QCWA bursaries for students closing soon
The Queensland Country Women’s Association (QCWA) invites male and female secondary and tertiary students in Queensland to apply for a range of bursary offering...
Severe crop and property damage reported as giant hailstones thrash Granite Belt
Severe crop and property damage has been reported on the Granite Belt after a destructive supercell pelted hailstones as big as baseballs on Tuesday...
Strong prices at Warwick saleyards
Following the extended break for yard repairs, the combined agents at Warwick penned 1,032 cattle for the first sale of the 2025 selling season.
All...
‘Accidental historian’ launches virtual memorial for Southern Downs veterans
A Southern Downs historian has gone to great lengths to document her region’s rich military history, launching a virtual memorial commemorating all local veterans...
Year’s first sheep sale well supported by vendors
The new selling season for the 2025 year commenced on the 8 January and the selling agents saw a change with the combination of...
Up to $20k on offer for community groups
Community groups with much-needed infrastructure projects in the pipeline have been urged to express their interest in receiving up to $20,000 in federal grant...
Rodeo results announced
The Warwick New Year’s Eve Rodeo and Fire Works spectacular has been declared a success despite the rain.
Warwick Show and Rodeo Organising team member...
Rain drenches rural suburbs
Several rural rainfall records were broken in what proved a wet weekend for parts of the Southern Downs.
The Bureau of Meteorology’s Warahgai weather station...
Works for Queensland funding
The council’s is to submit the following list to the Department of State Development from the council’s $4.5 million allocation for approval under the...
CEO’s long, long list
Have you ever wondered what actions the council can delegate to its chief executive officer?
Well, there’s a very long list of powers of the...
Gallery: Ending year with a bang
Rodeo and horse events are a big part of the Southern Downs and Granite Belt so what better way to end the year than...
Commercial users water standpipe approved for Stanthorpe
The Southern Downs Regional Council has approved an additional $180,000 budget item in the water capital works program so a new commercial users water...
Turning point for Australia’s winter cropping season
The release of the August Bendigo Bank Agribusiness Monthly Commodity Update finds that widespread rain in late July marked a turning point for Australia’s...
