Dinner dance
TICKETS are on sale for St Mary’s Catholic Parish Celtfest 2015.
Don your best green wares and enjoy two days of fun and festivities, commencing...
Show called off again
THE Killarney Show was cancelled for the second time in three years last weekend after organisers pulled the plug due to inclement weather.
Successful prime...
Reverse vending machines pledge
NORTHERN Tablelands MP Adam Marshall said the region would benefit from a re-elected NSW Government’s container deposit scheme, to help keep local towns clean...
Clean-up blow to roadside weed spread
WEEDS lining main roads have been given the heave hoe with the help of Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) and the Department of Transport...
Requests for sandbags unnecessary
SOUTHERN Downs Regional Council has knocked back requests for sandbags, saying there is no need to stockpile the flood mitigators as yet.
Council’s local disaster...
Flood warning as Cyclone Marcia lashes out
RESIDENTS living in valley areas across the Southern Downs are being urged to prepare for heavy rain and potential flooding, with Cyclone Marcia expected...
Running colours
By ALENA HIGGINS
THERE was plenty of colour on display in Stanthorpe on Saturday as hundreds took part in the Colour Run for juvenile diabetes...
NRL superstar amid leaders
By ALENA HIGGINS
IT’S been a busy few weeks for Scots PGC College with the school announcing its captains and leaders for 2015...
SOS call goes out
By ALENA HIGGINS
COMMUNITY-minded residents living outside of Stanthorpe are being encouraged to start their own ratepayers' and residents' associations to advocate for...
Thumbs up for green workshops
JERRY Coleby-Williams of ABC Gardening Australia fame is bringing his green thumbs to the Southern Downs to discuss innovative house and gardening ideas at...
Too bloody hard
By ALENA HIGGINS
GENEROUS blood donors living on the Southern Downs will now have to travel to Toowoomba to donate their life-saving reserves...
Last straw faces axe
By ALENA HIGGINS
A STANTHORPE woman who “lost everything” and re-emerged from rock bottom has spoken out about the community support program that...
Herbicide resistance overseas
No doubt about it, the Americans certainly learnt from us Aussies about the adopting the Weedsmart Big 6 tips and tactics, as practical solutions...
