Skill up on recycling
WHILE we have generally adopted recycling as part of our daily lives and are doing it effectively, 50 per cent of people are making...
Mo’s do the talking
LOCAL blokes are being asked to down shavers this month and become a walking billboard to spark conversations and raise funds for prostate cancer,...
Energy put into power survey
THOUSANDS of home owners across Queensland are set to participate in the state’s largest annual research project of household energy use.
The sixth Queensland Household...
Cash found in the carpark
SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council coffers received a $100,000 boost this week thanks to the Queensland Government.
Health Minister and Member for Southern Downs Lawrence Springborg...
Call for economic compassion
By ALENA HIGGINS
WHILE the Coalition’s refugee policy appears to be stopping the boats and Labor’s immigration spokesperson Richard Marles admitted “it has had an...
Fat figures
In brief
THE Southern Downs has ranked sixth in the state for obese residents, according to research by the University of Adelaide.
There are 3841 obese...
Homely changes make a difference to mums
THE maternity ward at Warwick Hospital will be one of the areas examined in a planning and infrastructure review.
Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board...
Bush burns
By ALENA HIGGINS
THREE aircraft water bombers have been called in to help battle a large bushfire burning east of Ballandean.
No properties were under threat...
$40m expansion
By ALENA HIGGINS
IT’S been on the cards for years, with a string of boarded-up shops near the corner of Palmerin and Fitzroy Streets signaling...
Top Aussie left speechless
By ALENA HIGGINS
“FLABBERGASTED” is how Warwick’s Fred Hyde describes the moment he was announced the 2015 Queensland Senior Australian of the Year last Friday...
Remembered always
By ALENA HIGGINS
THIS year, 11 November marks the 96th anniversary of the armistice which ended WWI.
For many, Remembrance Day is a time to reflect...
Global bronc battle puts Warwick on world stage
Four years ago, Goondiwindi’s Tom Webster traded away the Queensland bush for Texas to fulfill his bronc riding dreams in the birthplace of rodeo.
Now...
