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Brooke is ready when you are

Most people wake up on New Year’s Day, roll over, put the pillow over their head  and go back to sleep. Not Brooke Saxby....

They’re off to the coast

The Goondiwindi community proved again how important Kaloma Home for the Aged is.  The Paynter/Dixon Kaloma Charity Golf Day  was a big success raising more than $56,000. But it was...

Car rocked in ‘Bogga’

Two boys have been charged after allegedly throwing rocks at a vehicle in Boggabilla.The boys, aged 16, were located near the area in Merriwa Street. They will...

Mayoral minds meet

It was a meeting of minds, when Goondiwind Regional Council Mayor, Cr Graeme Scheu, joined his mayoral colleagues from across the region in  Roma on Friday.  The...

New era for Yelarbon

A large proportion of Yelarbon’s CBD went under the hammer on Saturday.Advertising for the auction raised headlines of “Town for sale” around the state and...

Springborg under the gun

Labor MP Jo-Ann Miller has officially referred former health minister Lawrence Springborg to Queensland police over allegations he lied to a parliamentary committee.Mr Springborg...

Writers must put pen to paper

Schools all over the region are encouraging students to write creative pieces for the Macintyre Young Writers’ Competition.  A new closing date of September 9 instead...

Children learn to stay safe

Goondiwindi kids have learnt how to stay safe and trust their feelings.More than 2500 rural Queensland school children have learned important personal safety skills through...

Council was too slow to fix ground

THE Goondiwindi Regional Council was too slow to fix a football ground.And it’s paid the price. Texas Councillor, Joan White, was just one who  went into...

Council and Cr Joan celebrate

WE learnt a great deal  at the Council Meeting last week. The GRC had its first meeting in its new chamber in the building which...

Don’t get scammed by “fine”

A number of people have received “scam” emails since the election. The emails say the recipient has failed to vote and must pay the “fine”...

‘Monster’ sale moves

THE annual Shed Girls auction and giant garage sale will be even bigger this year. The girls have been overwhelmed by the response.“So much has been...

Students learn from hands-on cotton experience

It’s a hands-on paddock to plate experience for the St Mary’s Year nine and ten ag science students this term, travelling to two farms...