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Local frontline health workers receiving COVID-19 vaccine

Popular Warwick Hospital doctor Chris Hegerty rolled up his sleeve today as the first ‘phase 1a frontline health worker’ in the Southern Downs to...

‘Make us proud David’: Warwick’s March 4 Justice

A group of protestors dressed in black gathered outside the Warwick office of Deputy Nationals Leader and local member David Littleproud this morning, demanding...

Council seeks community views on cat rules

The Southern Downs Regional Council says while domestic cats make great companions “without appropriate management they can have a devastating impact on our unique...

Buskers back in town

It was a huge day on the Granite Belt, with a record number of music makers and music lovers taking to Stanthorpe's Main Street...

2021 Stanthorpe Rodeo kicks off

The stands, the bar and the hillsides were full of rodeo fans today at the Stanthorpe Showgrounds. Gates at the Stockman's Arena opened at...

SDRC ‘splashes’ on Morgan Park event

After initially denying a request for watering of the Warwick Polocrosse Club grounds at Morgan Park “due to current water restrictions”, Southern Downs Regional...

Displacement fears grow as Plaza renovations loom

Rumours of renovations at the Stanthorpe Plaza had been circulating for years before they were finally confirmed in November 2020, but shop owner tenants...

Buskers return to Stanthorpe

Stanthorpe’s Main Street will come alive this weekend for the 2021 South East Queensland Finals of the Australian National Busking Championships, which organisers say...

Talks over Big Apple

Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) will soon begin community consultation on plans to relocate one of the Granite Belt's most iconic landmarks, the Big...

Narrow vote in favour $7.5m saleyards upgrade

Despite a lack of detail on the option Southern Downs councillors narrowly voted in favour of a $7.5 million upgrade of the existing Warwick...

Pensioners’ League member callout

Queensland’s oldest Pensioners’ League is looking for new members and welcomes all Warwick-based government pension recipients interested in connecting with others. The club holds monthly...

Race to the finish line

There are just four months left in two all-important Queensland Government funding programs, and 16 of 22 local infrastructure improvement projects are still yet...

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Deputy Mayor announces end date

The Southern Downs Regional Council Deputy Mayor Sheryl Windle will not seek re-election when this council term is over. She made the announcement quite casually...