Stanthorpe water carting to cease ‘early next week’: SDRC
The Southern Downs Regional Council says the carting of water from Connolly Dam in Warwick to Stanthorpe will be suspended from “early next week”...
$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...
Helping sick kids through local art
The Warwick Art Gallery has come together with Queensland Children's Hospital to "help make the hospital feel more like home" for sick kids and...
