Self defence during Mental Health Week
A four-week self-defence program is coming to Stanthorpe as part of Queensland Mental Health week.
Young people aged between 15 and 25 are encouraged to...
New addition for Christmas festivities
The Christmas countdown has begun with the birth of baby donkey Coco at the Granite Belt Christmas Farm.
The new addition to Santa’s menagerie is...
Old post office an eye sore
Southern Downs Regional Council held a briefing in Wallangara on Wednesday 4 October.
Topics of discussion included the old post office, now the Telstra building,...
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...
Bursaries boost uni students
Two university students have been awarded bursaries to support their tertiary studies through the QCWA Condamine Valley/Warwick Branch.
Ashley Petersen from Tannymorel, and Annabell Troughton,...
