REVEALING health statistics and the honouring of women made headlines in the Warwick Daily News on March 9, 2013.

Georja Ryan reported on the Darling Downs being named as one of the three sickest regions in Australia.

A report by the National Health Performance Authority revealed one in five people on the Downs did not rate their health as good.

"The data highlights that the incidence of various chronic disease conditions are higher in our region than in other areas of Australia,” Darling Downs and South West Queensland Medicare Local Andrew Harvey said.

Belleveue Cafe owner Rosie Favero was putting her hair on the line for the Leukaemia Foundation.

Her long blonde locks were set to be chopped at the cafe in an effort to raise funds, and she would donate her hair to create a wig for someone battling

cancer.

"I just thought it was time to start helping out in the community and I have wanted to do this for a long time,” she said.

Marceline Dwan was a guest speaker at the Warwick Zonta Club International Women's Day Breakfast, attended by reporter Candyce Braithwaite.

Marceline secured many degrees and work throughout her life with children, while enduring the loss of one of her own.

"I think they chose me to speak because through my work as a teacher and early childhood development I've had the chance to work with many of the women here today,” she said.

"It is nice to know people see what I have done with my life is inspiring. I just like to pass on my knowledge and experience to people because life doesn't come with instructions.”