Fires hit communities hard in 1985, The McCahon family lost everything in a fire at Eukey, Pidgeon’s Sawmill was destroyed by fire at Bapaume and the Carnell Clubhouse was also destroyed by fire.
January 16
• Risk Too Great Not to Do Something Insurance, cannon or netting against hail
• Boxing Day Hail Storms – 40-90 per cent damage – Volpato Family at Thulimbah
January 21
• Four Honoured on Australia Day
Rodney Hooper, Virgil Barker, Rhonda Hodgson, Peter Pugno (Good Neighbour)
January 28
• Turning Back the Wheels of Time John and Peter Gould – Wheelwrights
January 30
• Drug bust at Applethorpe
• : Jean Dorothy Collins
February 13
• The Happy Wanderer Comes Back
February 20
• Norma Hangs Up the Toe Shoes Norma Wilmot
February 25
• Weir Gets Go Ahead $40,000 project
February 27
• Sawmill Destroyed Pidgeon’s Sawmill destroyed by fire – Bapaume
• Wallangarra Meatworks to go under the hammer Dispersal Sale
March 4
• Singing Swaggy National Champ Australian Busking Championships, A and G Festival
March 13
• Wally Lewis Visits Stanthorpe State High School and Primary School
March 18
• Creek Beautification and Weir Ready to Start
March 20
• YMCA Shows Profit: Centre Runs at Capacity
• Bill Puts His Feet Up Bill Goebel
April 8
• Granite Belt Man Tries Out for America’s Cup Bim Goodrich
April 10
• Applethorpe School Birthday party 75th Birthday
May 13
• Carnell Clubhouse Destroyed by Fire
May 29
• Best Warns on Apple Imports
• Fire Blight submission sought by Government
June 10
• Hooper Wins Rural Award (Young Rural Queenslander) – Rodney Hooper; Previously won by Peter Buchanan
June 19
• Lions Celebrate 25 Years of Service
June 26
• Obituary: Matt Vale
July 8
• Senior Citizens Turn 25
• Van Klaverens end 12 years at Nursery John Van Klaveren
July 10
• Growers Urged to Convert to Wine Grapes
• French Link Intrigues Lecturers
July 15
• Dopson and Co Sold to Ariadne
July 29
• New Proposal to Develop Quart Pot Creek
• Sale of 22 Council owned allotments
• Adventure Park latest phase for park
July 31
• McKechnie Fights for Vine Pull
• Life Education Committee Progress
• Industry Warned: NZ Apples and Pears on the Market Within 2 years
August 7
• Cabinet okays vine pull subsidy … A waste of growers’ money – Dekeersgeiter
August 14
• Vintage car rally from Ballandean to Brisbane
August 20
• Tidy Towns Win for Stanthorpe
September 9
• Family Loses Everything in Eukey Fire McCahon Family
September 30
• Seatbelt Costs Injured Man in Damages Awards Stephen Bull
October 2
• Rotary/Lions Plan New Joint Project
October 7
• Woodsy Recalls Tales of Paradise Christine Woods
October 23
• Million Dollars in Frost Damage
November 11
• Plaza Listed for Sale
• 100,000 to Celebrate Mass with Pope
November 20
• Soon to Be Hobbled Steve McEvoy
