Rates fallout continues
By ALENA HIGGINS
COUNCIL’S 2014/2015 budget that effectively resulted in a 7.5 per cent rate rise continues to generate comments since its adoption late last...
Jazzing up for jumpers festival
By ALENA HIGGINS
JUST as flowers starting to bloom signals the beginning of spring, the unveiling of the newly yarn-boomed pepperina tree in the Warwick...
Park probe begins
By ALENA HIGGINS
TWELVE parks currently controlled by Southern Downs Regional Council have been flagged as some of the first to be scrutinised under council’s...
On the list
By ALENA HIGGINS
Allora Scout Reserve - Jubb Street, Allora
Barton Street Park - Barton Street, Stanthorpe
Fairwill Drive Park - Homestead Road, Rosenthal Heights
Glencairn Park...
Illegal camping tackled
By ALENA HIGGINS
A REFERENCE group has been established to tackle the issue of unlawful camping in the Southern Downs.
An 11-person reference group of stakeholders...
Oz-Japan economic deal
FEDERAL Maranoa MP Bruce Scott said the electorate would benefit from a historic economic agreement between Japan and Australia signed on Tuesday, almost 57...
Two face drug charges
By ALENA HIGGINS
TWO Warwick men will face court after police executed separate drug busts last week.
A 26-year-old was charged with producing dangerous drugs after...
Road repairs underway
FLOOD-RELATED roadworks on the New England Highway will be carried out this week near Emu Creek State School, south of the intersection with Allen...
NAIDOC Week in pictures
By ALENA HIGGINS
Highly-skilled didgeridoo player Leroy Brown.
Check it out
Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) staff were diligently working away at their desks last week when a contingent of Scottish dancers came to the...
Traffic feedback sought
FEEDBACK is being sought on traffic safety measures implemented near Warwick High School earlier this year.
Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) is following up to...
Changing of the guard
THERE was a changing of the guard at Tenterfield last week as the Tenterfield Rotary Club held its 68th changeover dinner.
About 95 per cent...
Texan ranchers visit Santa Gertrudis heartland in the Southern Downs
Two young Texan ranchers with family ties to the origins of Santa Gertrudis cattle have made a pilgrimage to the Southern Downs, the Australian...
