Checklist to avoid being scammed
A NUMBER of readers have contacted the Free Times with concerns over phone and other scams - here’s the latest on a current Centrelink...
Cash-up for council
THE Southern Downs Regional Council has welcomed $1.2 million in funding through the State Government’s Local Government Grants and Subsidies Program.
The first grant of...
Deal reached on backpacker tax
By Jeremy Sollars
THE Federal Government's backpacker tax saga could soon be over, with the government announcing a compromise on the rate, to now be...
Care for pooch on those dog-day afternoons
WITH the official start of summer just around the corner Dogs Queensland is reminding dog owners to remain aware of their pet’s comfort and...
Major cannabis plants bust
A 39-YEAR-OLD Ipswich man has been charged after police located a large number of cannabis plants at a residence near Stanthorpe on Saturday, 26...
Springborg to consider candidacy ‘towards end’ of term
By Jeremy Sollars
LAWRENCE Springborg says he will consider his future candidacy for the Southern Downs electorate “towards the end” of the current parliamentary term...
It’s a dung deal as council moves to muck out yards
By Jeremy Sollars
THE old saying “where there’s muck there’s money” is alive and well, with the Southern Downs Regional Council set to offer animal...
Polling review reveals voting fail
By Jeremy Sollars
MORE than 5000 voters failed to register a vote in the 2016 Southern Downs Regional Council election and nearly one third of...
Police out to enforce vehicle safety
By Jeremy Sollars
WARWICK Police and Transport Compliance Officers from the Department of Transport and Main Roads have been busy conducting vehicle inspections in Warwick...
Race on for state title
MORGAN Park Raceway hotted up at the weekend with the CAMS State Championship Race Meeting round four. TERRY WEST headed down there to check...
Good taste at the market
THERE was a good crowd at the Warwick Seasonal Feast Markets at the Art Gallery forecourt on Saturday. Free Times snapper TERRY WEST was...
Market makes their day
THE second Yangan Farmers’ Market was held at the pretty town’s Bicentennial Park on Sunday. TERRY WEST went along to see who was out...
Wieambilla shootings ‘not a terrorist act’: coroner
Three conspiracy theorists had shared delusions but did not carry out a terrorist act when they ambushed police in an attack that killed six...
