Lightning Bolt strikes again
I'M back home after watching the wheels on the bus go round and around as the Wanderers criss-crossed South West Queensland. Great tour and...
Mowing areas are cut and dried
COMMUNITIES across the Southern Downs region will now have more clarity about the levels of service that Southern Downs Regional Council will provide for...
New award to recognise our top Aussie
THE Southern Downs is set to have a brand new Australia Day award.
The award, for an overall Southern Downs Citizen of the Year, is...
Bowls club is looking a treat
By Tania Phillips
SOUTHERN Cross Bowls Club Secretary, Cheryl Wickham, is thrilled with how professional the green is looking at the 142 Palmerin Street site....
Start-up skills for the future
AN EXCITING opportunity has emerged for young entrepreneurs across the Southern Downs to pitch their ideas, gain invaluable business skills and lay the foundations...
Three on trot for Amos
DEAN Amos didn’t need to get out of second gear to win his third straight Historic Leyburn Sprints outright title in record time at...
Shopping centre workers dig in
MAJOR excavation work has begun on the $40 million redevelopment and expansion of Warwick’s Rose City Shoppingworld.
Queensland-based property developer McConaghy Group has started the...
Mayor defends sporting commitment
SOUTHERN Downs Mayor Tracy Dobie has moved to set the record straight about council’s commitment to the maintenance of Stanthorpe sporting fields, following adverse...
Man dies in house fire
POLICE are investigating a fatal house fire which occurred in Warwick on Saturday night, and an appeal has been started to help the family.
Around...
Bridges of our dreams
By Tania Phillips
THE Tummaville Road Bridge in Leyburn and the Sandy Creek Road Bridge south-east of Leyburn have been completed just in time for...
Seniors take centre stage at expo
THE Granite Belt Seniors Expo was held at the Stanthorpe Uniting Church Hall, 111 High Street, between 10am-1pm on Wednesday 17 August.
The event, part...
Winner ready to compost
KILLARNEY’S Beryl Rosser is the July winner of the Southern Downs Regional Council’s MY SDRC App promotion.
Mayor, Cr Tracy Dobie, congratulated Beryl as...


















