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Showtime fun at Killarney

By TANIA PHILLIPS ALMOST 2500 people have flocked to this year’s 102nd Killarney Show enjoying the good weather, the new events and the old favourites. Show...

Apples and grapes

By TANIA PHILLIPS THE Apple and Grape Harvest Festival may date back to 1954 when it was known as the “Back to Stanthorpe Week” but...

Music for a cause

AN afternoon of great music on in Warwick on Sunday, 23 March will feature Australia’s Got Talent winner Mark Vincent, the Queensland Kodaly Choir...

Prepare to go Mental as Anything

By TANIA PHILLIPS RUNNING at the beach doesn’t sound like a normal activity for Greedy Smith of Mental As Anything - mainly because he’s never...

High tea for harmony

HARMONY Day will be celebrated in Stanthorpe with a high tea at ArtWorks on Davadi on 21 March. Harmony Day is a day of cultural...

Market’s coming of age

STANTHORPE’S showcase Market in the Mountains will celebrate its 21st birthday on 23 March. Celebrations will begin at about 10am when president of Stanthorpe Crafters...

Queens of the Outback hit stage

LET the sequins fly free, the Queens of the Outback are coming to town. Fresh from a two-year stint working as a choreographer at the...

Dan joins in harvest

By TANIA PHILLIPS CURRUMBIN-based performer Dan Hannaford will fly straight in from the US to perform at this year’s Apple and Grape Festival in Stanthorpe. The...

Great ball of fire

DALVEEN will be the Southern Downs hotspot the first weekend in May as the Dalveen Rural Fire Brigade host their annual Backburners’ Ball. All...

Showcase of thrills, spills

IT will be all the fun of the fair at the 102nd Killarney Show this year with pig racing, woodchop, rodeo, team penning and...

Gardens open their gates

TWO of the most beautiful gardens in the region will open their gates to the public next month as part of the Open Gardens...

Celebrate the harvest

THIS time around the Apple and Grape Harvest Festival plans to get to the core of the matter. The March 7-9 festival will introduce seasonal...

Council may change stance on pensioner rates rebate

Southern Downs Mayor Melissa Hamilton has called more flexibility for pensioner rebates on council rates of unimproved dwellings, describing the SDRC’s current stance as...