Support worker wins nationally
Former Stanthorpe resident and disability support worker Dylan Hensch has been named Australia’s Most Outstanding Support Worker.
Dylan’s transformative impact on the lives of...
Axed CEO speaks out
Former chief executive of Southern Downs Regional Council has extraordinarily lashed out at his former employer in his first public statement almost two months...
Gymnast Sculpture approved for Quart Pot Creek
After several months of extreme dedication, the Gymnast Sculpture will find its home along Quart Pot Creek.
In June 2022, the Southern Downs Regional...
In brief
Teen killed
Police have launched investigations into the death of a male teenager who died in a singe-vehicle crash at Leslie Dam on Monday afternoon.
The...
Struggle for volunteers
Rural firefighters have raised ongoing concerns about volunteer numbers after several weeks of flaring temperatures and dangerous bushfire conditions.
On the Granite Belt, Sugarloaf Rural...
Lettuce stay, says organiser
Organisers of the Rabbits Eat Lettuce music festival have sought to ease concerns about plans to host their annual event permanently in the Southern...
Cup on the Granite Belt
The Rotary Club of the Granite Belt’s Melbourne Cup Garden Party Luncheon was a fantastic success, with over 110 guests attending for an afternoon...
It just makes cents
The Southern Downs Recycle Shops in Warwick and Stanthorpe are joining in on National Recycling Week celebrations from 11 to 17 November and participating...
Drawing to remember the veterans
On Remembrance Day, Monday, 11 November, members of the Stanthorpe RSL Sub Branch visited Stanthorpe State School to admire students’ chalk artwork created as...
Get creative for National Recycling Week
Southern Downs Regional Council is on the lookout for young waste warriors to design the region’s next recycling-themed artwork!
During Planet Ark’s National Recycling Week...
Police probing deadly truck crash
Police will continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding last week’s double truck collision which left two men dead and forced major delays along the...
Remembering the sacrifice
The Stanthorpe community gathered on Remembrance Day, 11 November, to honour the sacrifices and service of Australian and New Zealand defence personnel.
The ceremony...
LifeFlight airlifts man trapped under a truck
The Toowoomba-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew airlifted a man to hospital on Monday after he was trapped under a 10-tonne truck in the Southern Downs.
It...
