Cuddle bed honouring legacy of Mally
A specially designed cuddle bed has been donated to Stanthorpe Aged Care in honour of Mally McMurtrie, a well-respected community leader known for her...
Council joins chorus of calls for fairer federal funding
Southern Downs Mayor Melissa Hamilton has joined Queensland’s peak local government body in calling for urgent reform to how the federal government funds councils.
In...
Sprints named Queensland State Event of Year
The 2024 Historic Leyburn Sprints has been awarded the Queensland State Event of the Year by Motorsport Australia, marking a significant achievement in the...
Snake awareness remains crucial
As summer fades and the Southern Downs experiences cooler temperatures and increased rainfall, residents may assume that snake encounters will decline. However, recent incidents...
Tackling agricultural plastic waste
A $350k waste recovery pilot program designed to manage excess agricultural plastic waste currently landfilled, stockpiled or buried on farms across the region has...
Training the manufacturing professionals
A new manufacturing trainer program is coming to the TAFE as TAFE Queensland and Manufacturing Skills Queensland (MSQ) have partnered to deliver the Industry...
The story of Private George Morgan
From 1914 to 1918, 416,000 men enlisted in the Australian forces out of a population of around 5 million. While 333,000 served overseas, (38%...
Nominations for busking festival filling up fast
Stanthorpe’s streets are set to come alive with the sound of music - and much more - as nominations for the annual Busking Festival...
Qld night-life panel
Granite Belt music advocate Kelvin Johnston has backed the appointment of an expert panel which will investigate ways to revive Queensland’s night life economy.
The...
Stanthorpe man’s outback bush ballad scoops up national award
A drover from Roma who used to visit Peter Salata’s video shop in Stanthorpe left such an impression on the country singer that it...
Four flavours of fun for Stanthorpe
International best-selling author and Stanthorpe-born Kim McCosker brought an hour of flavour and fun to the newly renovated Stanthorpe Library, marking the first event...
Illegal worker crackdown targets Granite Belt farms
Exploiting migrants and employing illegal workers is not worth the risk for the Granite Belt’s farming operations, a federal taskforce has warned.
Australian Border Force...
80 years on
On 15 August, 1945, the world celebrated the end of hostilities between the Japanese Empire and its enemies.
We children, who could only remember a...
