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Stars align for carols event

CHRISTMAS will come early in Warwick with award-winning singer/songwriter Lyn Bowtell headlining a stellar line-up of entertainment at Carols in the Park this Saturday,...

Korea deal good for growers

THE Grains, beef and sheep industries have welcomed the new Australia-Korea free trade agreement. GrainGrowers Chairman John Eastburn said the FTA is great news for...

Angels of Mercy

THEY drop out of the sky like mechanical angels, load the sick and injured, and off they go again, heading for one of the...

Allora a film set

TIME travel, a chase, car crash, gunfight - it’s not your normal day in Allora. Following the success of his earlier short film Rain, filmmaker...

Women of Warwick

WoW indeed. Women of Warwick held their second breakfast this week and once again the event was sold out. Carolyn Borrell told the women...

Crazy magic of science

WE all know science can sometimes be crazy, but primary students at The School of Total Education saw the Crazy Scientist himself in...

Tourism operators look to future

By STEVE GRAY BRANDING, shared ideas and networking were very much on the agenda as local tourism practitioners met with industry experts at the RACQ...

Rates vote impasse, Mayor breaks 5-5 deadlock in favour of rise

By STEVE GRAY MAYOR Peter Petty’s casting vote was all that saved CEO Lotta Jackson’s plan to hike Tenterfield Shire rates by more than 80...

Two mice – once, twice, thrice

INGLEWOOD’s Denis O’Reilly reckons it’s the peanut paste, not an innate mousing ability that has led to a remarkable series of catches. Not once, not...

Fairytale of redemption

A FORMER deadbeat alcoholic has described his contact with Alcoholics Anonymous as a fairytale which gave him back his life. Troy - only first names...

Pottery on show

CHILDREN with pottery creations are being encouraged to enter the 2014 Stanthorpe Show. Stanthorpe children have a head start, having recently collected the pottery they...

Speedsters will cop a lecture

DRIVERS speeding over the holiday break will receive more than hefty fines and loss of demerit points off their licences. Their trips will be slowed...

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Mayoral minute opens up deeper dive into pool decision

A previous decision not to renew the lease of the pool operator at the Allora public swimming pool has been the subject of a...

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