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Fixing the Gap $200 million repair works at a renowned danger zone north-east of Warwick have progressed to the design stage after years of crashes, fallen rocks, and slippage. Federal member for Maranoa David Littleproud last week announced that local residents and road users were one step closer to a safer and more reliable Cunningham’s Gap, with the project design recently awarded to engineering and design company ARUP. “Cunningham’s Gap has long caused concerns for Maranoa residents and road users as a notorious bottleneck and high crash zone,” Mr Littleproud said. More on page 3
Serving again Warwick’s newest service station is on track to open in the first week of September at the corner of Wood and Guy streets. The construction of a Mobil service station began in March this year, after the St Mary’s Tennis Pavilion and squash courts at the site were demolished in February. Building site foreman of contractor NRG Services Hunter Beirne said the build had progressed quickly and NRG expected that all of the service station’s fuel lines would be installed by the end of June. Turn to page 5 for more
All invited on Friendly Fridays Friendly Fridays at Freestone Hall are in full swing and the hall committee is serving up dinner and drinks for all. Residents from across the Southern Downs
flock to the hall each month to enjoy a hearty, country meal and engage with their community. See pictures from Friday’s friendly evening on page 22
Running amok Warwick Magistrates Court on Monday 14 June. It is alleged Cubby’s string of offences began just before 11pm on Friday 11 June, when a 55-year-old woman discovered him stealing her white Triton ute from a Canning Street home in Warwick. Hours later, at 7am, Cubby was allegedly
found in the laundry of an Albert Street house by a 66-year-old woman. Police will allege the 19-year-old then attempted to break into a Bell Place home, but fled on foot after being disturbed by an 85-year-old woman. Story on page 4
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A Warwick teen has appeared in court charged with a spate of offences allegedly committed over a two-day spree, involving attempted armed robbery, stealing, and wounding a 75-year-old man. Eilsel Lloyd Cubby, 19, is facing more than 10 charges, including three counts of break