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Crop losses hit estimated $5 million after destructive hailstorm
Damages have hit upwards of $5 million on farms across the Granite Belt after last week’s destructive hailstorm.
Giant hailstones of up to eight centimetres...
Kids encouraged to preserve Dolly’s Dream when heading back to school
As kids head back to school in 2025, Dolly’s Dream are asking parents and children to think about being kind as they are getting...
Risk of ‘severe’ thunderstorms as state gripped by heatwave
Temperatures are set to soar across the Southern Downs as the region and most of Queensland swelters through a severe heatwave.
A three-day heatwave alert...
Hopes that Glengallan Homestead closure will be ‘short term’
The popular Glengallan Homestead and Heritage Centre will temporarily close for a month to restructure after general manager Jonno Colfs’ sudden withdrawal due to...
Cancer diagnosis sparks $20k in donations
A popular Southern Downs figure’s devastating cancer diagnosis has sparked almost $20,000 in donations to support his medical costs.
For the past three years, former...
Medal and PB festival at country titles
Swimmers from Warwick and Stanthorpe excelled at the 2025 Darling Downs Regional Swimming Associations Country Championships in Goondiwindi on Saturday.
Between them, the two clubs...
Broken blade at Macintyre wind farm under investigation
A wind turbine on Macintyre Wind Farm remains under investigation after its blade broke in December.
The cause of the incident is still yet to...
Police plead for road safety
Queensland police have issued a statewide plea for road users to revisit their driving behaviours after an onslaught of early-year road deaths.
Up to 17...
Long-serving Warwick livestock agency seals landmark merger
A Warwick livestock agency, believed to be Queensland’s oldest, has entered a new era after an historic merger with one of the region’s newest...
Walking Football off and running
After months of talking Walking Football is off and running at the Stanthorpe YMCA with organiser Franco Arcidiacono keen to build on the first...
Rain interrupts as bowls back in full swing
Rain spoiled an interesting format of bowls on Saturday afternoon at the Summit Bowls Club. Twenty-four bowlers nominated to play in the two bowl...
Beating cancer, one step at a time
Simon Harvey didn’t have to to walk around Australia in his own battle with cancer - he is doing it to raise awareness of...
