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Warwick Rodeo seeks tourism award

By JONATHON HOWARD WARWICK Gold Cup Campdraft and Rodeo will compete for top honours at the 2013 Queensland Tourism Awards, which recognise the outstanding achievements...

Why are we waiting?

By JONATHON HOWARD Once completed, the highway will offer motorists a safer and smoother ride and be resilient to future extreme weather events. Repairs on the...

Where’s our road maintenance?

By JONATHON HOWARD RIVERTREE Road resident Jack Clark says it’s only a matter of time before someone is injured or killed on the treacherous stretch...

Fighting substance abuse

By JONATHON HOWARD A GROUP of concerned Warwick residents have joined forces with government agencies to take a stand against drug and alcohol abuse, which...

Fighting break and enters

By JONATHON HOWARD A COMBINATION of good police work and strong community partnerships have reduced the number of break and enters across Warwick, according to...

Chamber warns on ETS

By JONATHON HOWARD THE Warwick Chamber of Commerce and Industry President David Littleproud has expressed his concerns overt the Prime Ministers’ announcement that Australia would...

Fluoride debate back on

By JONATHON HOWARD DEBATE around the use of fluoride in drinking water has reignited this week after a Harvard University analysis found a link between...

Fine art action

MOODY Blues Gallery on the corner of Palmerin and Grafton streets will host an auction of fine art this Saturday, 20 July, starting at...

Firey classics hit town

WORLD class concert pianist Simon Tedeschi and virtuoso violinist Ian Cooper will perform a free concert in Warwick later this month. The duo is on...

Empowering schools

THE Newman Government is inviting schools throughout the state to take part in the second round of the $21 million Independent Public Schools initiative. Education,...

Winning bid faces scrutiny

By JONATHON HOWARD TENTERFIELD Shire Council has been called upon to explain why it did not call for competitive tenders for the $2.2 million beautification...

Costs cutting?

THE Southern Free Times has fallen victim to cost cutting measures announced by the Tenterfield Shire Council. Without notice to the Free Times, Council dropped...

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‘Absolute disgrace’: CEO’s sudden axing while on holiday sparks outrage

A former mayor has labelled the Southern Downs Regional Council’s sudden axing of its own chief executive while away on holiday as an “absolute...

A Hallelujah moment