Artist launches first public exhibition
Stanthorpe artist Barbara Benham opened her first public exhibition at the Artworks at Stanthorpe Railway Station Precinct in mid-January.
The exhibition, “Journalling the Journey“, features...
GALLERY: Allora Heritage Weekend marks 30-year milestone
The annual Allora Heritage Weekend celebrated its remarkable 30 year birthday with a stream of vintage vehicles and machinery rolling into the town’s showgrounds...
Ballandean firefighter earns national honour
Ballandean’s Natasha Bamberry barely hesitated when asked to fight fires during one of the most intense fire seasons modern Australia has ever seen.
The 2019-20...
Crowd gathers to celebrate Indigenous survival
More than 50 people met under the trees overlooking North Branch Creek at Maryvale to mark Australia Day and celebrate the survival of the...
Granite Belt awards its top citizens
Eight of the Granite Belt’s top citizens were honoured for their community efforts in front of more than 500 people in Stanthorpe on Australia...
Killarney names top citizen
The small bush town of Killarney has named Paul Graham its Citizen of the Year for his efforts making facilities on property available to...
Stanthorpe tobacconist hit by second ‘suspicious’ fire
A second suspicious fire has torn through and destroyed a tobacconist in Stanthorpe's CBD just 48 hours after it was first hit.
Emergency services were...
Man’s quest to preserve father’s war history
It marked the biggest airborne invasion of its time.
Ten thousand German paratroopers descended on Crete as Hitler’s axis forces launched a full scale assault...
Police treating Stanthorpe tobacconist blaze as ‘suspicious’
Police have begun investigating a suspicious fire which ripped through a tobacconist in Stanthorpe’s CBD during the early hours of Sunday morning.
Emergency services responded...
Soup kitchen volunteer and women’s rights advocate named Southern Downs’ joint top citizen
A soup kitchen volunteer and a global women’s rights advocate have been named joint Southern Downs Citizens of the Year for 2025.
Former Warwick Today...
Southern Downs welcomes newest Aussies
The Southern Downs has officially welcomed 10 new Australians who took the oath of citizenship at an Australia Day ceremony on Sunday.
The region’s newest...
Something for everyone at 2025 Stanthorpe Show
Stanthorpe Agricultural Society President Brett (Boaty) Boatfield is looking forward to the 2025 Bendigo Bank Stanthorpe Show, coming up on the 31 January and...
New club up and running
The newly-formed Junior Cowboys Rugby League Club is looking forward exciting year.
After renaming the new facility at St Marks Oval under the banner of...
