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THE first meeting of members of the Southern Downs Young Leaders’ Program 2015 was held last Thursday when mayor Peter Blundell welcomed the young...

By ALENA HIGGINS QUEENSLAND Firebird Verity Simmons had just two questions for her doctors after being diagnosed with Type One Diabetes. “I asked, ’can...

SOUTHERN Downs ratepayers who have chosen to pay their rates in two instalments are being reminded that their second payment is due on 13...

A LAZY Sunday morning took a dramatic turn for Warwick police last week when an unmarked traffic vehicle spotted a stolen car on the...

By JONATHON HOWARD STANTHORPE Chamber of Commerce president John Bylicki says he is concerned that misinformation and misunderstanding of Stanthorpe’s streetscape is causing...

TO PROMOTE Crime Stoppers Day on Monday 16 February, the Warwick Area Committee of Crime Stoppers Queensland will be hosting a free buffet breakfast...

IN THE event of a natural disaster, there will be one place on the Southern Downs that will not be left in the dark. A...

By ALENA HIGGINS A RAID on a Forest Springs home last week has uncovered more than $192,000 in marijuana plants. Warwick and Allora police seized...

By ALENA HIGGINS IF YOU were hoping to avoid a return to the polls for the 2016 quadrennial local government elections, you may be sorely...

IT’S something special when brothers make music together and there are plenty of famous sibling groups making it big on the world stage. The Vellacott...

Sue York and Corina-Amy Graham hard at work on Saturday at Warwick East State School. Picture: TERRY WEST

First Preference Count LNP: Lawrence Springborg Votes: 16,485 (62.9%) Swing: -3.7% Labor: Louise Ryan Votes: 6,168 (23.5%) Swing: +10.1% Greens: Elizabeth Ure Votes: 1,861 (7.1%) Swing: +3.2% Family First: John Spellman Votes: 1,698 (6.5%) Swing: +4.3% Count...