$30m upgrades needed
Southern Downs councillors have been told they will need to find an additional $30 million to repair failing sewerage systems following a meeting with...
State MP to take two months’ leave for health reasons
Local State Member for Southern Downs James Lister MP has released a statement advising he will be taking two months’ medical leave from his...
Disaster group lifts to next level of response: SDRC
The Southern Downs Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG) has moved to STAND UP level as Council continues to respond to rising water levels and...
Highway collision claims life of young local man
Queensland Police Forensic Crash Unit officers are today investigating a fatal traffic crash at Stanthorpe overnight on Monday which claimed the life of a...
Heavy continued falls forecast through until early Tuesday
The Bureau of Meteorology says there is the chance of localised flash flooding for Warwick and surrounding areas later today and overnight, Monday 22...
No decision yet on wind farm
A development application for the largest onshore wind farm in Australia – proposed for land in both the Southern Downs and Goondiwindi council areas...
Botanical Gardens ‘not a priority’
Following eight weeks of community consultation, Southern Downs councillors have decided a $47 million Botanical Gardens in Stanthorpe is not a priority.
The 38 acre...
Gap tenders out in July
Potential instability of the cliff above the highway at Cunningham’s Gap will continue until at least January next year, when installation of new ‘rockfall...
Childcare uncertainty
The fate of Stanthorpe’s only major Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) centre is on the line, with Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) voting to...
Local frontline health workers receiving COVID-19 vaccine
Popular Warwick Hospital doctor Chris Hegerty rolled up his sleeve today as the first ‘phase 1a frontline health worker’ in the Southern Downs to...
‘Make us proud David’: Warwick’s March 4 Justice
A group of protestors dressed in black gathered outside the Warwick office of Deputy Nationals Leader and local member David Littleproud this morning, demanding...
Council seeks community views on cat rules
The Southern Downs Regional Council says while domestic cats make great companions “without appropriate management they can have a devastating impact on our unique...
‘It’s relaxed, it’s local’: Businesses set to Jingle and Mingle
Warwick is set to come alive with festive spirit as Jingle and Mingle and the Artisan Twilight Markets return on Friday 5 December, giving...
