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Jump into jazz at regional showcase

By JONATHON HOWARD THIS year’s jazz element for the 10th anniversary of the Jumpers and Jazz Festival is looking hot, according to organiser Tracy Vellacott. “From...

Local hero needed to rival Toowoomba

By JONATHON HOWARD THE hunt is on for the next phone book front cover photo and Warwick and Stanthorpe are up against long-running winner Toowoomba...

Expo outing a blooming success

By BEATRICE HAWKINS The site was crammed with exhibitors with such a variety of wares on show that a day was not enough time to...

Mole River Nursery beats the frost

By JONATHON HOWARD MOLE River Native Nursery propagates and sells thousands of frost hardy native plants each year to farmers and landcare organisations throughout the...

Talented duo share care

By JONATHON HOWARD MUSICAL duo the Howie Brothers will return to Tenterfield Golf Club to raise funds for the Community Care for Patients (PAM Hospital)...

Oldies go hi-tech

By JONATHON HOWARD WARWICK seniors now have access to a free computer tutition at the Warwick Men’s Shed in a bid to plug in our...

Family mill changes hands

By JONATHON HOWARD THE first day of the 2013-14 financial year has heralded a new era for an iconic Inglewood business with new owners taking...

Council reacts to Killarney water

By JONATHON HOWARD SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council has moved to assure Killarney residents that the water supply is perfectly safe. Several Killarney residents have called for...

Cash for weeds

MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall has welcomed extra resources to fight invasive weeds across NSW and extra funding for the Armidale-based New England...

Foundation reaches 30-year milestone

IT has been 30 years since the formation of the Warwick Leukaemia Foundation backed by a group of people determined to make a difference,...

Frontline service rewarded

FIREFIGHTERS from across the Southern Downs were recently recognised for their hard work and commitment to protecting lives during a formal ceremony on Saturday,...

Libraries get with the times

By JONATHON HOWARD THE days of forking out a few dollars to access the internet at one of three Southern Downs libraries are numbered. Southern Downs...

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‘Absolute disgrace’: CEO’s sudden axing while on holiday sparks outrage

A former mayor has labelled the Southern Downs Regional Council’s sudden axing of its own chief executive while away on holiday as an “absolute...

A Hallelujah moment