Snake awareness remains crucial
As summer fades and the Southern Downs experiences cooler temperatures and increased rainfall, residents may assume that snake encounters will decline. However, recent incidents...
Major changes set for flood warning system in Killarney, Leyburn
Severe weather warnings will be sent directly to mobile phones and landlines in Killarney and Leyburn under a major change to the Southern Downs...
Tackling agricultural plastic waste
A $350k waste recovery pilot program designed to manage excess agricultural plastic waste currently landfilled, stockpiled or buried on farms across the region has...
Training the manufacturing professionals
A new manufacturing trainer program is coming to the TAFE as TAFE Queensland and Manufacturing Skills Queensland (MSQ) have partnered to deliver the Industry...
‘A great start’: Work begins on long-awaited Allora redevelopment
Allora residents celebrated a significant step forward for their tight-knit community when contractors officially broke ground on a long-awaited redevelopment project on Thursday.
Under what’s...
The story of Private George Morgan
From 1914 to 1918, 416,000 men enlisted in the Australian forces out of a population of around 5 million. While 333,000 served overseas, (38%...
Nominations for busking festival filling up fast
Stanthorpe’s streets are set to come alive with the sound of music - and much more - as nominations for the annual Busking Festival...
Qld night-life panel
Granite Belt music advocate Kelvin Johnston has backed the appointment of an expert panel which will investigate ways to revive Queensland’s night life economy.
The...
Welcoming all builders
The LEGO Competition is set to inspire builders of all ages at the Killarney Show, with entries closing at 6:00 PM on Thursday, 20th...
Killarney show on the horizon
The Killarney Show is set to return on 21 and 22 February 2025, bringing two action-packed days of entertainment, competitions, and community spirit to...
Supporting the Allora Show
The Allora Agricultural Show displays the region’s finest and it was heavily attended.
Samantha Wantling and Chris Munro were on hand to capture all...
Iconic food vendor nearly burns to the ground
An ag show staple and beloved food vendor’s hot chips became too hot to handle at the Allora showgrounds last weekend.
For a brief five...
More freight using fractured highways as minister’s visit delayed
Lead trucking figures have voiced frustration at stretches of damaged highway across the Southern Downs amid growing volumes of freight and claims Queensland’s heavy...
