Opinion: Lessons from a drought
Caring makes us human. When we stop caring we lose our humanity. It’s this very humanity, however, that makes us extremely vulnerable in the face...
Time to start writing
Best-selling Boomi author Nicole Alexander will help budding writers become renowned for their story-writing abilities and just maybe, help them win $300 as well.Nicole...
Eisteddfod needs a hand
Yes, Eisteddfod week is almost here! Instruments are polished and tuned, the performers have rehearsed for weeks and the finishing touches have been added...
Are you a drug dealer? Expect a knock at your door
Police have seized illicit drugs and arrested 121 people on 377 charges while conducting a major operation across the Darling Downs.Operation Quebec Trawler commenced last...
From the Gulf to Gundy
Surviving fires, floods, Cyclone Ted and the 1970s Beef Crash, author Jenny Old is coming to Goondiwindi to share her story of love, adventure, disasters...
Adrift in ‘paradise’
Just sit right back,And you'll hear a tale.A tale of a fateful trip,That started from a tropic port,Aboard this tiny ship.The mate was a mighty...
Sixty-five years after Korean War ended, vets finally honoured
For many it is the forgotten war. But not for Korean veteran Rex Hoole, still a spritely 88.The Goondiwindi man is renowned for an...
Small school with a big heart invite district to school fete
The Kindon State School is holding a fete on August 4.Nothing unusual there, except there’s only seven students.So they need your support, just by...
There’s not enough water to even have a daily shower, Denyer says
STOCK are starving, the paddocks have turned to dirt, debts are rising, and there’s not even enough water to have a shower or wash the...
Do you have any recycling advice? | Competition
It’s time for a competition! To enter, post a video on Facebook giving your best recycling tip.Then tag Goondiwindi Regional Council for your chance to win...
Who dobbed in Goondiwindi Council? | Take our poll
Who’s the dibber-dobber?Council isn’t laughing after a complaint was made to the Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage about a fence fronting the Customs House.And nor...
Marauding dogs kill three stud calves in Goondiwindi
Goondiwindi farmer Ray Christie is counting the cost of a marauding dog or dogs which killed three of his stud calves last week.He has...
Man arrested after car thefts
A 39-year-old Westbrook man is helping police with inquires after incidents involving four vehicles and weapons across the Darling Downs at the weekend.
Specialist officers...
