Open day
In brief
SOUTHERN Downs residents are invited to join the Endeavour Foundation for an open day at the Stanthorpe Learning and Lifestyle.
The event will take...
RSL venue in the balance
By JONATHON HOWARD
AN ONGOING feud between Leyburn residents and the RSL Leyburn Sub Branch Inc, which prompted the Southern Downs Regional Council to take...
Join in lunch for life
By JONATHON HOWARD
TICKETS for the first annual Warwick Suicide Prevention Luncheon are selling fast with only 20 spots remaining.
Organiser and R U OK day...
Time to cast votes
By JONATHON HOWARD
RESIDENTS across Maranoa will go to the polls this Saturday, 7 September, to help determine the members of the 44th Parliament of...
Mobile voters ticks off e-rolls trial
AN electronic voter lists will be trialled in the Maranoa electorate during voting on Saturday, September 7.
Electoral officers normally use hard-copy electoral rolls to...
Cast early ballot
EARLY voting in this year’s federal election is available to Maranoa voters unable to vote on election day, Saturday 7 September.
Electoral Commissioner Ed Killesteyn...
Dairy farmers unite for better deal
SOUTHERN Downs dairy farmers joined their Darling Downs neighbours at the Toowoomba Ag Show this week to call on politicians ahead of the Federal...
Greens back grower profits
THE Greens have announced an $85 million plan to help Southern Downs’ farmers bypass the big two supermarkets and sell direct to local consumers.
The...
Accident witness plea
A TRAFFIC accident that occurred west of Warwick on Friday, 30 August, has reportedly resulted in a traffic sign operator losing one of his...
Forgotten hero to be remembered
By JONATHON HOWARD
THE grave of Tenterfield war hero, Private Leslie James Kiernan, will be given an official War Graves Commission plaque in recognition of...
Councillors split workload
SOUTHERN Downs Regional Councillors have been allocated portfolios as part of an overall streamlining of Council’s business functions.
Mayor Peter Blundell said as community members...
Cattle numbers ease
CATTLE numbers at Warwick saleyards eased to 1180 head down from the high numbers of the previous week (1590).
A fair panel of buyers was...
A plea for vigilance
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) Warwick area manager Warren Dean says that, although the official bushfire season hasn’t started yet, it’s just around...
