SRDC expenditure highlights
* $6.06 million for road maintenance;
* $6,84 million road and bridges capital works;
* $2.85 million for water and waste water capital works;
* $3.84 million...
Rates up 15 per cent
By ALENA HIGGINS
TENTERFIELD residents will be slugged a 15 per cent rise in general rates from this week after Tenterfield Shire Council adopted its...
Kids catch recycling bug
STUDENTS at Tenterfield’s St Joseph's Primary School are doing their bit for the environment ... and have begun recycling.
In just a couple...
Homeless for the night
By TANIA PHILLIPS
MORE than 20 people braved the cold on Friday night to take part in a winter sleepout aimed at raising awareness and...
Where the money will go
Proposed capital projects for maintenance and renewal of ageing infrastructure:
* Roads infrastructure including bridge renewals;
* Continuation of Tenterfield main street revamp;
* Water infrastructure in...
Mayor responds to criticism
By ALENA HIGGINS
MAYOR Peter Blundell has defended his 2014-'15 budget, saying it was crucial to council’s financial sustainability and long-term plans.
He said although many...
The cup comes home
By TANIA PHILLIPS
THE Killarney Cup is heading back to the town that bears its name, thanks to local trainer Les Clarke.
Clarke trained the winner...
Your say on fluoride
By ALENA HIGGINS
THE general public will get to have its say on whether it wants Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) to continue fluoridating the...
Tourism is back
By ALENA HIGGINS
A BITTER blow that left the future of Tenterfield’s Visitor Information Centre hanging in the balance has been reversed.
The centre was thrown...
Council restructure put on hold
By ALENA HIGGINS
A PROPOSAL to restructure Tenterfield Shire Council’s upper echelons has been put on hold after councillors voted to rescind their original decision...
Farewell to engineer
By ALENA HIGGINS
TENTERFIELD Shire councillors and staff will officially bid farewell to Director of Engineering Services Dr Dennis Gascoigne today. Dr Gascoigne leaves council...
Plain pleasure in birthday gift
By ALENA HIGGINS
NOT many people could add an original 1940 Tiger Moth to the list of birthday presents they’ve received over the years.
But thanks...
Behind ambitious bid to bring Olympics to Allora
Allora’s growing profile as an equestrian hub could take an Olympic-sized leap under major plans to transform the showgrounds into a training venue for...
