Get the latest news to your email inbox FREE!

REGISTER

Get the latest news to your email inbox FREE!

REGISTER
HomeCommunityCurtains make for cosy cover

Curtains make for cosy cover

Wayne Evans Upholstery apprentice Tania Halford, parent and Wayne Evans Upholstery owner Wayne Evans, Stanthorpe State School P&C treasurer Cathy Halliday, new principal Jo Pozzi and P&C president Joe Moncada standing in front of some of the installed outdoor curtains.
You could be forgiven for mistaking the Stanthorpe State School’s infant area for a fabulous outdoor café, with a brand new and beautiful set of outdoor curtains adorning their under school area, making for a lovely cosy setting in which the infants can enjoy their lunchtimes!
Proud Stanthorpe State School parent of students Hannah and Thomas, Wayne Evans (also of Wayne Evans Upholstery), observing a real need for weather protection in this particular eating area, kindly donated his expert knowledge, upholstery skills as well as resources to make the large and heavy duty clear plastic curtaining.
These curtains screen a huge area beneath block C from inclement and windy weather and are a barrier to the cold conditions we are all too familiar with here in the Granite Belt!
With the especially frosty and sometimes drizzly Stanthorpe winter weather we’ve been accommodating of late, these curtains have already well and truly proven their worth, with our little ones sitting in cosy comfort to eat their morning tea and lunch each day.
And when the weather warms up, then up come the curtains, which neatly roll into place and fit against the beams, allowing the breezes to flow through.
These beautiful outdoor curtains represent a monetary value of at least $4000 of which the P&C has kindly donated $500 towards materials.
This terrific investment in the comfort of their students is greatly appreciated and will be enjoyed by students year in, year out, for many years to come.

Digital Edition
Subscribe

Get an all ACCESS PASS to the News and your Digital Edition with an online subscription

New faces join Darling Downs health board

A new seven-person board has been appointed to the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board, all with either frontline clinical service, delivery, leadership or...
More News

Strong demand for holiday livestock

As the Easter break comes upon us with two consecutive 4-day weeks, it was inevitable that the numbers would come back; 2072 head of...

Markets and music to headline Easter weekend

The Easter long weekend is quickly approaching, and with the weather sitting in the mid to high 20s for both Warwick and Stanthorpe, locals...

ARK’s pet of the week

Meet Turbo, a three-year-old American Bulldog mix looking for a home of his own. At just under 25 kilograms, Turbo is a strong, healthy dog...

Cherrabah owners challenge development rejection

Cherrabah Resort owners are hoping to overturn a council rejection on development plans for an industrial-sized water bottling facility in Elbow Valley. In February, nearby...

Cowboys women’s team probably a year away

Warwick Cowboys are ready to roll for their fortieth season according to president Dayne Barrett though they won’t have as many teams as they...

Planting a future for Killarney cockatoos

Killarney Bushcare are encouraging the community to plant local native flora to support the region’s most vulnerable, feathery residents. The organisation’s team is calling...

Stanthorpe Swimming Club celebrates season

Stanthorpe Swimming Club wrapped up another successful season on Saturday 28 March, with 140 members, families and supporters gathering at the International Club for...

PM to make COVID-style address to nation on fuel crisis

The prime minister will make a pandemic-style address to the nation on the fuel supply crisis, as a cut to the fuel excise kicks...

Stretcher bearer’s courage immortalised

When England declared war on Germany in 1914 and requested that the British colonies support them, it created an immediate response from the young...

Fallout over festival’s collapsed funding deal deepens

The fall-out has continued over a collapsed sponsorship deal between the Stanthorpe Apple and Grape festival and the Southern Downs council. The council would have...