Mates celebrate their OAMs
In 2016, three firies donned their blue uniforms to have their photo taken for the local paper. They’d each been awarded a Diligent and...
Soup and sweets night
Despite a cold winter evening, over 30 people turned up for the Tannymorel Hall Soup and Sweets night.
Typically held on the fifth Sunday...
BUSHkids celebrates NAIDOC Week
BUSHkids Warwick embraced NAIDOC Week with a series of events designed to celebrate Indigenous history and pass on this essential knowledge to future generations.
The...
75th celebrations for tiny town
Seventy-five years ago, the small Queensland town of Leyburn played host to an extraordinary event—the Australian Grand Prix.
On 17-18 August, this historic moment...
Remembering Fran Edney through Borderline
For the second year in a row, Borderline Australia has presented the Fran Edney Award to the individual who demonstrated the most personal growth...
’Reckless’ campground death
A popular Goomburra Valley campground will tighten its rules for guests in response to a deadly driving incident which left a foal motherless.
In a...
Report highlights gender disparities in suicide risk factors
Suicide Prevention Australia’s latest Community Tracker has unveiled a significant gender disparity in suicide risk factors, with women experiencing elevated levels of distress related...
Rainfall puts end to dry winter
Winter began drier than usual for the Southern Downs, but forecasters expect that trend to reverse for the remaining cool months.
Rainfall totals were lower...
Issy embraces youth role
Issy Sullivan, a year 11 student from Assumption College, has grasped her new position as Youth Member for the Southern Downs with both hands....
Farmer seeks compensation from council over asbestos contaminated mulch
A farmer has sought compensation from the Southern Downs council in the latest development of a half-a-billion dollar lawsuit launched six years after asbestos...
A cuddle bed for Akooramak
The Belinda McGowan Foundation, in collaboration with the Bryant family, has donated a double-sized cuddle bed to the Akooramak Care of Older Persons.
This...
Tourism receives boost
Five tourist attractions on the Southern Downs have been granted funding through the Building Bush Tourism (BBT) initiative to enhance their facilities and continue...
Weekend of winter fun
Snow in Queensland? You Bet! Snowflakes in Stanthorpe Returns This July with a Full Weekend of Winter Fun
Get ready to rug up and...
