Honouring the bond between generations
On Sunday, families across the Southern Downs came together to celebrate National Grandparents Day, with local events providing a heartwarming opportunity for generations to...
Aussie telco giant to quadruple mobile coverage in Warwick
Aussie telco giant Vodafone is set to boost its mobile coverage in Warwick with three additional mobile sites under a massive regional expansion of...
The program keeping young Indigenous kids in school
Upon moving to Warwick in Year 11, high school student Alexanda was ready to drop out of school.
Fast forward 18 months, the young indigenous...
Residents fighting to keep music festival out
A music festival’s long term Southern Downs ambitions could face a tough battle as angry residents and businesses look set to pressure the council...
Dust settles on success
Warwick came alive last week as the Warwick Gold Cup Campdraft and Rodeo brought country spirit and thrilling action to town.
Seven days of...
David Crisafulli sworn in as Queensland’s 41st premier
David Crisafulli has been sworn in as the 41st premier of Queensland, marking the start of a new era for the Sunshine State.
Mr Crisafulli...
Two directors gone from council
While a new mayor and five out of eight new councillors seemed like the metaphoric new broom after the local government elections in March,...
Councillors voted onto WillowTree 37 board
Two Southern Downs councillors have been chosen for the board of the management committee for the Southern Downs Women’s Support Centre, WillowTree 37, which...
Warwick trainers dominate cup
Warwick trainers have dominated this year’s Mitre Ten Stanthorpe Cup, race four, picking up first and second in an exciting finish on Saturday in...
Lister ‘grateful’ as LNP wins government in Qld
Southern Downs incumbent MP James Lister has been catapulted into government with the LNP projected to claim victory in Saturday’s Queensland election.
Lister will hold...
Pics: Rodeo ropes in big crowd for Saturday night
Night three of this year's Warwick Rodeo wrangled in a big crowd with visitors flocking from all over Queensland to catch some of Australia's...
Council briefs
Procurement policy loopholes to close
An updated version of the Southern Downs Regional Council’s procurement policy will come before the council’s November meeting following comments...
Telstra upgrades cause widespread disruption in Killarney
A week-long Telstra outage has caused widespread disruption in Killarney as the telco carries out 5G upgrades to its mobile base station.
Telstra’s regional general...
