Dump dam project plea
By ALENA HIGGINS
A WEEK after Queensland’s independent Co-ordintor General gave the nod to the $76 million Emu Swamp Dam project, a former Stanthorpe engineer...
Fluoride attitude hardens
By ALENA HIGGINS
ABOUT a dozen more responses have been received to the Free Times’ fluoride poll, with again all bar one wanting the practice...
Sexual assault charge
DETECTIVES have charged a man in relation to the sexual assault of a woman near Stanthorpe last year.
Police will allege on 13 August 2013,...
Dry drives solid market numbers
NUMBERS remained steady at the Warwick Cattle Sale on Tuesday, with about 1600 head being sold.
“It’s been pretty consistent with about 1500 to 1600...
Heart of gold
By ALENA HIGGINS
WHILE most people slow down when they retire, 94-year-old Fred Hyde has devoted the last three decades and all of his resources...
Worms at work on waste
MORE than 50 per cent of domestic rubbish dumped at local waste facilities is organic and could be used to supercharge the garden, Southern...
Women’s health clinic
DARLING Downs Hospital and Health Service mobile women’s health nurse Kathryn Anning will conduct a clinic at the Killarney and District Aged Care Facility...
Three new breeding indexes
A COMPREHENSIVE review of the dairy industry’s national breeding objective (NBO) has recommended three new breeding indexes.
The first is a Balanced Performance Index -...
High-end produce the answer
LOCAL farmers must find a way to combine the benefits of scale, with the uniqueness of specialisation, to ensure future agriculture relevance, according to...
Dam good move
STANTHORPE families and farmers will have access to a larger, more secure water supply after Queensland’s independent Co-ordinator-General approved the $76 million Emu Swamp...
Daringly different
By ALENA HIGGINS
MORE than 1000 revelers converged on Goomburra Valley last weekend to enjoy three fun-filled days worth of music and culture at Manifest.
Now...
Prized entries for rose comp
THE 52nd Annual Rose Festival is expected to be blooming marvellous when it takes place next Friday at St Mark’s Church, Warwick.
The St Mark’s...
Sons of record-breaking sires lift NIOA RL to strong sale
The first bulls by Australia’s record-breaking Santa Gertrudis sires have lifted the NIOA RL Pastoral Sale to its best result in three years.
With 42...
