Knitting up and branching out
By TANIA PHILLIPS
THE 2015 Jumpers and Jazz in July festival features 114 tree jumpers that are packed with inspiration, ingenuity and reverence.
Artists from near...
Water rates rise again
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
WATER prices have risen as a part of the Southern Downs Regional Councils ongoing water transition in what will mark the second...
Smiles all round
By CASEY O’CONNOR
WHAT a week it has been. The extreme weather conditions were worth it when Stanthorpians woke or were woken in the early...
Feral threats need more
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
MONEY has now been allocated to pest management in both the Queensland budget and Southern Downs Council budget, but more may be...
Civic awards up for grabs
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
TIME is almost up to nominate for the 2016 Australian of the Year Awards.
Nominations for the awards will close on 3 August....
Massage parlour assault
In brief
ON Monday a 25-year-old Talgai man was charged with one count of sexual assault at a massage therapy business in Warwick.
It is alleged...
Farmers hit by cattle imports quota slashing
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
FARMERS in the Southern Downs area will be a little concerned after Indonesia announced that they will be cutting their Australian livestock...
Upsets on the cards
By CASEY O’CONNOR
AS THE business end of the season draws closer, the cream continues to rise to the top of the NRL competition and...
One death too many for farmers
By DANE LILLINGSTONE
THERE is currently estimated to be around one death per week on our nation’s farms.
This week is National Farm Safety Week and...
Puppetry turned on its head
THE word ‘puppet’ makes you think of marionette strings and colourful felt animals with cartoon personalities propped by silly voices, a concept exclusively for...
Dead interesting
By TANIA PHILLIPS
THE law that applies to the assets and income of a deceased person depends on which state or territory of Australia the...
Around the grounds
SOUTHERN CROSS BOWLS
TODAY, Thursday 23 July, will be our Cool Scarves and Silly Socks bowls day. This event is part of Jumpers 'n' Jazz...
Stanthorpe Chamber of Commerce president gets another term
Respected community engagement consultant, Michelle Feenan of Ridgemill Estate has been chosen to lead the Stanthorpe and Granite Belt Chamber of Commerce for the...
