Storm tests locals
By JONATHON HOWARD
CAPTION: Scenes during the super cell that torn through Pratten properties and has put country people to the test this month.
A FREAK...
Reforms herald growth
By JONATHON HOWARD
PRACTICAL reforms to Queensland’s vegetation management framework passed State Parliament recently, restoring balance to vegetation laws and marking an end to years...
Man-made snow party on way
By JONATHON HOWARD
CAPTION: Man-made snow has been forecast for Stanthorpe later this month, as part of Snowflakes in Stanthorpe.
THE inaugural Snowflakes in Stanthorpe will...
Pasture secrets
MARIETTE van den Berg from MB Equine Services will deliver a workshop on regenerative pasture management for horse properties this Saturday (22 June).
The workshop...
Pet care crucial in cold
By JONATHON HOWARD
CAPTION: Humans are not the only ones that can feel under the weather during cool months.
AS Southern Downs residents prepare for...
No secret health plans: Springborg
By JONATHON HOWARD
CAPTION: Claims by the opposition leader Annastacia Palaszczuk that the Newman Government is acting secretly on health services have been laughed off...
Cattle quality mixed with lift in supply
By JONATHON HOWARD
THERE was a small lift in supply and overall quality was mixed with the standard of cows not up to the previous...
Homeowners on reno splurge
By JONATHON HOWARD
CAPTION: Knowing your limits: DIY renovations have exploded in popularity, but what are some of the traps to avoid.
IT WOULD seem that...
Hospitals open doors to scrutiny
By JONATHON HOWARD
CAPTION: Warwick Hospital performance monitoring reaches new level of transparency.
WARWICK residents now have greater insight into the performance of the local hospital,...
Muso tilts at power
By JONATHON HOWARD
CAPTION: Federal candidate for Maranoa, James Blundell, has flagged a range of promises in the fight for votes.
BOB Katter’s star Senate candidate,...
Speeding drivers under the gun
By JONATHON HOWARD
CAPTION: Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart says police will publish speed camera locations in a bid to reduce a skyrocketing road toll.
NEW...
Winter works in the gallery
By JONATHON HOWARD
CAPTION: Leonard Shillam’s sculpture titled ‘Wallaby’ is an almost life-size sculpture in sandstone of a wallaby and will be one of the...
Stay safe this snake season
As warmer weather sets in, Southern Downs residents are reminded to be on the lookout for snakes.
So far this snake season (September and October),...
