On the subject of disaster …
In line with her portfolio of disaster planning and response, and disaster community recovery, Southern Downs Councillor Cynthia McDonald often has the subject of...
Your say: High fines unjustifiable
High fines unjustifiable:
Over the last few months Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) has started issuing unjustifiably high fines to residents walking their dogs “off...
Horticultural excellence
Flowers are transient, metaphorical, and evocative. The same can be said for one of the most popular events at the Stanthorpe Show – the...
In brief: Southern Downs January council meeting
Subdued start for new CEO
It was an understated introduction the Southern Downs Regional Council meetings for new CEO Rachel Brophy during a particularly short...
‘Safe town’ rocked by tobacconist firebombings
Shockwaves have rippled through the usually peaceful town of Stanthorpe as residents and businesses continue to grapple with the severity of this week’s destructive...
Safeguarding Warwick’s water
It might look like a few huge pipes untidily nestled together, but the water pipes at the corner of Glen Road and Tooth Street...
Up to $50k allocated for Dalveen Hall kitchen upgrades
The committee that runs the council-owned Dalveen Hall has received approval for funds to renew the hall kitchen.
At the Southern Downs Regional Council meeting...
Native Granite Belt species given ‘precautionary’ endangered listing
A species of gecko found on the Granite Belt has been added to Australia’s threatened species list, but a renowned ecologist believes it was...
GALLERY: Allora Heritage Weekend marks 30-year milestone
The annual Allora Heritage Weekend celebrated its remarkable 30 year birthday with a stream of vintage vehicles and machinery rolling into the town’s showgrounds...
Crowd gathers to celebrate Indigenous survival
More than 50 people met under the trees overlooking North Branch Creek at Maryvale to mark Australia Day and celebrate the survival of the...
Killarney names top citizen
The small bush town of Killarney has named Paul Graham its Citizen of the Year for his efforts making facilities on property available to...
Stanthorpe tobacconist hit by second ‘suspicious’ fire
A second suspicious fire has torn through and destroyed a tobacconist in Stanthorpe's CBD just 48 hours after it was first hit.
Emergency services were...
Waters beats hoodoo as MX steps up to the plate
Josh Waters has banished his Morgan Park ‘bogey track’ tag in emphatic fashion to claim overall honours in round four of the 2025 mi-bike...
