Local, national and world news for Warwick, QLD | Wednesday 9 July, 2008
News Archive
- Wednesday, July 09, 2008
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We're with Melba: Law is a disgrace
By TONI SOMES AN ALLORA woman dragged out of her home and forced to undergo a psychiatric assessment has had her case... -
Youth's refuge in boxing ring
IT'S a wonder what a mismatched assortment of gloves, rusted bikes and bags in an old transport shed can do. In a cavernous... -
Schaeffer one of 250 nominations
OLYMPIC gold medallist Wendy Schaeffer has nominated for the World Cup qualifier at the Equestrian Triequathon at Morgan... -
Farmer is on a roll with new venture
GOOMBURRA man Max Cummings has been farming fruit and vegetables for more than 20 years and still struggles to turn a... - Tuesday, July 08, 2008
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Kids hit as virus spreads
By TORI MAINEY WHAT could be worse than being cramped on a bus for 18 hours? Making the trip with severe diarrhoea and... -
Dwindling flick-goers mean we could be cinema-less
FROM August 11, eager Rose City movie-goers will have only five days a week to catch the latest blockbusters and in two... -
Giant solar dishes could be our 'green' power solution
By JEREMY SOLLARS IT'S not often anyone around here hopes for sunny skies all year long but the backers of a solar power... -
Wharton backs Cowboys hopes
By GERARD WALSH WATTLES coach Lee Wharton has called on all Warwick Cowboys players to "demand of themselves" to make the... -
Fierce battle rages in tight competition
By TORI MAINEY THE miserable weather kept many golfers home but the competition was still tight in the weekend's Monthly... - Monday, July 07, 2008
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Cowboys hold shield
By GERARD WALSH WINGER Burwood Robinson scored three tries as the Warwick Cowboys beat a courageous Wattles 42-18 in A... -
Gainey is best of the Roosters
PROP Pat Gainey was player of the match as the Inglewood Roosters stayed in the top-two with a 47-4 victory against Killarney... -
Melodic milestone
CELEBRATING 50 years as a musician Jim Kelly fondly recalled his time entertaining the region as a nervous wreck in front... -
Future cattle breeders get top beef tips
By TORI MAINEY TO some of us they may look like tomorrow's dinner but for Charolais handler in training Margaret Young-Serone... -
Chirpy bird bonanza at Warwick Showgrounds
ONE of the youngest entrants at the Warwick Bird Club show, 11-year-old Barbara Barbierato has so many birds she can't... -
Side of craft with coffee
By TORI MAINEY I'LL have a cup of coffee, a piece of cake, some wool and knitting needles thank you these are the words... - Friday, July 04, 2008
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Cowboys to host Wattles tomorrow
DON Browne has been Warwick Cowboys A-grade manager for the past seven years and hasn't witnessed a team playing with as... -
$500 million ... cannabis haul gets bigger by the hour
By JEREMY SOLLARS IT'S enough to make drug dealers across the length and breadth of Australia weep. A cannabis haul on a... -
Who will fill in for driver Tom?
by JULIAN LUKE A DEDICATED volunteer and former sailor of the high seas, Tom Lawton loves to help people. But a much-needed... - Wednesday, July 02, 2008
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Girl, 7, cut free from dad's ute after legs trapped
By TORI MAINEY A LEYBURN father watched on for 45 minutes yesterday as his seven-year-old daughter was cut from their ute... -
Scratchie fame
By GEORGIA DONOVAN DAVID Woodford is a reluctant celebrity, however his daughter Grace has perfected a pose for her place...
Australian news
Ex-North Melbourne skipper Dench jailed
Antibiotics may get tougher warnings
Measles cases 'spike' in two states
Brown warns of cataclysmic times
Qld prisoner charged over murder attempt
Qld coal production to triple: Bligh
Women charged over violent home invasion
Ferguson's life under threat: minister
Coffins arrive for Bell kids' funeral
No move to destabilise Iemma: union boss
World news
Prince Harry helps charity in Lesotho
Corby returned to prison after treatment
Iraq to reject US deal without pullout
G8 reject Mugabe's legitimacy
US draws Russian fire with defence deal
Obama to be nominated in soccer stadium
G8 wrangles over climate change, aid
Brit jailed 34 yrs over Guinea coup plot
UK police hand over evidence to McCanns
Top UN official shot dead in Somalia
