Final vote on road upgrade
Southern Downs councillors have remained divided over reducing road upgrade conditions imposed on the owners of Cherrabah Resort at Elbow Valley east of Warwick.
But...
Apple & Grape Harvest Festival a national finalist
The Stanthorpe Apple and Grape Harvest Festival has been confirmed amongst the best events in Australia with the announcement of National Finalists in the...
Council statement on COVID-19 restrictions
The Southern Downs Regional Council has issued a statement about newly-announced COVID-19 restrictions applying to our council area and the wider Darling Downs region...
John Dee China exports suspended: Littleproud
Federal Agriculture Minister and Maranoa MP David Littleproud has confirmed meat exports to China from Warwick’s John Dee abattoir have been suspended, due to...
Sunwater ordered to back-pay employees
Queensland dam operator Sunwater is back-paying employees more than $2 million and has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman.
In...
State announces $4.2m for Gundy water projects
The Queensland Government says it is “continuing to support drought-stricken border communities, with $4.2 million allocated to the Goondiwindi region’s future water security and...
The ‘other’ zoonotic disease – Q Fever
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There’s no vaccine yet for COVID-19 , but there is one for another ‘zoonosis’ or animal-borne disease – Q Fever. Australian researchers are working...
Border changes to aid farmers
The mayors of both Goondiwindi and the Southern Downs have welcomed changes to the “border bubble” aimed at easing pressure on Queensland and NSW...
Markets summary
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Livestock agent ROSS ELLIS of McDougall & Sons will provide a fortnightly summary of local livestock sales in our Rural Links pages – keep...
Info sought on veterans…
On the 18th of June 2020, I wrote an article about the Swan Creek School of Arts Hall Committee and the work they were...
‘Light the Night’ for blood cancer
This year, Australians will come together to Light the Night in a new and special way as the Stanthorpe Light the Night’s 6th annual...
Plant science in good hands
Queensland school students have won a host of major awards in a national science competition to celebrate the International Year of Plant Health.
Department of...
Endeavour worker celebrates leap into mainstream employment
After nearly three decades Warwick man Jeffery Rogers has taken the big plunge into “mainstream employment” and is loving it.
The Endeavour Foundation employee spent...
