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...
Meetings about meetings
It must feel like having meetings about meetings for the councillors of the Southern Downs Regional Council lately.
At the council’s 15 May meeting, a...
No agreement yet on water
It almost seemed a case of drip-feeding information to get it right in the Southern Downs Regional Council’s crafting of a new agreement for...
Temperatures drop sub-zero as Granite Belt enjoys first frost of the year
A cold front moving from down south has produced some of the Granite Belt’s first frosty mornings for 2024.
Sunday morning was the coldest start...
Reports of fall armyworm infestations in winter grazing crop
Reports of fall armyworm infestations in a specific type of grazing oat across Queensland’s southern growing regions has prompted an immediate warning for graziers...
Kicking off grassroots campaign
Launching his bid for a seat in the federal senate, Milmerran man Duke Wong has kicked off his campaign with a grassroots approach by...
Celebrating the unsung heroes
As the Southern Downs gears up to celebrate National Volunteer Week, the Southern Downs Regional Council is extending its gratitude to the army of...
WarwickCon returns for Youth Week
WarwickCon is back for 2026 Queensland Youth Week, bringing “cosplay, creativity and community” to the forefront once again.
The free event, supported by the...
