Council ramps it up
SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council has installed a $122,000 livestock loading ramp that will increase safety considerably for users at the Warwick Saleyards.
SDRC mayor Peter...
Teenager’s death
By ALENA HIGGINS
A WARWICK teenager has died following a suspected case of meningococcal disease in the city at the weekend.
The 18-year-old female, who is...
Man’s smelly escape
By ALENA HIGGINS
A MAN miraculously escaped death on Monday morning when his semi-trailer rolled on its roof at Warwick, crushing him inside.
Emergency crews worked...
Prices hike to have a dip
By ALENA HIGGINS
GOING for a dip in the region’s seasonal public pools has become more expensive, with Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) determining the...
Council’s shock ‘no’ to servo
By ALENA HIGGINS
PLANS for a Woolworths petrol station at Stanthorpe have been thwarted in a surprising act of refusal.
Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) went...
Forums to come clean on water choice
By ALENA HIGGINS
THOSE undecided about the water fluoridation debate may get the chance to hear both sides of the argument before the Southern Downs...
TAFE opens its doors
MEMBERS of the public are invited to attend an information session about the future of TAFE in Warwick as the institute officially opens its...
Behind the disease
MENINGOCOCCAL disease is a severe but uncommon infection that occurs when meningococcal bacteria invade the body from the throat or nose.
At any given time,...
Scott in full voice
In brief
MARANOA MP Bruce Scott’s voice was one among a Southern Downs chorus, cheering on Diamonds captain - and Allora local - Laura Geitz...
Ready to fight fires
BUSHFIRE defences will be beefed up to protect homes and livelihoods across the Southern Downs as part of a natural disaster resilience program to...
Broilers get green light
By ALENA HIGGINS
SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council (SDRC) has rubber-stamped a controversial poultry farm and given the green light for the expansion of an existing...
Crazy Clark’s on way out
By ALENA HIGGINS
WARWICK’S Crazy Clark’s will close in a matter of days, a spokesman for the receivers has announced.
The Rose City shop is...
‘Enough is enough’: SDRC workers pushback
Over 100 Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) union members in Warwick and Stanthorpe walked off the job this afternoon (Thursday 11 September) as negotiations...
