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Processors look to overcome supply shortages ahead of holidays

Markets for all of our livestock types were firm to dearer as we move towards the end of the year and also as we...

Stock varied at year’s third last sheep sale

Agents and vendors combined for a healthy 2775 head of sheep and lambs for the third last sale for 2025. The market was well...

New laws used to hit illicit tobacconists with 90-day closures

From Warwick to Kingaroy, the front doors of what authorities claim are high-street operations for organised crime were sealed this week, marking a dramatic...

‘It’s relaxed, it’s local’: Businesses set to Jingle and Mingle

Warwick is set to come alive with festive spirit as Jingle and Mingle and the Artisan Twilight Markets return on Friday 5 December, giving...

Boaty’s bushfire heroics earn top civilian defence honour

Brett “Boaty” Boatfield had one thing on his mind when bushfires roared through Wallangarra two years ago. “First priority was to save the people,” he...

Band comp champs step up with debut track

In early 2024, Ethan Johnson started learning guitar out of boredom, but fast forward to now, and his band Coolburn with Ena Furness, Tilly...

Rodeo to honour teen, three years after fatal highway crash

Three years after the tragic loss of 17-year-old William Turner in a highway crash, his friends and family are channelling their heartache into his...

Piggies to let fly at famous country pub

Publican Kevin Kiley will welcome hundreds into "one of the best beer gardens" in the country this Saturday to watch porkers fly at the...

Stanthorpe puts domestic violence in full spotlight

Walking side by side through the heart of Stanthorpe on Friday night, residents put family and domestic violence squarely in the spotlight. An estimated 120...

Golfing army takes on ‘warzone’ and wins

Golfers swapped clubs for axes and chainsaws and the community rallied when a massive storm ripped through part of the region’s sporting precinct, leaving...

Surging housing market drives median prices past half a million

The Southern Downs property boom has shown no signs of slowing down with house prices continuing to soar to unprecedented heights at rates faster...

Ratepayers to help shape council’s new corporate plan

Ratepayers have been called upon to have their say in helping guide the Southern Downs council's corporate plan for the next four years. Under state...