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Double header for Wallangarra Markets

By JONATHON HOWARD DO NOT miss the fun and excitement at Wallangarra this Sunday, 4 August, when two popular local events coincide at the Wallangarra...

Here’s to them!

By JONATHON HOWARD STANTHORPE Toastmasters are looking forward to the busy months ahead following the club’s annual changeover dinner recently. The newly-installed executive has been busy...

Petition against Rabbit Ridge Wind Farm

By JONATHON HOWARD A PETITION against the proposed Dalveen Rabbit Ridge Wind Farm near Stanthorpe has attracted more than 200 signatures and raised several health...

Looking out and looking in

By JONATHON HOWARD ARTISTS from the Borderline Regional Arts Association have banded together once again to bring one of the most striking exhibitions yet to...

Elusive owl on the prowl

By JONATHON HOWARD A LARGE hand-made owl which featured as part of the Jumpers and Jazz in July Festival has gone missing and the home...

Allora residents call for flood levee

By JONATHON HOWARD RESIDENTS living in flood-prone areas around Allora have written to the Southern Downs Regional Council with a plan to secure the town...

Health cuts furore

By JONATHON HOWARD FEDERAL Health Minister Tanya Plibersek has slammed comments made by Member for Southern Downs and Queensland Health Minister Lawrence Springborg relating to...

Families rush for burial wall spots

By JONATHON HOWARD SINCE the official opening of the Stanthorpe Outdoor Burial Wall, there’s been a rush of interested buyers and it could soon warrant...

Angelo won’t slow at 70

By JONATHON HOWARD ANGELO Puglisi turns 70 this month and the milestone has led him to reflect on his achievements over the last 45 years...

All urged to see the signs

By JONATHON HOWARD POLICE Minister Jack Dempsey has urged all Queenslanders to do what they can to stop someone from becoming a missing person, before...

Flood repairs in progress

THE recent completion of flood repair road works between Silverdale and Fassifern will be good news for motorists using the Cunningham Highway. Motorists can now...

Power bid faces review

By JONATHON HOWARD IT could be back to the drawing board for Ergon Energy’s plans to build a second power line from Warwick to Stanthorpe...

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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