Focus on the ability
By Tania Phillips
DisABILITY Action Week will be celebrated in the Southern Downs from 9-20 September, focusing on the ‘ABILITY’ in ‘disability’.
Southern Downs Regional...
Butt out in town centres
By Tania Phillips
ASHTRAY and cigarette butt bins in Southern Downs CBDs are soon to become a thing of the past, in light of Queensland’s...
Wine old time
By Tania Phillips
A DELEGATION of leading wine sommeliers and media representatives from Japan has further enhanced the Granite Belt’s growing international reputation as one...
Bird watching event takes to the wing
ALLORA Landcare Group (ALG) will team up with well-known ecologist Greg Ford to host a wildlife-themed morning at the picturesque Allora Mountain in September....
Bridges need names
WHAT’S in a name? The Southern Downs Regional Council thinks there’s quite a lot actually and is calling on the community to suggest names...
Cash flows for drought relief
SOUTHERN Downs community organisations affected by drought have been encouraged to apply for funding from the RACQ Foundation to help them get back on...
Trek on gorge track
THE annual Waddle and Saddle was held in Killarney’s Cambanoora Gorge at the weekend.
The mixed event for horse riders, cyclists and walkers along...
Rains cause minor flooding
HEAVY rains across the Southern Downs in the last week have filled creeks to overflowing and caused minor flooding in several areas.
The Bureau of...
Tourist park’s the big winner
By Tania Phillips
THE Lake Leslie Tourist Park was the big winner at this year’s Warwick Business Awards held on Saturday night at Warwick RSL.
The...
Playing hosts to Lions Markets
By Tania Phillips
INGLEWOOD will be the entertainment centre of the Southern Downs this weekend - well almost.
The town is playing host to the Lions...
Clear cut limits
By Tania Phillips
COMMUNITIES across the Southern Downs region will now have more clarity about the levels of service that Southern Downs Regional Council will...
Council plans to reduce the waste
THE revised Southern Downs Regional Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan 2016-2026 will soon be open for public comment.
The council received the draft...
Players brave conditions
Warwick Croquet Golf Play competitors braved windy, showery conditions to play on 30 April with many losing their hats in the windy conditions.
Despite the...
