Scott MP, 24 years and counting
THERE'S life in the old pollie yet.
Now in his ninth term in the federal parliament Member for Maranoa Bruce Scott yesterday said retirement wasn’t...
Urbenville rallies to aid injured feller
IT was just another day at work, a week before Christmas, when things went horribly wrong for 32-year-old Urbenville timber worker Troy Hill.
“Troy cut...
Celebrating golden days
CLIFTON High School turns 50 this year and from an inauspicious beginning the school has developed into a respected learning institution.
When the new...
Exploring outcrops out in the field
By KRIS CARNELL
THE Stanthorpe Field Naturalist Club took its first walk of the year, an exploratory walk to Slip Rock, one of the high...
Can you lend a hand?
GRANITENET, the online community for Stanthorpe and the Granite Belt, is in need of volunteers.
As a 100 per cent not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers,...
Wagon stolen
Police briefs
A CAR was stolen after a break-and-enter at a residence in Cosmo Lane, Cottonvale last Thursday.
Stanthorpe police said the occupants were in process...
’Funky’ town renewal
By STEVE GRAY
RENEW Warwick recently took its first tentative steps with a successful meeting attended by about 30 people.
Based on similar schemes in Adelaide,...
CEO in hot seat
By STEVE GRAY
PRESSURE is mounting on CEO of the Southern Downs Regional Council Andrew Roach, with four of nine councillors preparing to move against...
Fatal Five kill five
By STEVE GRAY
FIVE weeks, five fatals.
A 53-year-old man from the Brisbane suburb of Griffin died last Sunday after the motorcycle he was riding collided...
Straight talk on flood impacts
FEDERAL member Bruce Scott will speak at a breakfast in Warwick next week.
The Southern Downs Regional Council Economic Development Unit (EDU) has re-scheduled its...
Wheely good advice
HEY kids,
Do you know the rules you have to obey when you’re riding your bike, when you’re on a skateboard, skates or scooter?
Just as...
Canavan feels the love
HE won’t take his place in the Senate until July, but Senator-elect, Matt Canavan is already out and about and will be talking to...