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Help others in need

ONCE again Target Stores in conjunction with UnitingCare are asking for the support of the community to give gifts or gift vouchers to those...

Mural artist visits

INDIGENOUS artist Brett Parker is coming to Stanthorpe this month to hold workshops at community gallery ArtWorks on Davadi. Mr Parker, who also goes by...

Garlic can’t hide grass

In brief STANTHORPE AN attempt to smuggle cannabis hidden in bags of garlic came undone when police intercepted a vehicle at Applethorpe on Thursday, 28...

Festive events

Allora Bush Christmas Friday, 6 December 5pm-9pm. Good old-fashioned street party with a visit from Santa, lollies and ice-blocks for the kids, loads of fun and...

Garage sale for research

A MASSIVE garage sale on Saturday at The Summit will aid a planned walk around Australia. Ian Robins, a prostate cancer sufferer, said his lounge...

It’s an outback Christmas

IT’S AN outback Christmas experience at Santa’s Setting in Rose City Shoppingworld this Christmas. Come in and visit Santa in his ’Christmas Creek’ Town Hall Setting,...

Rock rolls, closing road

A HUGE boulder estimated to weigh more than 300 tonnes crashed on to the Cunningham Highway on Tuesday afternoon, blocking both lanes. Workers were removing...

Help shelter cyclone victims

ROTARY’S motto “Service Above Self” is action again at the Tenterfield Rotary Club raises money to assist victims of the cyclone which devastated the...

Allora goes with the grain

By STEVE GRAY A HUGE new grain storage depot is to be built near Allora. The Southern Downs Regional Council overrode the concerns of 100 objectors...

Magnet for tree changers

CITY people wanting a tree change for a new lifestyle in regional New South Wales will again be able to visit to the Country...

Recycling better, but ….still a mixed bag

RECYCLING from Southern Downs households has improved, but too much recyclable material is ending up in landfill, the council says. An audit of the region’s...

Telstra tries one on

COMMENT By STEVE GRAY ONE of Australia’s biggest companies, with a public relations budget exceeding $200 million, wants your tiny community newspaper Southern Free Times...

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New citizens welcomed to the Southern Downs

Seven new citizens have been welcomed into the Southern Downs region by the newly appointed Mayor Melissa Hamilton along with councillors Cynthia McDonald, Russell...