Subsidy travels a long way
TRUDGING from Stanthorpe to Toowoomba several times a week for chemotherapy can take its toll when physical reserves are already low.
That’s what Mary Beach...
Kiwi horses humbled
TRANS Tasman rivalry was fierce at Morgan Park last weekend as Queensland and NSW battled it out against New Zealand for the prestigious Cooper...
Manager leaves council
A SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council (SDRC) manager has jumped ship, taking on a director’s role at a neighbouring council.
Tenterfield Shire Council (TSC) announced on...
Learn the lingo
In brief
ALL Year 5 students in Queensland state schools will have to learn a language from 2015.
Currently it is mandatory for all students to...
Best of the best
Winners and commendations for the different categories were as follows:
Apprentice/Trainee of the Year
Highly Commended: Sasha-Ethell Donadel (Kristen Lovett Accounting Services)
Winner: Josh Lowe (Premier Meats)
Excellence...
Cream of the crop
THE cream of Tenterfield businesses were out in force last Thursday night as council held its inaugural business and tourism awards.
It was a sold-out...
Top Guy at tourism helm
GRANITE Belt Wine and Tourism (GBWT) has a new kid on the block, with Guy Cantrel appointed as marketing manager.
Mr Cantrel, who represented French...
Dogs get the drift
By ALENA HIGGINS
WHAT started out as a way to better manage man’s best friend has turned into a life-long passion for two Warwick women.
Ellen...
Police probe fatal crash
POLICE are investigating the cause of a single vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 47-year-old East Greenmount woman on Saturday.
It is believed...
Cool $7m for council
By ALENA HIGGINS
THE Commonwealth Government has dished out its annual council grants with Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) pocketing $7,046,977 in discretionary funds.
Mayor Peter...
Art and craft expo marks centenary
MARYVALE celebrated seniors’ week and the centenary of the hall with an art and craft expo last weekend.
Southern Downs MP Lawrence Springborg was on...
Around the houses
By ALENA HIGGINS
THERE were thrills and spills as almost 200 cars took to the track at the annual Historic Leyburn Sprints last weekend.
About 12,000...
FEATURE: Celebrating 150 years of education
Warwick Central State School is set to mark a significant milestone in 2025, celebrating its 150th anniversary. This occasion honours nearly a century and...
