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Congratulations Judith
Stanthorpe Little Theatre members congratulate Judith Flitcroft, who was awarded a Cultural Person of the Year Award in the Local Australia Day Honours.
Judith...
Stanthorpe Show handcrafters
The handcraft sub committee has had a busy few months in preparation for the 2022 Stanthorpe Show.
In October, a morning tea...
Editor’s Desk
I've held off on commenting about the rationalisation/optimisation issue, because I've been waiting for Council to explain themselves.
A petition was tabled at last week's...
SDRC discuss parks optimisation
Southern Downs Regional Council received a petition from locals regarding the parks optimisation program, previously known as the parks rationalisation program.
The petition, signed by...
New Cheer season not so cheerful
*This review contains some spoilers about season two of Netflix's Cheer.
Landing two years after the first instalment, the second season of Netflix’s Cheer takes...
Q&A with Fleur Lind
Fleur Lind, one of the locals behind Rose City Writers, is thrilled to have three of her short stories featured in a new book,...
Covid and the power of resilience
In the wake of Omicron cases rising rapidly in Queensland, shows across the Southern Downs have had to make a choice: postpone or cancel....
This week on the farm
A visit had been planned to meet up with friends Marnie and Alex at the Highfields Pioneer Village on Saturday. We were to go...
Stanthorpe Hosital trainee interns shine
Dr Eva Gueorguiev and Dr Kathryn Sutcliffe, both James Cook University medical graduates, shone as trainee interns in their final-year placements at Stanthorpe Hospital.
Each...
Blue light disco back on
The Blue Light Dance Party is returning to Stanthorpe, with the first dance of the year to be held on 18 February 2022.
The dance...
Artists trek to Queensland Country Festival for a breakthrough on the streets
Twelve-year-old musician Noah Robertson will make the 1200km trek from Airlie Beach to take his talent busking in the streets this month, joining a...
Financial report tabled at council meeting
Southern Downs Regional Council (SDRC) noted the financial report as of 31 December 2021 at the recent ordinary council meeting.
The quarter one budget review...
Subsidies announced for mandatory livestock tagging
The Queensland Government are rolling out discounted electronic identification devices (eID) for sheep and goats to assist with the “financial burden” of the industry’s...
