Fluoride fiasco slammed
By ALENA HIGGINS
ANGRY pro-fluoride residents are coming out of the woodworks and demanding answers following council’s fluoride survey bungle. Southern Downs Regional...
Locking the gate
By ALENA HIGGINS
A COAL company’s claim that its proposed drilling operation in the Goomburra Valley will create “positive economic effects” is farcical,...
Singing out with joy
HUGE crowds decended on Warwick’s Leslie Park on Sunday to take part in Carols in the Park.
For more photos, head to our online gallery...
Warmth fills the windy night
COLD and windy weather failed to deter crowds from gathering at Stanthorpe’s Weeroona Park on Friday night for this year’s community carols by candlelight.
For...
Survey blunder disappoints Blundell
By ALENA HIGGINS
MAYOR Peter Blundell has expressed his disappointment at the results of the Southern Downs Regional Council fluoride survey, but does...
Terror cyclone recalled
By ALENA HIGGINS
ALLORA’S Jim Francis had just arrived from England and was looking for work when he volunteered to help with Cyclone...
Cannabis network smashed
By ALENA HIGGINS
NEW England police have smashed a large cannabis network, seizing more than $9.5 million worth of plants near Tenterfield last...
Airlifted after snakebite
A LITTLE girl has been airlifted on Tuesday after suffering a suspected snakebite.
The RACQ CareFlight Rescue helicopter was tasked to Goondiwindi Hospital just after...
Knife used in siege
A KNIFE-wielding man staged a two-hour stand-off at a High Street home in Stanthorpe last week.
The man threatened self-harm and attempted to goad officers...
101 reasons to smile
By ALENA HIGGINS
FLORENCE Wilson added another year to her century on Saturday and dropped by the Free Times on Friday to celebrate.
The...
Transport authority slammed
By ALENA HIGGINS
A FRUSTRATED Warwick local has slammed the state’s transport authority after she was caught driving 60km/h in an unmarked 50km/h...
Councul report out
SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council has released its 2013/'14 annual report.
A full breakdown of the report, including councillors’ salary and claimed expenses, and council’s progress...
Tough legislation strengthens the war on vapes
A nation-leading crackdown to stub out the sale of illegal vapes will mean landlords who lease shopfronts to illegal tobacconists and vape vendors face...
