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Council’s ‘termination benefits’ hit record $786,000 last financial year
Southern Downs Regional Council spent $786,000 last financial year on paying out benefits to upper management whose contracts were terminated, according to this year’s...
Granite Belt shines: Wine industry talent wins big at Stanthorpe awards night
Granite Belt has firmly said “we’re here” at the most recent Queensland Wine Awards, with the region taking home 11 awards in total throughout...
MPs weigh in on helipad concerns as permanent move considered
Two state and federal MPs have weighed in on Warwick Hospital’s helipad ongoing shut down as health authorities begin considering whether to permanently relocate...
Twenty20 to begin in Stanthorpe
Stanthorpe Cricket’s regular 40 over competition enters its mid-season hiatus to make way for The Lanza Family T20.
The season has been a bit disjointed...
Warwick well represented at swim meet
Warwick Swimming club have performed well after sending a large contingent to this year’s Stanthorpe Open Sprint Meet.
Committee spokesman Daniel Ware said the...
GALLERY: Warwick Dragway season finishes on a high
Big crowds, fierce competition and championships going right down to the wire - the Warwick Dragway 2025 season came to an exciting conclusion on...
Pratten couple to foot $200k in storm repairs
An uninsured Pratten resident has estimated damage from this month’s hailstorms could set her back by up to $200,000.
Prue Rogers and her husband moved...
Big carnival success for Stanthorpe
Stanthorpe Swimming Club hosted one of its biggest carnivals in years on Sunday, welcoming more than 180 swimmers from across the Darling Downs Regional...
Shattered families disappointed by coronial findings
The grief-stricken families of two police officers ruthlessly gunned down in cold blood at the deadly Wieambilla ambush have been dealt another blow by...
Notorious sewage mains set for $3 million rebuild
Southern Downs Regional Council has awarded a $3 million contract to Newlands Civil Construction to replace a notorious 54-year-old section of Warwick’s sewage network.
The...
Police ‘at risk’ unless Wieambilla shooting sees change
Coronial findings into the deadly Wieambilla shootings show police will continue to be under-resourced and "at risk" from radio and internet black spots unless...
Woman dead after car collides with tree south of Stanthorpe
A single vehicle crash near Stanthorpe on Sunday night has claimed the life of a 38-year-old Caboolture woman.
Police said the victim was driving along...
Killarney man in critical condition after motorbike crash
Queensland Police are currently investigating a motorbike traffic crash in Killarney that occurred on Saturday, 4 April, resulting in a 65-year-old Killarney man being...
