Social work a paperwork nightmare, says outgoing chief
ANNE O’BRIEN has resigned as neighbourhood centre coordinator after eight years, expressing frustration at the heavy hand of bureaucracy in social work. To continue reading,…
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Another good day for dance house’s annual extravaganza
Clank goes Maree after 4700km round trip to the Friendly Games
Tough getting only a million for second place
Joker-draw party a novel excuse for Goannas’ forfeit
Bush councils struggling to make cents of bottle refunds
Quicker take-offs and landings for fly doc ball
Christian catering corps diversifies with $1.7m fodder convoy
Rare round project piques builder’s interest
Fairytales with a dark twist in the kingdom of Babushka
ONE HUSBAND elected to remain at home during the Babushka cabaret performance in the shire hall on Wednesday night this week. Told his wife it…
Free beers and talking footy, as good as a cool change
EVEN FOOTY players are getting into drought relief. It was free beers all round when Cronulla Sharks’ utility back Kurt Capewell did a lap of…
Pony club hopes teenagers can spur a revival
THE WORKERS behind the Warrego pony club were gratified by a strong turnout for their gymkhana at the weekend, but it was back to slim…
Commercials, Morven get the jump in first round of new cricket season
A MISFIRE and a couple of surprises. The shiny new cricket season unfurled last Saturday in a welter of triumphalism and recriminations. Morven Magic, renowned for…
All the glamour of the ball … minus the price tag
FREE GOWNS and suits have taken the sting out of formal preparations for graduating high school students this year. So many quality garments were dumped…
Mayor fears childcare centre closure will impact working parents
MURWEH MAYOR Annie Liston is considering calling a public meeting to confront the fallout over the closure of one of the town’s two childcare centres….
We better start playing cricket again
THE TEST match between Pakistan and Australia in Dubai reminded the seven teams in the district cricket league of something. They’d better start playing cricket….
Packed public gallery for energised monthly council meeting
THIS WEEK’S Murweh shire council meeting pulled the biggest crowd anyone could remember, even though it was far from controversial. The monthly conference was staged in…
Music, dancing and quotes in tribute to bilby brother
BILBY SCIENTIST Peter McRae’s Charleville friends found themselves all just about outnumbered at his memorial service in the town hall on 29 September. They included…
Greying All Whites in need of Deep Heat and ice packs
MOST WERE canny enough to pace themselves on opening night, but the Saturday program looked like a recipe for messiness for the All Whites reunion….
Former players gather to remember All Whites’ supremacy
IT’S TEMPTING to imagine the furore if the All Whites rugby league football club resurrected. The coast-hugging guilt trippers would fall over themselves in confected…
Rapping about the benefits of a good read
A PAIR of rappers from Logan last week toured libraries, kindergartens and day-care centres in the southwest to riff about the hipness of singing and…
Look out for the bicycle built for six
OLDIES HAVE a fun way of getting around town since Healthy Ageing took possession of a six-seater Surrey bike costing $7500. To continue reading, please…
Sell-out Droughtmaster sale averages $5689
DROUGHTMASTER stud Valera Vale sold its entire offering of 74 bulls for an average $5689 at its annual on-property sale. The top price was $14,000…
Got a story to tell? See Joan at the RSL
IF YOU have a yarn or an anecdote from the past 90 years, or longer, Joan Vetter would like to hear it. She intends to…
Economic development role for landcare manager
SOUTH WEST NRM program manager Craig Allison has jumped ship following the landcare company’s merger with two other natural resource management entities. He left last week, after…