Battle of the bulge
IT’S a sobering sign of the times, society’s ever expanding waistline.
And the stark reality of the battle faced here in the bush was brought...
Rocks a sell out
By ALENA HIGGINS
RECORD-breaking temperatures failed to deter crowds from grooving away at Stanthorpe’s biggest concert on Saturday.
Only in its second year, Stanthorpe...
Burning heatwave grinds on
By ALENA HIGGINS
WATER bombers were called in to help extinguish a grass fire that broke out west of Warwick on Saturday afternoon.
Heatwave...
‘Moved to tears’
WARWICK is being described as a "hot spot" for drought-affected farmers, some in such dire financial situations that they may lose their properties, endure...
Park signs in play
NEW photographic signs displaying the range of activities that can be undertaken in a park and those that should be avoided have recently been...
Motorbiker killed
POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal motorcycle crash east of Tenterfield on Saturday.
A 57-year-old man was riding a motorbike with a group...
Crowds rock on to the market
WHAT better way to complete a weekend away on the Granite Belt than to sample a host of local produce and wares?
This theory was...
Farmers eye China trade deal
THE historic free trade agreement signed with China earlier this week will have far-reaching economic benefits for the region, Maranoa MP Bruce Scott says.
The...
Firies thanked
By ALENA HIGGINS
A CELEBRATION to thank the heroic efforts of local firies and volunteers who battled recent blazes near Ballandean is gaining...
Smokers told to butt out
TENTERFIELD Shire residents will no longer be able to smoke in the state’s national parks after the NSW Government banned the practice.
The ban, which...
Get bugs on the run
IMAGINE a world where common bacterial infections such as pnemononia, strep throat and ear infections couldn’t be treated.
This could become reality if anticrobial resistance...
And it’s finally over
By CASEY O’CONNOR
THE rugby league season has finally come to an end. We seem to have been watching rugby league and talking about it...
More turbines start to turn
The MacIntyre Wind Farm, situated about 50km from Warwick, has now successfully commissioned 115 of its 162 wind turbines.
The wind farm is already exporting...
