Whats new for Jumpers and Jazz in July
The much-anticipated Jumpers and Jazz in July festival is just around the corner, and the organising committee has been hard at work over the...
Southern Downs ‘unsuitable’ for large scale renewable projects, MP says
Southern Downs MP James Lister has declared significant parts of his electorate “fundamentally unsuitable” for large scale renewable energy projects, suggesting such proposals be...
Export awards open for applications
The annual Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards 2024 is open for applications.
Queensland’s highest export honour acknowledges the innovation, passion, creativity and determination of the...
BlazeAid heroes honoured for outstanding service during National Volunteer Week
As volunteers were celebrated across the region during National Volunteer Week, two long-serving BlazeAid stalwarts, John and Chris Male, received special recognition for their...
Another year of winning for this winery
ridgemill estate has cemented its position as a top winery, accommodation and experiences attraction across ‘destination Granite Belt’ after being rated perfect scores for...
‘My Circle’ enhances digital mental health support for teenagers
In response to the increasing demand for digital mental health support among teenagers, Kids Helpline has launched the innovative 'My Circle' platform.
This co-designed...
Granite Belt arts boost
Art lovers from across Southern Queensland are set to benefit from crucial grant funding via the Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal (FRRR).
Stanthorpe’s...
Limiting social media to improve mental health
The mental health and wellbeing of young people is an emerging public health concern.
Since the popularity of social media has grown, statistics have shown...
End of mobile black spot grants criticised by MP amid national audit of phone...
Federal funding for a regional mobile infrastructure program will end in three years time, last week’s federal budget confirmed, prompting swift criticism from Nationals...
’Grow up’ on youth crime
Detention should no longer be a last resort for young offenders, but authorities need to “grow up“ and create a detention system that works,...
A new benchmark
Of late, there has been a new benchmark for subjects that used to be all but ignored by ‘polite society’ – subjects like domestic...
Celebrating decades in the job
The days of a ’job for life’ might be over for most workers, but there are still folks clocking up decades of service to...
Protecting Killarney’s shyest river residents
Native animals in Killarney are in safe hands with the Killarney Bushcare team, but they are still calling on locals’ help to support species...
