Glenn Henry withdraws
In December, Glenn Henry announced he was running as a candidate for the Southern Downs Regional Council election, however, he has withdrawn from the...
Stanthorpe son shines
Tony Torrisi recently competed in the largest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament in Australia.
At this competition, he was one of only 13 of...
Council supports local businesses
More than 70 per cent of goods purchased by Southern Downs Regional Council in the past 12 months have come from local businesses.
In the...
Ed cooks up a culinary storm
Celebrity chef Ed Halmagyi, also known as Fast Ed, had the crowd at the Stanthorpe Apple and Grape Harvest Festival in fits of laughter.
Fast...
Fiona full of praise for festival
Fiona Hannan showed why she’s a medal-winning Olympian during Saturday’s grape crush, one of the main events at the Stanthorpe Apple and Grape Harvest...
Allora saddles up for growing cattle drive
It may not be quite as arduous as the legendary Patsy Durack’s epic 3000 mile cattle drive that left Queensland for the Kimberleys in...
Power meeting
A community reference group may be established to engage community input into the controversial duplication of the Warwick to Stanthorpe 110kv Powerline.
State Member for...
Smashing success
Combine Australia’s most successful Olympian Dawn Fraser and one of Queensland’s iconic events, the Stanthorpe Apple and Grape Harvest Festival, and you have a...
No guarantees for Scott
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott could not guarantee that Federal Member for Maranoa Bruce Scott would be safe in his seat if Barnaby Joyce was...
Dangerous road
Members of the Mingoola Progress Association are calling for traffic to be slowed down on the dangerous New England and Bruxner Highway intersection to...
Golden girl
As a “World Athlete of the Century” winner, Dawn Fraser has seen many battles fought and won, but nothing quite like the grape crush,...
Juicy launch for Abbot
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott officially opened the Grove Fruit Juice factory in Warwick on Thursday.
“This is a sign of the good things that can...