Hope for homeless
Various organisations met last week at Churches of Christ to discuss the rise of houselessness in the region, as part of a taskforce currently...
Businesses warned to step up security
Stanthorpe Police are warning businesses to up their security after a spate of break-ins, the latest at M and D Autoparts on Davadi St...
Environmental twist paying off
For 15 years Twisted Gum Wines owner Tim Coelli’s approach to the family vineyard has been to manage and improve their yield through sustainability...
The future looks bright
The future looks bright for the Wallangarra School of Arts Hall after installing solar panels in 2019.
The blue community hall found the yearly electricity...
ARK animal of the week
Southern Downs ARK has a number of dogs and cats up for adoption.
This week we’re highlighting Angelica.
Age: 4 months
Adoption fee: $550
About Angelica:
Please meet...
Cup set to impress
It’s renowned as one of the top Queensland country races, and this year’s Stanthorpe Mitre 10 Stanthorpe Cup is set to be a good...
New cat strategy adopted by SDRC
A new cat management strategy was adopted by Southern Downs Regional Council at the 28 September meeting, although some elements of the strategy have...
What’s in a name?
Everyone knows Bob, the Southern Downs much-loved town crier, but did you know his last name?
Townsend some of you may say and you would...
Letter to the editor
Disappointing cat strategy
It is disappointing that the Southern Downs Regional Council’s recently adopted cat management strategy has failed to propose any meaningful action on...
RSL gives helping hand
The Stanthorpe RSL Services Club handed out a whopping $116,500 to local groups through its community grants program on Monday night, 10 October.
The money...
Driver Reviver best in the region
The Wallangara Driver Reviver located at the Lions Park on the highway just shy of the New South Wales border is being hailed the...
Rental crisis hits home
The rental crisis is well and truly on our doorstep, with a worrying increase in locals struggling to find accommodation.
Susie and Jason* have lived...
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...
