Southern Downs Regional Council has again embraced ‘green’ technology by installing the first of two LED solar powered street lights at the corner of Flitcroft Street and Regency Drive, opposite the Regency Park estate. A single light on a six-metre pole has been installed. Regency Park was chosen as the site for the initial trial [...]
Schizophrenia Awareness Week, May 14-20, is a great opportunity to find out more and gain greater understanding of the real and relevant issues of this very misunderstood condition. I have “lived experience” of schizophrenia for 15 years and recovery for 10. If I look at the hardship this has caused me, only around 20 per [...]
Southern Downs Regional Councillor Ross Bartley was elected unopposed as Deputy Mayor at a special council meeting on Monday. It was the first meeting of the new council, which also consists of Mayor Peter Blundell and Councillors Jo McNally, Cameron Gow, Vic Pennisi, Neil Meiklejohn, Jamie Mackenzie, Denise Ingram and Glyn Rees. Cr Ingram nominated [...]
Warwick Safe Haven provides short-term safe accommodation for women and children from across Queensland escaping domestic and family violence. Volunteers are needed urgently to train for “hostessing”, which includes opening the shelter, welcoming clients and children, and ensuring they have everything they need for their stay. Volunteers do not engage in counselling or crisis management. [...]
A crew from Warwick and Stanthorpe will compete in a national field safety competition in Coffs Harbour after finishing a close second in an Ergon Energy event in Townsville last week. The Southern Downs operations crew of Matthew Dwan, David Cartmill and Morgan Taylor (Warwick) and Matthew Hendry (Stanthorpe) was pipped for top honours by [...]
The Three Saints Festival is an annual commemoration of the martyrdom of St Alfio, St, Filadelfo and St Cirino, three Sicilian brothers tortured and killed by the Romans because they refused to deny their belief in God. On their final journey across the island of Sicily, many miracles were reported and the three brothers have [...]
The Southern Downs Regional Council undertook the removal of the dangerous London Plane trees in Guy Street, Warwick, last week. The trees were removed after an independent arborist found them to be diseased, with rotten cores and, as such, presented a danger to the public. “It is unfortunate that these trees had to be removed, [...]
With just over nine weeks until the launch of the Jumpers and Jazz in July Festival the official program is almost ready to print. Organisers have been working on this year’s program since January and are keen to make sure no community groups or businesses miss out on being included in the official “go to” [...]
Federal Member for Maranoa Bruce Scott visited Stanthorpe with the Coalition’s Dams and Water Management Task Group, chaired by the Honourable Andrew Robb, to see how the proposed Emu Swamp Dam would benefit the region. Mr Scott was impressed with the presentation during last week’s tour and said he would continue to champion for the [...]
Tuesday’s Federal Budget delivered much-needed funds to extend the bowel cancer screening program, which was warmly welcomed by the Independent Member for New England, Tony Windsor. In March, Mr Windsor joined Cancer Council CEO, Professor Ian Olver, and fellow Independent MPs Rob Oakeshott and Andrew Wilkie, at Parliament House in Canberra to further campaign for [...]
