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FRIENDSHIP DAY A SUCCESS The Warwick Croquet Club held a very successful Friendship Day on Wednesday (31/5) at their Leslie Park headquarters. The Warwick Golf...

This festival won’t go by without a Day

Sophie Day is one of the Days of Ballandean, so becoming a Young Ambassador was probably always going to be on the cards. Community...

Grandslam achieved

Dealer: E Vul: Both NORTH ♠ Q98753 ♥ 32 ♦ 94 ♣ 872 WEST EAST ♠...

Kelpie Yakka is a softy

If you’ve ever heard the expression “hard yakka never hurt anyone“, you’ll probably know that “yakka“ is old-fashioned Aussie slang for “hard work“. And when...

Gates swing into new service in time for centenary

Historic gates that lead to the front entrance of the St Joseph’s Catholic Church at Stanthorpe have been restored in time for the church’s...

Meet lovable, friendly Reba

Please meet Reba, a Great Dane x Neo Mastiff, born on 2 July 2021. Reba, the Ark Animal of the Week, is very lovable and...

Prisoners’ almighty effort restores historic church pews

Female prisoners have answered the prayers of Leyburn’s Catholic Church in the Southern Downs Region, restoring the chapel’s century-old pews as part of the...

The English Rose who influenced a generation

When the fresh-faced and beautiful Lady Diana Spencer became the Princess of Wales back in the 1980s she almost instantly became a style icon...

Midnight campdraft in 1964

January 2 • School of Arts To Be Auctioned January 9 • Obituary: Col Smith • Country Party Branch to be formed at Liston January 21 • Not To Purchase...

Historic homestead burns

1963 at Stanthorpe saw a storm at Cottonvale and Dalveen where 20,000 to 30,000 bushels of apples were lost and multiple players injured in...

Speech cancelled in 1962

1962 January 2 • Severe Storm Over Granite Belt Wash out at Dalveen railway line January 4 • Stanthorpe Motel Opened Warwick Road, opposite showgrounds, Friday, December 28, 1961 Each unit...

Three things about Summer

1. The first Olympic Games was held in the summer of 1896 in Athens Greece. Officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad....

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Budget targets cost of living relief but Littleproud says regions ignored

Cost of living relief proved the main focus for Treasurer Jim Chalmers in this year’s federal budget, but Nationals Leader David Littleproud has claimed...