Drugs seized
STANTHORPE POLICE
A 34-YEAR-OLD male passenger is being charged with possessing a quantity of cannabis and seeds after the drugs and other material in the...
Stingers end pursuit
POLICE used stingers to puncture the tyres of an allegedly stolen car on Sunday night after it had evaded them in Wallangarra.
Queensland police were...
Call for local councillors
By STEVE GRAY
THEY didn’t save the shire, but they are hoping to restore local representation to the Southern Downs Regional Council.
Save Our Shire Stanthorpe...
Scott rings changes for mobiles
THE Federal Government has $100 million to spend on improved mobile phone coverage, and Member for Maranoa Bruce Scott wants your input.
“The Coalition made...
Give way rules
SOME drivers seem confused by road crossings that are designated as “shared zones”, such as those in Palmerin Street, Warwick..
While care and consideration is...
Heat no problem for local bats
THE Southern Downs appears to have escaped the many flying fox deaths that have plagued areas east of the range since last week’s heatwave...
A volunteer hero
By STEVE GRAY
BETTE Bonney works well over 40 hours a week as a volunteer, and her enthusiasm is catching.
Along with her other voluntary commitments,...
Chamber off track, says council
By STEVE GRAY
THE Warwick Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been rebuffed by the Southern Downs Regional Council over its campaign to reinvigorate the...
Man killed in crash
A MAN was killed and three others injured after a two-vehicle crash at Glen Aplin on Tuesday afternoon.
The four men were in a station...
From flood piano to boat
STORMS over the past week are a stark reminder of the devastating floods of 2010-11.
This week Tenterfield commemorated the events of 11 January, 2011...
Mayor is recovering
SOUTHERN Downs Mayor Peter Blundell will return to work later this month after an operation for a heart condition.
Cr Blundell was hospitalised in Stanthorpe...
The year that was – 2013
By STEVE GRAY
January
FOR the third time in four years widespread flooding occurred across the district and beyond as ex-tropical cyclone dumped huge amounts of...
Protect your pets
Warwick Town and Country Vets are a trusted resource for pet and livestock owners during snake season, a time when encounters with snakes become...
