Living and working by faith
Megan Mahoney, the assistant principal at St Joseph’s School in Stanthorpe, has been chosen to be the Catholic Schools of Toowoomba diocese recipient of...
Chalk art at skate park
Hold onto your helmets, kids, chalk is about to be added to the mix at the Stanthorpe Skate Park.
Stanthorpe Therapeutic Arts and Recovery...
Challenging council budget passed
The 2023-24 Southern Downs Regional Council budget, described as ‘extremely challenging’, was passed at the statutory council meeting on 12 July.
In supporting the budget,...
Christie’s a star
According to the childcare centre where she works, Christie Addley is a Shining Star.
Her employer, Affinity Education Group which owns and runs Milestones Early...
Queensland’s best wine
Ballandean’s Tony and Julia Hassall have just carried off the coveted Best Queensland Wine of Show title at the Royal Queensland Awards at the...
Tin Town duo says thank you
Sandra McEwan and Paula Boatfield, who created the book ‘Tin Town! A pictorial passage through 150 years of Stanthorpe’s history’, visited the Stanthorpe council...
The lost art of rummaging
The hanging clothes were on rails made from lengths of bamboo cut from just across the way. Suitcases stood side by side, their lids...
Swapping one kind of sand for another
Stanthorpe man Ray Thorn loves golf but he says his handicap is terrible. That may be about to change.
After an involvement with Walls...
Drought transparency call
The process used to determine drought declarations in Queensland will be reviewed.
To be conducted by former AgForce CEO Charles Burke, the report will produce...
Bling and bow ties will be the flavour of the night
There are very few people who live on the Granite Belt, Southern Downs and other rural communities who have not been touched either directly...
Show and Shine stops in Stanthorpe
Cruising through the streets of Stanthorpe from 10 August to 14 August will be several vintage cars as they gather for a show.
Triumph...
Computers, cardio and cuisines
At our June meeting, we had the honour of a visit from Mayor Pennisi and Councillor Tancred to present our club with a lovely...
Wieambilla shootings ‘not a terrorist act’: coroner
Three conspiracy theorists had shared delusions but did not carry out a terrorist act when they ambushed police in an attack that killed six...
