Rock throwing
Police briefs
STANTHORPE
STANTHORPE police inquiries continue after reports of three males throwing rocks into the pool at Murray Gardens Motel in Pancor Road. Police have...
Driver pays the penalty
A 72-YEAR-OLD man has been issued with a traffic infringement notice for failing to give way after an accident at the corner of Guy...
School’s in and speeding’s out
POLICE will target motorists near schools as children return from holidays on Tuesday.
Large number of police will be on special look-out for speeding offences...
Deathtrap: dog’s cruel ending but ’evidence lacking’
By STEVE GRAY
A WARWICK man has escaped prosecution after his dog became hopelessly entangled around a post and died in the hot sun.
The incident...
Men’s Shed into fire station
ALLORA’S Fire Station has gained a new lease on life and will transform itself into the local Men’s Shed.
The Southern Downs Regional Council recently...
Plum job to grow superfood
A NEW plum developed by scientists at Queensland’s Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) could join blueberries and cranberries as a super-food packed...
New look for Cherry Lane
TRANQUIL beauty surrounds the visitor at Stanthorpe’s new-look Cherry Lane Nursery on Sugarloaf Road.
Stanthorpe local and new owner Morwenna Harslett has been hard at...
Celebrating past
CALLING all collectors and historical enthusiasts. The place to be this weekend is the Allora Showgrounds where the Warwick Veteran and Vintage Vehicle Club...
Bill scam alert
ERGON Energy has warned customers they may be targeted with phishing emails seeking personal information and payment of bogus electricity accounts.
Ergon Group Manager Brett...
Look up and live…
WITH more extreme heat on the way those working or transporting machinery near powerlines are being warned to look up and live.
The hot temperatures...
Driving dills
STANTHORPE POLICE
GOING to the aid of a drink-driving mate isn’t a wise move if you’ve been drinking yourself.
That’s the lesson one man learned in...
Fire veteran fuels debate
By STEVE GRAY
THE vast areas of state-owned land in Australia would be better managed under local control, a 40-year veteran of volunteer rural firefighting...
Stay safe this snake season
As warmer weather sets in, Southern Downs residents are reminded to be on the lookout for snakes.
So far this snake season (September and October),...
