Biodynamic farming
I take my hat off to Shane and Shan Joyce of Duke’s Plain, Theodore, for having the foresight to switch from the European style...
Youth take Step Up
I have recently returned from a trip to an orphanage in Timor Leste (East Timor) with six young people from Youth Off The Streets...
Credit where due
I refer to the story on Clifton auxiliary fire station and fire services in the Darling Downs region (New Base – 20 Sep 2012).
Since...
Foreign ownership
I recently became aware of some appalling facts from www.ausbuy.com.au regarding the foreign takeover of Australia.
Australian Governments, over recent years, have allowed and sometimes...
Different agendas
Two issues have been prominent in the news in the last few days - homosexual marriage and multiculturalism, especially in regard to Islam. The...
Conditions apply
Two suggestions were made, Letters, SFT 13th Sept. Namely: 1) that people of Britain and the United States are the descendents of the Israelites...
Flights of fancy
Whoever said that monster trawler with 600 metre nets was brought here to fish our coastal seas as implied by the storm in a...
Made in my father’s image
Recently, as a local public servant sensed my impatience with the spin that makes no sense to those who lived in the real world...
Done, can’t be undone
When council amalgamation was set up by Beattie/Bligh it was never meant to be undone. The criteria is such to make it almost impossible...
History repeats
History is repeating itself, is how this writer sees a huge development sign in a pristine field! How many times has the agony of...
Path to wisdom
A wise nation supports its productive citizens.
When common sense is added to science we should have applied science. To achieve the best outcomes for...
Spot of poetry
So Tony Abbott wants Australia to return to the Golden Years of the John Howard Government.
These are the years that gave us:
The twice sale...
Dalveen to host first combined Australia Day awards
Dalveen State School will host the Southern Downs Regional Council’s first combined Australia Day awards ceremony in 2025.
Next month’s Citizen of the Year awards...
