Beautiful rugs on show
By JOYCE MARSH WOODENBONG CORRESPONDENT.
A MORNING tea and public showing of rugs and handcrafted items was held at the Catholic Church, Woodenbong...
Good result from dressing down
THE important work of Granite Belt Support Services to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities and their families has been acknowledged...
Piggies take Careflight
THE annual Sandy Creek Pig Races, held at the weekend, have been hailed as another very successful race meeting.
Organisers have thanked their sponsors,...
Road map to holiday safety
RACQ has urged families to stay safe on the roads this Easter after Queensland suffered through the worst road toll in two decades during...
First female mayor
By TANIA PHILLIPS
FORMER Australian Army officer Tracy Dobie is set to become the first female mayor of the amalgamated Southern Downs Council after polling...
Lot on chief’s plate
WE are in to round four the NRL, and I doubt there are many tipsters who are not pleased to see the back end...
New GM at DSD helm
By TANIA PHILLIPS
EXPERIENCED local tourism expert Marion Carrick has been appointed general manager for Destination Southern Downs, group chair Corinne Butler announced this week.
After...
Decade of closing gap
By TANIA PHILLIPS
STANTHORPE Hospital joined a number of facilities throughout the Darling Downs and Hospital and Health Service (DDHHS) to commemorate Close the Gap...
Country people captured in print
By TANIA PHILLIPS
WELL-KNOWN locals Lyle and Helen Kent of Kent Saddlery in Stanthorpe can add authors to their list of qualifications after launching their...
Riders’ happy trails
By TANIA PHILLIPS
DURING the weekend the population of Killarney swelled from about 1000 to an estimated 5000 people for the annual running of the...
Fire hits civic centre
By TANIA PHILLIPS
WORK on the new Stanthorpe Civic Centre floor has been suspended after fire gutted the facility’s kitchen and caused “significant damage” to...
Con Artists to take stage
By TANIA PHILLIPS
EIGHTEEN-piece jazz orchestra The Con Artists are set to play up a storm at this year’s Jumpers and Jazz festival Winter Dinner...
Wieambilla shootings ‘not a terrorist act’: coroner
Three conspiracy theorists had shared delusions but did not carry out a terrorist act when they ambushed police in an attack that killed six...
