Excellence award for the warmest of welcomes
IT’S official: TripAdvisor love Stanthorpe!
The Stanthorpe Visitor information Centre has earned a 2016 Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site.
The...
Seven score big gambing wins
STANTHORPE were the big winners with seven groups based in the community receiving major grants as part of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
Member for...
Chillin’ out at Killarney’s picnic
By TANIA PHILLIPS
MORE than 2000 people spread their picnic rugs and chilled out at the first Killarney Picnic Basket Day at Melrose Station on...
New tourism body
By TANIA PHILLIPS
FORMER Warwick Tourism and Events CEO Tracy Vellacott has welcomed a move by the Southern Downs Council to form an “in-house” group...
Gas is off the agenda, for now
THERE will be no reticulated natural gas pipeline from Toowoomba to Warwick after the proposal was declared “unfeasible” following investigations by Southern Downs Regional...
Training destination for Commonwealth Games
THERE could be teams from up to 13 different and diverse countries training on the Southern Downs in the lead up to the Gold...
Traffic injuries worry police
TRAFFIC crashes continue to be an issue in the Stanthorpe area with another four reported during the past week according to local police.
Officer...
Race in the running
RUNNERS from all over southern Queensland and northern New South Wales headed to Warwick at the weekend for the 14th annual Warwick Pentathrun.
Held in...
Lights out for 2500 after power line fails
THE power supply to almost 2500 Ergon Energy customers on the Southern Downs was interrupted on Monday night due to a fallen power line...
$40 million facelift for Rose City
WARWICK’S Rose City Shoppingworld is set for a $40 million facelift over the next few months.
Queensland-based property developer McConaghy Group has begun major works...
Tourist board bitter at council walkout
DESTINATION Southern Downs (DSD) chairwoman Corinne Butler has expressed her board’s extreme disappointment with the Southern Downs Regional Council’s decision to cease funding and...
Tourism body dumped
SOUTHERN Downs has stopped providing funds to the region’s peak tourism body Destination Southern Downs and will form an “in-house” group to help with...
Nine days paddling across Australia’s roughest waters
Known for its rough waters, crossing the Bass Strait is no picnic.
Old tales of vessels disappearing across the notorious passage take on a whole...
