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Cooking up mental health

By ALENA HIGGINS MENTAL Health Week 2014 got off to a sizzling start in the Southern Downs on Tuesday with a barbecue at Leslie Park. The...

Blues get the flick

By ALENA HIGGINS WARWICK’S breathtaking backdrop is set to feature in a moving short film targeting depression and suicide in rural communities. “The Blue Letterbox” documents...

Allora turns on to ‘softer’ supply

By ALENA HIGGINS ALLORA residents should feel the impact of a “softer” water supply over the coming weeks after Southern Downs Regional Council mayor Peter...

Volks give folks thrill and spill

By ALENA HIGGINS EVERY way you turned at Morgan Park last weekend the might of the German Volkswagen (VW) was on display. Crowds flocked to the...

Award buzz over festival

WARWICK’S own Jumpers and Jazz in July Festival has been selected as one of three finalists in the Buzz Print Events and Tourism Award...

Nominate a winner

AGRICULTURE Minister Barnaby Joyce is calling for nominations from farmers, import and export industries, and the broader community for the 2015 Australian Biosecurity Awards. “The...

Warm, dry week set

By ALENA HIGGINS RELATIVELY warm to hot weather is forecast for the coming week, with little chance of substantial rain. Temperatures will sit in the...

Anti-drug drive

STANTHORPE POLICE POLICE traffic intercepts at the Queensland - New South Wales border and Applethorpe netted a number of drug drivers and persons carrying dangerous...

Pressed to beat downturn

By ALENA HIGGINS THE wine and grape industry needs to focus on the positives and find new innovative ways of selling to overcome the downturn,...

Dump dam project plea

By ALENA HIGGINS A WEEK after Queensland’s independent Co-ordintor General gave the nod to the $76 million Emu Swamp Dam project, a former Stanthorpe engineer...

Fluoride attitude hardens

By ALENA HIGGINS ABOUT a dozen more responses have been received to the Free Times’ fluoride poll, with again all bar one wanting the practice...

Sexual assault charge

DETECTIVES have charged a man in relation to the sexual assault of a woman near Stanthorpe last year. Police will allege on 13 August 2013,...

Getting your child ready for prep

Starting school is a major milestone in a child’s life and a major transition. So how do you best prepare your child to start...

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