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Fears of river disaster

By DANE LILLINGSTONE THERE are fears that an abandoned silver mine in Texas could result in dangerous chemical spills into the Dumaresq River. The company behind...

Local attraction up for award

By DANE LILLINGSTONE LOCAL attraction Lawdogs will be competing for a top tourism award next month. Stanthorpe’s Lawdogs Australia will join five other Southern Queensland region...

Downs hospitals cut wait times

By DANE LILLINGSTONE THE Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service (DDHHS) has released its annual report, showing steady improvements in services over the 2014/15 period. According...

Passion for life

By DANE LILLINGSTONE ONE local man’s passion for gardening stems back 75 years and he’s still going strong today. Charles Shann - or Charlie as he...

Back in business

By DANE LILLINGSTONE THE new and approved Plumb’s Chambers has hosted an opening night with local businesses and councillors. After months of restoration work on the...

Clifton trivia night

CLIFTON State High School will be hosting a Sports Trivia Night, at the Clifton Jam Factory on Friday 16 October. Student Representative Council president Sarah...

Conference to hear council concerns

By DANE LILLINGSTONE THE Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) Annual Conference will be held from October 19-21 and Southern Downs Regional Council will be...

Police net drugs in raid

By DANE LILLINGSTONE STANTHORPE police executed a search warrant at a location on McGregor Terrace on Wednesday 14 October. About 2pm, police from Stanthorpe and Wallangarra...

Wild goose chase

By DANE LILLINGSTONE A 17-YEAR-OLD Redcliffe male led Southern Down’s police officers on a wild goose chase yesterday. Police in the region received a complaint about...

Up on the mountain

BONY Mountain Folk Festival presents Captain Jack and the pirate crew at Rose City Shopping World, Warwick, at 4pm daily from Monday 18 October...

Ride high in the saddle

THE Warwick Rodeo is now just under two weeks away but finding the right rodeo gear is not always easy. However Cliff and Rose McFarlane...

Health clinic in town

THE Mobile Women’s Health Service will be passing through the Southern Downs in the coming weeks. Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service (DDHHS) would like...

Wolves continue to improve

Warwick Wolves continue their much-improved Darling Downs Premier League Three football season despite going down 2-1 to West Wanderers in the Premier League men’s...