New shops for Rosecity
Seeing is believing! The new Specsavers store has opened at Rose City Shoppingworld.
It will be a bonus for many in Warwick with Specsavers opening...
Covid grounds Cam but not his imagination
Stanthorpe’s Cameron Giddings was born to fly and for the past 17 years he has travelled the world but when Covid clipped the wings...
Tribute to David Sommerlad AM
The Australian newspaper industry has lost a legend and friend with the death of David John Ross Sommerlad AM on August 7, 2021.
Mr Sommerlad...
Council applies for saleyards funding
Southern Downs Regional Council will apply for $4.5 million in federal funding which, if successful, would cover more than half of the cost of...
Event funding secured for small town community halls
Local small town community halls can register their interest now for Southern Downs Regional Council funding.
SDRC recently announced that it has secured funding of...
NBN upgrade set for Warwick
The Federal Government has announced Business Fibre Zones in Warwick, Dalby, and Goondiwindi in attempts to improve local NBN.
This comes as Stanthorpe in particular...
Library under budget and SDRC no longer need to approve purchases
Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) carried a motion on 11 August to no longer request quotes or tenders for the purchase of library materials,...
Warwick Weekend Bites
When this year’s Brisbane Ekka was cancelled just a few days out from its commencement due to Covid-19, fair operators Jade Evans and Lauren...
Warwick community remembers Vietnam veterans
Members of the Warwick community gathered in Leslie Park yesterday to remember the 55th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan in 1966.
Vietnam veterans,...
Community remembers Vietnam veterans
Vietnam veterans, their family and friends, and members of the Stanthorpe community gathered on Wednesday 18 August to remember the 55th anniversary of the...
Council debates events funding
Southern Downs Regional Council has passed a motion to reallocate unexpended funds from the Local Events Funding Program (LEFP), but undergone almost a half...
SDRC adopts public art policy
Southern Downs Regional Council has approved a public art policy and procedure, with one councillor making a significant amount of minor changes in the...
New e-bike reforms to hit parliament this week
The Queensland Government is set to introduce a new E-Bike and E-Scooter bill in parliament this week that will see a “crackdown” on age...
