Quilters come together
Many hands make light work, they say, and the quilters from Stanthorpe, Warwick and all over the land are putting that statement to work.
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RCG recommends rate category changes
Members of the community-based Southern Downs Ratings Consultation Group (RCG) met last week to finalise their recommendations to the council for changes to rating...
Local artists invited to submit ideas for Regional Climatic Art Piece
Southern Downs Regional Council is inviting artists across South East Queensland to submit portfolios for consideration, by designing an iconic Climatic Art Piece.
The project...
Students participate in Brain Workshop
Jennings Public School joined with Drake Public School, Mingoola Public School, St Joseph’s School and Woodenbong Public School at Sir Henry Parkes Public School...
Stanthorpe school celebrates its morning tea promotion
Stanthorpe State School staff gathered together for ‘little lunch’ with a difference when a massive morning tea event was held at the school, in...
Council fights for Granite Belt water allocation
Southern Downs Regional Council has taken steps to retain a 4000ML unused water allocation for the Granite Belt.
Mayor Ron Bellingham said the council would...
Nobby robbery vehicle located
Police have located the vehicle stolen during an armed robbery in which a 43-year-old Clifton man was shot at Nobby on Sunday.
The vehicle was...
Festival winners
To participate in the annual Tenterfield Heritage Festival, Jennings Public School students entered the art competition based on water.
The junior class used crayon and...
100 years of Allora school
2011 marks the 100th anniversary of Allora State School opening on its Warwick Street site.
Formal schooling in Allora dates back to 1867 when students...
Artisans urged to promote themselves
Artisans from across the entire Southern Downs are being urged to register their interest in the Hand Made In Country network.
“Particularly if you’re making...
Country Woman of the Year announced
Many Queensland Country Women’s Association (QCWA) Border Division members gathered at Killarney on May 31 for the judging of QCWA Border Division Country Woman...
Helping farmers rebuild
Queensland farming families rebuilding their livelihoods after flooding received a USD$300,000 boost last week from agrochemical and bio-technology company Dow AgroSciences, in a generous...
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A Hallelujah moment
It was a hallelujah moment when St Paul’s Anglican Church was filled with music lovers for a pipe organ recital on Sunday, 15 September.
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