SES demos for safety
TENTERFIELD SES will open its doors to the community on Saturday 12 December.
The Tenterfield Unit of the New South Wales State Emergency Service (NSW...
Cleaning up our streets
A LOCAL street sweeper has hit back at recent claims that there is no need for sweeping works to be done in some parts...
Revving up at the drags
BRENDAN Edyvane from Moores Pocket, Queensland, upset the favourites to win in the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series presented by Southern Downs Regional Council...
Honest ‘mistake’
SOUTHERN Downs Regional councillor Jamie Mackenzie has given notice of motion to overturn a resolution passed at the November general meeting.
The resolution was to...
Light a light – stop the fight
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
THREE local organisations will come together on Thursday 10 December to raise awareness and show support for victims of domestic violence.
A partnership...
Jumpers and Jazz worth $1 million
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
AN independent review conducted and paid for by Tourism and Events Queensland has shown that Jumpers and Jazz 2015 injected over $1.1...
Simply divine
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
MUSEUMS and Galleries Queensland has announced the winners of the 2015 Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards with local Karina Devine taking home...
Grain debate doesn’t die
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
THE grain debate hasn’t been restricted to the community with Southern Downs Regional Council unable to decide on how a new storage...
Infrastructure future
Council briefs
THE Queensland Government’s Draft State Infrastructure Plan has been released and outlines a new strategic direction for the planning, investment and delivery of...
Camping future finalised
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
FOLLOWING months of debate in council around the future of free camping in the Southern Downs, the last pieces of the policy...
Regency Park’s safe
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
AGED care in the Southern Downs has copped a battering lately but there is one facility that will be going nowhere.
Regency Park...
Grant to preserve heritage
STANTHORPE Heritage Museum has received a boost after being awarded a $5300 federal Community Heritage Grant.
John Cowburn from Stanthorpe Historical Society attended a three-day...
Steam Railway given $20k to overhaul heritage locomotive
Warwick’s Southern Downs Steam Railway has been handed $20,000 in state grant funding to overhaul a heritage diesel locomotive.
Southern Downs Steam Railway Chairman Kelvin...
