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$11 million for local roads

SOUTHERN Downs and Goondiwindi regional councils will share in more than $11 million dollars over the next five years thanks to the Federal Government’s...

Petty, Leahy lead council

PETER Petty has been re-elected as Tenterfield Shire Council mayor for the third term in a row, but his deputy wasn’t so lucky. Cr Brian...

Parks facing axe

By ALENA HIGGINS SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council has considered its first group of local parks amid plans to sell off or scale back maintenance of...

High drama after festival

By ALENA HIGGINS THE Brisbane organisers of a music and art festival held at Goomburra last weekend have condemned comments by an Allora police officer...

Heritage register updated

By ALENA HIGGINS SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council has agreed to remove four listings from the Local Heritage Register and include two others. Councillors passed a motion...

BACKDOWN

By ALENA HIGGINS RATEPAYERS who were recently stung two years' worth of back-dated rates will have the debt wiped clean after Southern Downs Regional Council...

Thin blue line praised

FOUR Tenterfield police officers were recognised for their exceptional service at a special awards presentation ceremony in Armidale last week. Senior Constable Ian O’Rourke, Constable...

It’s popular – give you the tip

THE newly upgraded Stanthorpe Waste Facility has proved popular, with over 300 cubic metres of waste being disposed of and taken to landfill. Southern Downs...

Take a look at a book

WARWICK, Stanthorpe and Allora libraries are offering a number of activities to keep kids occupied these school holidays. Principal librarian Samantha Shelbourn said many local...

Fluoride survey questioned

By ALENA HIGGINS THE equity of Southern Downs Regional Council’s (SDRC) fluoride survey has come into question, with statistics revealing a large chunk of households...

Postal pot plot

By ALENA HIGGINS A MATURE-aged Stanthorpe couple has been charged with a host of drug offences after 32 grams of cannabis they allegedly sent by...

Wandering Warriors walk it out

By ALENA HIGGINS RAISING funds and awareness for the physical and mental scars left by war is the mission of a group of military veterans...

‘Avoid smoke’: Fire crews battling blaze near Stanthorpe

6pm - UPDATE: This warning has been cancelled and is no longer current. Fire conditions have eased and crews are no longer required on scene...