Drought relief forum next week
The Southern Downs Suicide Prevention Group will hold an ‘R U OK? And Drought Relief Forum’ at the Royal Hotel Leyburn next Thursday 5...
Multiple charges follow drug operation
Police have charged 12 people on 48 drug and weapons charges following the closure of an operation targeting the Stanthorpe and Warwick areas.
In a...
Possible showers on way, says weather bureau
The Warwick and Stanthorpe areas could see a chance of some showers over the next couple of days thanks to a series of “weak...
Music festival permit refusal appealed
Southern Downs councillors will vote next week on a request by the organisers of a bush music and arts festival to overturn the council’s...
Bore testing at Allora next week
The Southern Downs Regional Council says as part of its “work to establish supplementary water sources in the Southern Downs, bore testing will start...
Aged care facilities audited
Aged care facilities across the Southern Downs and Granite Belt are compliant with current standards, having met the vast majority of operating criteria as...
Charging station still unplugged
A charging station for electric vehicles in Warwick is about to become operational after sitting idle for some months, according to the University of...
Meter reading to start, council pools to be filled
The Southern Downs Regional Council will begin water meter readings across the region from next Monday 26 August 2019 until approximately the end of...
O’Dempsey charged over cold case murder
Queensland Police have charged former Warwick resident Vincent O’Dempsey, 80, with the 1964 murder of Vincent Raymond Allen in Warwick.
In July, the Minister for...
Teen rescued after delicate winch operation
The Toowoomba-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue crew yesterday staged a delicate winch operation as part of a “challenging” eight-hour mission to rescue a hiker stranded...
Brazen water thefts on Granite Belt
Police are urging the public to report water theft following a string of brazen incidents in the Stanthorpe area.
A Queensland Police Service (QPS) media...
Premier visits but no emergency water announcement
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has visited Warwick and Stanthorpe today to discuss the drought with the Southern Downs Regional Council but stopped short of...
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New mental health program supporting aged care residents
A new mental health initiative has expanded support options for aged care residents in the region, showing promising outcomes.
Lives Lived Well, a not-for-profit healthcare...
