Tenterfield Veteran Golfers
ON TUESDAY 1 October, 39 veteran’s plus two invited juniors played a single Stableford event in fine but windy conditions.
Family rivalries were put...
Gem of an idea
By STEVE GRAY
WARWICK fossickers have welcomed a state government move to open up two nearby state forests to recreational fossickers.
Fossickers will now be able...
Green fingers gather
“Gardening is the blending of our creative, practical and physical skills.
“While we cannot all be celebrated artists, or perform or write wonderful music and...
Award a team effort
By STEVE GRAY
WARWICK’S Fraser Livestock Transport has starred at the Queensland Safe Work Awards.
An invention by Fraser’s that helps transfer cattle from one truck...
Smoke hazard
LARGE volumes of smoke from a bushfire near Inglewood could affect residents within the Southern Downs, firefighters warned.
Rural Fire Service crews on Tuesday were...
Prepare and be vigilant
EXTREME fire conditions are likely on Thursday, 10 October the NSW Rural Fire Service says.
The RFS is urging the public to prepare and be...
Local rider found dead
POLICE are investigating the death of a Warwick man in a motorbike crash on Saturday.
At about 5pm on Saturday a member of the public...
Invasion of ibis
In brief
IN ITS natural habitat the Australian white Ibis is a protected native species that plays an important role in its natural wetland habitat,...
Tip on way out
In brief
DALVEEN’S tip is almost full and will have to close early next year, Southern Downs Regional Council has declared.
There is room for only...
From Italy to an Aussie clan
IT was in 1925 that Peter Zanatta, in search of a better life, left family and friends and migrated to Australia.
Now 88 years later...
Fired up over risk
By STEVE GRAY
“IF A FIRE started up here, you’d just get in your car and go. And you’d better make it your fastest car.”
That’s...
We shall remember…
By STEVE GRAY
POLICE across the Southern Downs remembered those who have lost their lives in the line of duty during a solemn church service...
Where to cast your vote before election day
Voting has opened early in the Southern Downs for Maranoa voters wanting to cast their ballots ahead of federal election day next Saturday.
Early voting...
