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Families rush for burial wall spots

By JONATHON HOWARD SINCE the official opening of the Stanthorpe Outdoor Burial Wall, there’s been a rush of interested buyers and it could soon warrant...

Angelo won’t slow at 70

By JONATHON HOWARD ANGELO Puglisi turns 70 this month and the milestone has led him to reflect on his achievements over the last 45 years...

All urged to see the signs

By JONATHON HOWARD POLICE Minister Jack Dempsey has urged all Queenslanders to do what they can to stop someone from becoming a missing person, before...

Relay plans taking shape

By JONATHON HOWARD SOUTHERN Downs’ residents have thrown their support behind Warwick’s first Relay for Life event with more than $8000 already in the kitty. Relay...

Rhiannon’s riding high

RHIANNON Thomas, has topped off her interschool equestrian career on a high note during the recent Queensland Interschool State Championships. The Championships, held in Maryborough...

Trades scam alert

By JONATHON HOWARD FIRST it was the Microsoft phone scam, followed by a countless number of money transfer scams, now Warwick Police have issued a...

Big Brother

By JONATHON HOWARD BIG brother is about to get a whole lot bigger across Warwick and Stanthorpe with the State Government forking out more than...

Drake shares bush verse

By JONATHON HOWARD LEGENDARY Stanthorpe bush poet Jack Drake had an audience of about 100 people enthralled during the Poet’s Breakfast at the Golf Club...

Weed drones seek ‘n destroy

FARMERS across the Southern Downs could soon be enlisting advanced robotic drones to help tackle invasive weeds and increase yields. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and...

Help shape future care

A SERIES of workshops in Warwick and Stanthorpe will seek feedback from mental health sufferers and carers to help shape the way mental health...

Transplant offers new life

By JOYCE MARSH WOODENBONG resident Darrin Willows feels like the luckiest man in the world after a kidney transplant recently saved his life. Darrin had spent...

Alliance ready for battle

By JONATHON HOWARD THE Queensland Local Government Reform Alliance seeking justice for local communities forced into amalgamation was formalised in Toowoomba this month. Stanthorpe resident Bob...

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A Hallelujah moment

It was a hallelujah moment when St Paul’s Anglican Church was filled with music lovers for a pipe organ recital on Sunday, 15 September. In...