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Fencing funding for exclusion of pests

A third round of funding has been announced for exclusion fencing clusters across the Goondiwindi region.The funding is part of the Queensland Government’s Feral...

Serving up a funding feast for Warialda showground upgrade

THE Warialda Showground will receive a $115,000 NSW Government funding feast to upgrade its kitchen and dining room facilities, Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall announced today.Mr...

Ag visa is coming, but not this fruit picking season: PM

Show us where the real demand for farm labour is and we’ll deliver an ag visa in the “medium term”, just don’t expect it...

D-Day looms for Normie

There are plenty of people around Australia who now know Normie and Jess from The Block.And there were more than a few from Goondiwindi...

Abortion is no longer a crime

Abortion is no longer a crime in Queensland, after state MPs voted 55-41 in favour of a Termination Bill on Wednesday night.Voting against was Southern...

The Brain Drain is on the road again

The stage is set for another Brain Drain at the Primary School Hall on Friday night. As well as enjoying the bar, barbecue and...

Dog attack victim is home

Eighty-two year-old dog attack victim, Jill Tonkin, is home.Mrs Tonkin  has been transferred back to Goondiwindi after spending more than a week in a Toowoomba Hospital...

Meditrans to fold?

The Goondiwindi Meditrans Service which transport residents to Toowomba for medical appointments may fold.Unless it gets more volunteer drivers.“We’re deseprate,” says coordinator, Sue Salisbury.Meditrans...

Readers send photos after savage hail storms

The region was savaged by hail, wind and rain last week. There were reports of “tennis ball sized” hail.  Hardest hit were areas around Yelarbon...

We can become a top-of-the-range camping destination

We thoroughly enjoyed 15 years of catering for riverside camping at Kurrumbul/Bethel Homestead. During that time, we developed a data base of 640+ families...

‘Robin the Hood’ was a show-stopper

Robin the Hood was a step back in time and not just the Middle Ages. Robin the Hood, put on by Goondiwindi’s Performing Arts,...

Web Words

The community responded well to the story about Goondiwindi pharmacist Lucy Walker receiving a Churchill Fellowship. After being inundated with congratulations by many readers...

Rivalry set to reignite

With the TRL season just around the corner, attention turns to the Goondiwindi Boars and Dalby Diehards, who will reignite their rivalry in a...