Fined – far from free
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
THE continued abuse of the ‘free range’ eggs label has led the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to release a guide...
Stanthorpe previews future
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
RESIDENTS of Stanthorpe will be able to catch a glimpse into the future of the town with the Stanthorpe Streetscape Plan now...
Bikies ride through town
Police briefs
WARWICK police intercepted two members of the Rebels Motorcycle Club on drug driving charges last week.
Following the news a bikie meeting was being...
Summer snake season slithers in
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
SUMMER is almost here and that means our slithery friends will be out in force but snake handlers have reinforced the message...
Council meeting crosses borders
A CROSS-border meeting of local governments, councillors and politicians has taken place in Wallangarra to discuss strategic ties between the Southern Downs and Tenterfield...
Cookbook fights cancer
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
NOVEMBER is lung cancer awareness month - the disease is one of the leading causes of death in Australia with 11,000 people...
Warwick welcomes new college
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
THE Southern Downs has officially welcomed a new college to the region.
Keystone College in Warwick has been in operation since June this...
The time of first contact
By ROBERT MACMAURICE
PROBABLY the first European person to meet a Kambuwal person (Gambuwal and other variations of spelling are also documented) was...
Election looms in ballot bungle backdrop
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
LOCAL government elections are inching closer by the day with confirmation this past week of the returning officer for the Southern Downs...
Backpackers welcomed, caution sounded
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council has held its first welcoming session for backpackers.
On Friday at the Stanthorpe Civic Centre, councillors, Stanthorpe police and...
Magic in Stanthorpe
THE Golden Grove Estate Winery in Ballandean hosted a day of music, food and fine wine on Saturday as a fund-raiser for local Stanthorpe...
Bike network for Downs
Council briefs
A CYCLE network could be coming to the Southern Downs as part of an initiative from the Queensland Department of Main Roads.
The Principal...
19-02 Dalveen Film Society
More than a hundred years ago, the little hall at Dalveen played host to the just-invented movies– and thanks to the resilient little Dalveen...
