Tag: News
Regional Australia pays tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Australians throughout our regional towns will have grown up only knowing Her Majesty and will now be feeling a great sense of loss.
Her Majesty...
Burley up for the Ninja Warrior challenge
Warwick’s very own born and bred Nathan Burley has been representing his hometown for the past few years on Australian Ninja Warrior – a...
Defendant connected to region crimes appears in court
A 21-year-old male appeared via video link in court on Wednesday 7 September in relation to a string of charges the defendant is accused...
Warwick magistrates court offender charged
At Warwick Magistrates Court, a man walked free after being charged with a number of offences.
This included possession of pipes and dangerous drugs from...
Bail breach excused
At last Wednesday's Warwick Magistrates Court, a woman pleaded guilty to one breach of bail from 7 August this year.
According to police prosecutor...
Census gives insight into Aussie agriculture
On 26 July 2022, The Australian Bureau of Statistics released the collected data from the Agricultural Census of the 2020-21 financial year. The statistics...
Apple and Grape part of Queen’s Australian history
Although Queen Elizabeth II did not visit Stanthorpe, the Apple and Grape Harvest Festival played a role in the 1950s when Her Majesty visited...
Pearl Baxter “very proud” to have received letter from the former Queen
Akooramak resident Pearl Baxter may be one of the last people to have received a letter from Queen.
101-year-old Pearl received a letter from Queen...
A Positive Attitude Helped Allison Survive Cancer Twice
Women are being urged to get back on track with health checks after the 2022 Jean Hailes National Women’s Health Survey found many women...
Crime in brief
Servo break-in
Between midnight and 5am on Wednesday 7 September, someone attempted to gain entry into the United Petroleum on Helene Street.
The offender smashed...
Australia Post and Beyond Blue team up for a mental health check-in
Australia Post’s popular free postcards will arrive in millions of letterboxes and at post offices around the country next week, helping Australians to check...
Local youth discuss region’s waste and roads
The Southern Downs Youth Council met on 25 August 2022 at the Stanthorpe Civic Centre, discussing waste and roads in the region.
Oscar Briggs...
Lion bites woman in ‘inexplicable’ zoo attack
A woman has had her arm bitten in a gruesome incident at the Darling Downs Zoo after a lion lunged and "inexplicably" attacked her.
The...
