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Showcase of history

The 14th annual Heavy Horse Day was held by Mick Bradford at his property at Yangan on Sunday. Agricultural heritage equipment was on display and...

Homestead memorial

With the news recently of the illness and passing of one of those people that one is honoured to have met, this writer took...

Mental health carers workshop

Arafmi Queensland, in conjunction with Lifeline Darling Downs, will be running an indulgence workshop for mental carers on 29 October. The event will start at...

Major prize donated

Artist Judith Edwards-White has donated one of her scratchboard works as first prize in a fundraising raffle for The Stanthorpe Show Fine Arts Section. Judith...

Big turnout for Stanthorpe races

The Stanthorpe Cup has held another successful event on Saturday completing a quinella of big weekend racing on the Southern Downs following the previous...

Bike ride for a cause

THE 1200 kilometre for Kids charity bike ride rolled into the Southern Downs on Saturday with a presentation at McNevins Hotel in Warwick. This year,...

Fears of river disaster

By DANE LILLINGSTONE THERE are fears that an abandoned silver mine in Texas could result in dangerous chemical spills into the Dumaresq River. The company behind...

Local attraction up for award

By DANE LILLINGSTONE LOCAL attraction Lawdogs will be competing for a top tourism award next month. Stanthorpe’s Lawdogs Australia will join five other Southern Queensland region...

Downs hospitals cut wait times

By DANE LILLINGSTONE THE Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service (DDHHS) has released its annual report, showing steady improvements in services over the 2014/15 period. According...

Passion for life

By DANE LILLINGSTONE ONE local man’s passion for gardening stems back 75 years and he’s still going strong today. Charles Shann - or Charlie as he...

Back in business

By DANE LILLINGSTONE THE new and approved Plumb’s Chambers has hosted an opening night with local businesses and councillors. After months of restoration work on the...

Clifton trivia night

CLIFTON State High School will be hosting a Sports Trivia Night, at the Clifton Jam Factory on Friday 16 October. Student Representative Council president Sarah...

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The benefits of Rainbow Responders

In the 12 months since launching its dedicated email channel for LGBTQIA+ participants and carers, Carers Queensland has seen an increase in people from...