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Safeguarding Warwick’s water

It might look like a few huge pipes untidily nestled together, but the water pipes at the corner of Glen Road and Tooth Street...

Up to $50k allocated for Dalveen Hall kitchen upgrades

The committee that runs the council-owned Dalveen Hall has received approval for funds to renew the hall kitchen. At the Southern Downs Regional Council meeting...

Native Granite Belt species given ‘precautionary’ endangered listing

A species of gecko found on the Granite Belt has been added to Australia’s threatened species list, but a renowned ecologist believes it was...

Artist launches first public exhibition

Stanthorpe artist Barbara Benham opened her first public exhibition at the Artworks at Stanthorpe Railway Station Precinct in mid-January. The exhibition, “Journalling the Journey“, features...

GALLERY: Allora Heritage Weekend marks 30-year milestone

The annual Allora Heritage Weekend celebrated its remarkable 30 year birthday with a stream of vintage vehicles and machinery rolling into the town’s showgrounds...

Ballandean firefighter earns national honour

Ballandean’s Natasha Bamberry barely hesitated when asked to fight fires during one of the most intense fire seasons modern Australia has ever seen. The 2019-20...

Crowd gathers to celebrate Indigenous survival

More than 50 people met under the trees overlooking North Branch Creek at Maryvale to mark Australia Day and celebrate the survival of the...

Granite Belt awards its top citizens

Eight of the Granite Belt’s top citizens were honoured for their community efforts in front of more than 500 people in Stanthorpe on Australia...

Killarney names top citizen

The small bush town of Killarney has named Paul Graham its Citizen of the Year for his efforts making facilities on property available to...

Stanthorpe tobacconist hit by second ‘suspicious’ fire

A second suspicious fire has torn through and destroyed a tobacconist in Stanthorpe's CBD just 48 hours after it was first hit. Emergency services were...

Man’s quest to preserve father’s war history

It marked the biggest airborne invasion of its time. Ten thousand German paratroopers descended on Crete as Hitler’s axis forces launched a full scale assault...

Police treating Stanthorpe tobacconist blaze as ‘suspicious’

Police have begun investigating a suspicious fire which ripped through a tobacconist in Stanthorpe’s CBD during the early hours of Sunday morning. Emergency services responded...

Anzac legacy the focus for new sub-branch president

Navy veteran Steve Kelly is hoping to keep the Anzac legacy alive for younger generations after stepping into the role of president of Warwick...