block for all living things. But life cannot exist without energy. The primary energy of the solar system is nuclear energy...

Religious rights

I agree with Erin Johns (SFT, 1-11-12) that she has certainly missed many chapters of the Bible and needs to read it in order...

School blues

It seems Jay Nauss does not want to see private schools eliminated, except Catholic ones. “As it is a path of Danger”. This one-eyed...

Belts on buses debate

Putting on a seatbelt is not only the law but an instinctive reaction when we get into our cars. However, it takes a tragedy...

Democracy who?

There’s a promo for a show about democracy being aired on Foxtell.  The catch phrase is, “Democracy is not a spectator sport!”  Whoever dreamed...

Council complaint

I just wanted to write to vent my disapointment with the council, the poor service I have been dealt and also the lack of...

Bullriding concerns

I feel a need to speak up for the sport of bullriding. I am an avid animal lover, vegetarian and a fan of bullriding.mainly...

Viva la revolution

The effort by Stanthorpe’s, Save Our Shire Committee is a passive “revolution”. Or as our Local Government Minister would say: “It’s democracy in action.” How...

Dangerous idea

The “dangerous idea” that private schools should all be abolished and become public schools has been discussed at a festival in Australia. The idea...

Stanthorpe Water Supply

If council proceeds with one of the options being displayed on their web site, Stanthorpe residents may be asked to contribute a considerable sum....

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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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