New penalties for farm invaders
The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) has welcomed the State Parliament’s bipartisan support of new laws imposing greater penalties for animal activists trespassing on farmers’...
Communication and leadership course
McDonalds Stanthorpe has donated $2000 to sponsor a six-week communication and leadership course to be conducted by Stanthorpe Toastmasters.
Trevor Burton, owner of McDonalds Stanthorpe,...
Council awards several contracts
Southern Downs councillors at their December 2019 meeting voted in favour of awarding building contracts relating to the re-location of the Warwick Men’s Shed,...
A clip too close
The rinks at Southern Cross Bowls Club are looking fair – still at the regulation height, and with just a few browner patches –...
Region rejoices
The region is rejoicing after widespread heavy falls of rain last weekend and the early part of this week and local morale has received...
More rain forecast early in week
The Condamine River in Warwick continues to subside after almost reaching the ‘minor’ flood level earlier today, Sunday 9 February.
The region is rejoicing after...
Condamine close to ‘minor’ flood level
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a flood warning for the Condamine River to Warwick today, Sunday 9 February.
As of 10am today the river...
Audit report recommendations
The 2019 Queensland Audit Office financial report on the Southern Downs Regional Council identified more than a dozen “deficiencies” in the council’s internal financial...
New species on global list
The newly described Dalveen blue box (Eucalyptus dalveenica) has been placed on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of...
A tribute to resilience
Only days after being named Tenterfield Citizen of the Year, Liston identity Peter Bonner has received another well deserved accolade. On Friday following the...
Littleproud is Nationals’ new deputy leader
Local Maranoa MP David Littleproud has been elected Deputy Leader of the Nationals at a party room meeting in Canberra earlier today, Tuesday 4...
Nationals leadership spill tipped
Barnaby Joyce has announced he will challenge current Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack if a party room ‘spill’ happens tomorrow, Tuesday...
Candlelight vigil raises $1k for women’s refuge
The recent Candlelight Vigil hosted by the Zonta Club of Stanthorpe was a deeply moving and highly successful community event.
Thanks to the generosity of...
