Farewelling Des Day
A love of family and church, an unwavering dedication to community and a lifelong passion for racing defined the life of Stanthorpe man Des...
Action plan to address housing
A joint initiative to respond to a range of immediate, emerging and long-term housing challenges in the Southern Downs is being conducted by the...
Prepare for the cold season
As temperatures are anticipated to plummet across the Southern Downs Region towards the week’s end, concerns over health and immunity are at the forefront....
Funding secured for Southern Downs study hub
Local tertiary students in the Southern Downs region will soon have access to academic opportunities closer to home, thanks to a significant funding boost...
Looking at the new council and the challenges ahead
The recent local government elections have delivered a totally new local political landscape on the Southern Downs.
Melissa Hamilton won an emphatic victory over...
A Q&A with councillor Sheryl Windle
What’s something people may not know about you?
I get seasick so I have no desire to go on a cruise unless it was...
Keto diet improves mental health
A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers at Stanford Medicine has unveiled the promising potential of the ketogenic diet in improving mental health conditions.
Published...
Casual vibe to new council
The Southern Downs Regional Council has met for one ordinary meeting lasting just 15 minutes, and already a slightly more casual vibe is showing...
Rent crisis hits home
As rent costs skyrocket and affordable housing options dwindle, the community of Stanthorpe find itself in the middle of the housing crisis.
According to a...
MP slams slow code
Nationals Leader and Maranoa MP David Littleproud has welcomed the interim report into the Food and Grocery Code but has criticised Labor for being...
Data shows Southern Downs grew by more than 450 people last financial year
An estimated 453 additional people now call the Southern Downs home, recently released data has revealed.
According to ABS data published in late-March, the population...
Windle is new deputy
Sheryl Windle is the new deputy mayor of the Southern Downs Regional Council.
Voted to the position unanimously at the council’s first post-election statutory meeting,...
Strong competition across cattle and sheep sales
Numbers were up for the cattle and sheep sales in Warwick this week with a total of 1669 head marketed at the weekly sale...
