Rural residents told to stay vigilant as mouse virus cases detected
People are being reminded to keep practicing good hygiene, hand washing, and cleaning after a number of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus cases have been reported...
Learning the piano
Every Sunday I have piano lessons with Mrs Chapman in her music studio in Stanthorpe.
I’ve been having piano lessons with Mrs Chapman for a...
Friendship the heart of this club
“Really warm friendship” is at the heart of the Warwick Spinners and Weavers club, which has become even more important in recent times.
The club...
New festival celebrates region’s ’berry’ best
For the very first time, Stanthorpe locals and visitors will unite to celebrate the summer strawberry harvest on the Granite Belt.
The Stanthorpe Berry Festival...
Space and a beautiful view
There are a growing number of graduates living on the Southern Downs who have achieved multiple qualifications in the visual arts. This injection of...
Locals complain of clogged waterways
Locals have complained about the state of waterways in the Warwick area, claiming that Southern Downs Regional Council have cut down trees and left...
Tough border rules take toll
Farmers and residents either side of the NSW-Queensland border say they are facing enormous financial losses and mental distress as a result of current...
Stanthorpe centres to receive funding boost
Two Stanthorpe childcare services will benefit from a multi-million dollar investment by the federal government.
Member for Maranoa David Littleproud recently announced an additional $5.28...
Ergon outages unclear even to them
Ergon has once more come under scrutiny for being unclear about outages in the Southern Downs area, with their website listing a seemingly smaller...
Livestock markets update
Leading stock and station agency MCDOUGALL AND SONS brings us an update on local markets from last week…
Agents yarded smaller numbers to the weekly...
Warwick Bridge Club…
There is a Chinese curse which says, “May you live in interesting times”.
Last Friday most players agreed that they had lots of interesting times...
Letters to the editor
'Bridge over troubled dam waters'
Rather than all of we self-appointed commentators toing and froing through letters, how about SDRC putting all of the different...
Cunningham Highway rebuild begins
Early works have begun as the state government commits to fixing the Cunningham Highway.
In attempts to improve safety and make the road more...
