Owen tipped to bring showers, storm chance
Showers with the chance of a storm is the basic summary of the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecast for the Southern Downs and Granite...
Massive water plan withdrawn
An application by the Brisbane-based owners of Cherrabah Resort east of Warwick to extract up to a million litres of underground water annually from...
Anger over ag college closures
The Queensland rural sector has reacted with anger to a Palaszczuk Government decision to close Queensland’s Agricultural Training Colleges at Longreach and Emerald.
State Agriculture...
Business case delivered
The Granite Belt Community Association (GBCA) delivered its detailed business case on de-amalgamation to Queensland Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe last Monday 10 December.
The...
Solar farm handover
The Southern Downs Regional Council is talking up the controversial solar farm planned for the Sladevale valley north of Warwick, claiming the $125 million...
De-amalgamation public forum
The Granite Belt Community Association (GBCA) will hold a public forum this Tuesday 11 December to update locals on progress with its campaign for...
School merger on the table
The Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba says there is no timeframe set as yet for a plan to merge the Upper and Lower Campuses of...
New councillor complaints office
The Office of the Independent Assessor started work this week as the new body to receive, assess, investigate and prosecute complaints about councillor conduct...
Karara remains on alert
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The bushfire at Karara west of Warwick has been downgraded to ‘advice’ level by Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QGES) but residents are still...
Public info sought on missing boy
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a 13-year-old boy reported missing from Warwick.
The boy (pictured) was last seen on November 23...
Hospital well and truly covered
The Stanthorpe Hospital roofing project has been completed with “spectacular results”, Queensland Health says.
Darling Downs Health Executive Director Infrastructure Dr Paul Clayton said the...
Chamber tenders for dam approvals
The Stanthorpe and Granite Belt Chamber of Commerce will offer the Southern Downs Regional Council $8000 to secure environmental approvals to progress the proposed...
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Curbing coercive control
Fourteen years in prison! That’s how serious coercive control is.
It’s a form of domestic violence. The Queensland Government passed laws on 6 March this...
