Kicking off the new year
Let’s look back on what made news in Stanthorpe Today during 2024.
January:
The Southern Downs Regional Council helped the Stanthorpe Sports Association kick off...
Music reforms gain traction
Two Granite Belt live music advocates look to have caught state and federal attention with government figures poised to mull their complex series of...
Vale Jack Drake
Words of remembrance from Stella Drake for husband John Furley Drake 1950-2024 known to everyone as Jack, who passed away on 9th December, 2024...
The Cattle Dog’s Revenge
If you've ever lived upon a farm, you'll know the feeling well.
How easy it can be to get the visitors from Hell.
Y'know those mongrels...
Shaping communities through art and music
Marissa Clark’s journey from Brisbane’s quiet suburb of Yeronga to becoming a pivotal figure in the Granite Belt's cultural landscape is one of passion,...
Bush-themed Christmas markets a hit on the Granite Belt
After a stretch of turbulent weather, the skies cleared just in time for Stanthorpe's bush-themed Christmas markets last Thursday night.
Hosted by the Stanthorpe...
Southern Downs farmer takes on world’s longest horse race
Roughly 200 metres into the world’s longest horse race and a sudden realisation began to dawn on Kelly Dudley.
“I realised how unfit I was,”...
Killarney aged care’s million dollar lawsuit abandoned
A costly compensation claim filed against a major Southern Downs aged care facility by a former employee has been abandoned.
Killarney Memorial Aged Care centre...
How an Allora-born data analyst won Queenslander of the year
Autistic Australians are up to 10 times more likely to face unemployment compared to those without a disability.
The startling statistic is one of just...
Mine operator fined over contaminated water
The operator of a mine in south west Queensland has been fined $85,000 and ordered to pay more than $5000 in legal and investigation...
Dalveen to host first combined Australia Day awards
Dalveen State School will host the Southern Downs Regional Council’s first combined Australia Day awards ceremony in 2025.
Next month’s Citizen of the Year awards...
Christmas present on hold
Households hoping for a Christmas present in regard to a drop in interest rates will have to wait for 2025.
The Reserve Bank kept interest...
Oppotunity for coexistence
Chief executive officer of the Queensland Renewable Energy Council Katie-Anne Mulder spoke at the Surat Basin Coexistence Symposium, highlighting the opportunities in the area.
Ms...
