Nursing home to close
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
Stanthorpe Nursing Home has announced it will be closing its doors only weeks before Christmas.
A statement released by the nursing home said...
Development approved
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
After a long and drawn out legal battle, the proposed apartment complex development on Rowland Street, Warwick, has been approved.
The Planning and...
Wineries’ winning ways
The 2015 Australian Small Winemakers Show (ASWS) has again confirmed the national strength of wineries in the Granite Belt.
Severnlea’s Ridgemill Estate was one of...
Fined – far from free
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
THE continued abuse of the ‘free range’ eggs label has led the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to release a guide...
Stanthorpe previews future
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
RESIDENTS of Stanthorpe will be able to catch a glimpse into the future of the town with the Stanthorpe Streetscape Plan now...
Bikies ride through town
Police briefs
WARWICK police intercepted two members of the Rebels Motorcycle Club on drug driving charges last week.
Following the news a bikie meeting was being...
Summer snake season slithers in
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
SUMMER is almost here and that means our slithery friends will be out in force but snake handlers have reinforced the message...
Council meeting crosses borders
A CROSS-border meeting of local governments, councillors and politicians has taken place in Wallangarra to discuss strategic ties between the Southern Downs and Tenterfield...
Cookbook fights cancer
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
NOVEMBER is lung cancer awareness month - the disease is one of the leading causes of death in Australia with 11,000 people...
Warwick welcomes new college
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
THE Southern Downs has officially welcomed a new college to the region.
Keystone College in Warwick has been in operation since June this...
The time of first contact
By ROBERT MACMAURICE
PROBABLY the first European person to meet a Kambuwal person (Gambuwal and other variations of spelling are also documented) was...
Election looms in ballot bungle backdrop
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
LOCAL government elections are inching closer by the day with confirmation this past week of the returning officer for the Southern Downs...
Stanthorpe Anzac Day parade to honour servicewomen
To honour the Anzac Day theme of “Women in the Services, Past and Present”, the Stanthorpe RSL Sub-Branch will have a number of current...
