GALLERY: Faces of the 2025 Stanthorpe Show
The Stanthorpe Showgrounds were once again brought to life as punters converged to celebrate the 2025 Stanthorpe Show.
Held annually, the Stanthorpe Show serves to...
A real show-stopper!
Organiser in chief of the beloved Stanthorpe Show has given this year’s event the big thumbs up with attention swiftly shifted towards planning for...
Another year down for Stanthorpe Show with ‘special’ 150th on horizon
Organiser in chief of the beloved Stanthorpe Show has given this year’s event the big thumbs up with attention swiftly shifted towards planning for...
Prices slide back
Markets were again busy as we close in on the first month of the new year, numbers were still good for the bovine and...
Merino sheep yarded in large numbers
Agents and vendors combined to yard a total of 2576 head for the weekly sale, the yarding was a bit of a throwback to...
Councillors given 2.5 per cent pay rise
Southern Downs elected officials will earn 2.5 per cent more this July when Queensland’s annual pay review for mayors and councillors takes effect.
The salary...
Government tightens regulations on wind farm developments
The first steps in tightening the approval process for renewable energy projects have begun with the Queensland government’s introduction of new regulations.
As of...
Wet and warm weather means more mosquitoes
With recent bouts of heavy rainfall and hot weather across the region, Darling Downs Health officials are urging residents to remain vigilant against mosquito-borne...
A laughing success on the Granite Belt
Comedy hit the Granite Belt with a laughing success as several flocked to Seventh Wines for a show-stopping performance by Austen Tayshus.
The first...
On the subject of disaster …
In line with her portfolio of disaster planning and response, and disaster community recovery, Southern Downs Councillor Cynthia McDonald often has the subject of...
‘How’s that for a late bloomer?’ says 67-year-old uni grad
An Amiens woman earned herself a special birthday gift late-last year when she graduated from university during the same week she turned 67.
“How’s that...
Your say: High fines unjustifiable
High fines unjustifiable:
Over the last few months Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) has started issuing unjustifiably high fines to residents walking their dogs “off...
Counting eggs before they hatch
An essential oil shows promise for improving the immunity of broiler chickens before they hatch, according to University of Queensland research.
Dr Mila Meijer from...
