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Strong competition across cattle and sheep sales

Numbers were up for the cattle and sheep sales in Warwick this week with a total of 1669 head marketed at the weekly sale...

Sheep and lamb markets lift

Agents and vendors saw an increase to 2153 head for the weekly sheep and lamb sale at Warwick Saleyards. The market yarding was varied...

Rabbits Eat Lettuce drops court case and moves 2026 event

Nomadic electronic music festival Rabbits Eat Lettuce have abandoned legal proceedings against the Southern Downs council and locked in Texas as its home for...

Warwick tobacconists raided amid tough new laws for illicit traders

Public health officers seized roughly 33,500 illegal cigarettes from retailers in Warwick earlier this week as part of another round of tobacco raids across...

Study hub hits 100 student registrations

They thought it would take longer to reach the magic ton, but Country Universities Centre Southern Downs has attracted its 100th registered student just...

Steam Railway given $20k to overhaul heritage locomotive

Warwick’s Southern Downs Steam Railway has been handed $20,000 in state grant funding to overhaul a heritage diesel locomotive. Southern Downs Steam Railway Chairman Kelvin...

Rare bravery award given nearly a decade after Freestone siege

Nearly a decade after an armed siege at Freestone, Senior Constable Jeremy Lambert from the Warwick Police has been awarded the Queensland Police Bravery...

Mayor presses state to solve helipad shutdown

Southern Downs Mayor Melissa Hamilton has urged Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls to find a solution for the Warwick Hospital helipad, warning its ongoing...

New youth crime rehabilitation programs launched

The Queensland Government is implementing two youth rehabilitation programs called Staying on Track in south-west Queensland to reduce reoffending rates. The program offers up...

GALLERY: Strength lies in networking

Every town or city’s chamber of commerce has a different personality, and Warwick’s organisation has a definite slant towards networking. President Teilah McKelvey said that,...

Chamber of commerce president gets another term

Respected community engagement consultant, Michelle Feenan of Ridgemill Estate has been chosen to lead the Stanthorpe and Granite Belt Chamber of Commerce for the...

‘Distraught’: Small community counting costs of storm damage

Pratten residents counting the costs of repairing significant storm damage may have to go it alone during recovery after missing out on state and...

Strong competition across cattle and sheep sales

Numbers were up for the cattle and sheep sales in Warwick this week with a total of 1669 head marketed at the weekly sale...