Council overhauls asbestos disposal guidelines
Southern Downs Regional Council has announced a revamp of its asbestos acceptance criteria in a bid to ensure safer disposal of asbestos materials at...
Letters to the editor: Mayor supporting turbines
Mayor supporting turbines (WST 11/07):
An article in last week’s Today showed that Southern Downs Mayor Melissa Hamilton is a supporter of the current government's...
Final football round of the year begins
Football Stanthorpe is coming down to the business end of the season.
The weekend just gone, teams across the grades played the first game of...
Mates celebrate their OAMs
In 2016, three firies donned their blue uniforms to have their photo taken for the local paper. They’d each been awarded a Diligent and...
Soup and sweets night
Despite a cold winter evening, over 30 people turned up for the Tannymorel Hall Soup and Sweets night.
Typically held on the fifth Sunday...
75th celebrations for tiny town
Seventy-five years ago, the small Queensland town of Leyburn played host to an extraordinary event—the Australian Grand Prix.
On 17-18 August, this historic moment...
Remembering Fran Edney through Borderline
For the second year in a row, Borderline Australia has presented the Fran Edney Award to the individual who demonstrated the most personal growth...
’Reckless’ campground death
A popular Goomburra Valley campground will tighten its rules for guests in response to a deadly driving incident which left a foal motherless.
In a...
Report highlights gender disparities in suicide risk factors
Suicide Prevention Australia’s latest Community Tracker has unveiled a significant gender disparity in suicide risk factors, with women experiencing elevated levels of distress related...
Rainfall puts end to dry winter
Winter began drier than usual for the Southern Downs, but forecasters expect that trend to reverse for the remaining cool months.
Rainfall totals were lower...
Issy embraces youth role
Issy Sullivan, a year 11 student from Assumption College, has grasped her new position as Youth Member for the Southern Downs with both hands....
Farmer seeks compensation from council over asbestos contaminated mulch
A farmer has sought compensation from the Southern Downs council in the latest development of a half-a-billion dollar lawsuit launched six years after asbestos...
Chamber of commerce president gets another term
Respected community engagement consultant, Michelle Feenan of Ridgemill Estate has been chosen to lead the Stanthorpe and Granite Belt Chamber of Commerce for the...
