Booklet for wellbeing on the land
Natural disasters, droughts, financial stress and geographic isolation are some of the challenges faced by people in regional and rural Queensland.
These adversities can have...
Pride of Workmanship Awards handed out
Monday was an important day in the calendar of the Rotary Club of Stanthorpe.
At the dinner meeting at the International Club on 15 May,...
Fire ecology workshop
The impact of fire on the biodiversity of the Granite Belt will be the focus of a fire ecology workshop being organised by the...
SDIEA farewells two board members
Two longstanding members of the Southern Downs Industry Education Association (SDIEA) board were farewelled at the group’s recent Annual General Meeting.
Denise Ingram and...
Braving the cold
The temperature may be continuing to drop but that didn’t stop the people of the Granite Belt and Southern Downs (and visitors to the...
John continues the Legacy
After just over a month on the road travelling from France and now around Australia, the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay will touch down in...
Honouring bomber crew
It was more than 78-years-ago that at 1300 hours on 24 March 1945, a Lancaster bomber took off from the RAF’s Hemswell base, Lancashire,...
Taking pride in workmanship
The Pride of Workmanship awards night hosted by the Rotary Club of Stanthorpe honoured Nancy Benvenuto, who for the past 40 years has been...
A generous community
On Monday 22 May, Stanthorpe woman Kylie Beckett went to see Claire McKenzie at her Ballandean home. In her hand, Kylie held proof of...
Sports Briefs
The final rounds of the Stanthorpe Golf Championships were played on Saturday and Sunday.
There were three grades in both men’s and ladies and...
Experimental forecasting success
Experimental forecasts for the weather might sound a bit like crystal ball gazing, but on the Granite Belt these forecasts have been part of...
Trio of motorcycle accidents
Three separate motorcycle accidents on the Southern Downs over the past week have required the assistance of the RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter.
A man...
Markets feel the heat of weather and rising costs
Numbers were mixed this week as we settle into the normality of the 5-day week after the Easter break.
Cattle saw a yarding of...
