Tag: News
Farewell to a local legend
Vale Peter Warren Blundell 19 February 1936 - 26 September 2020
Born in the Stanthorpe Hospital on 19 February 1936, Dad called the Traprock region,...
Donation helps to stem funding drough
A cider company using Granite Belt apples for it’s products has donated back to the region to help those still being affected by drought.
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Where to vote on Saturday…
Queensland State Election Day is this Saturday 31 October. Early voting in our local state seat of Southern Downs is still available today, Thursday...
Festival shines on national stage
Stanthorpe’s Apple and Grape Harvest Festival 2020 shone on the national stage at the 2020 Australian Event Awards, held for Queenslanders at the Victoria...
Music returns to the region
The Granite Belt Community Band is back bringing music to the regions and looking for new members.
President Murray Hovey said the band had returned...
Extra events funding available
The region’s event organisers are set to share in almost $400,000 as a new funding program is launched by Southern Downs Regional Council.
The...
Events guru heads to bootcamp
Awarding winning events guru Krista Hauritz will be one of the key presenters at the 2020 Southern Downs Events Bootcamp at Kings Theatre in...
Be Water Wise
The Southern Downs Regional Council says it has issued no fines for excess household water consumption since restrictions were last relaxed in March of...
JT heads Stanthorpe
In the lead-up to this weekend’s long-awaited NRL Grand Final the students in Stanthorpe were treated to a visit from one of the big...
Students on track
Students from Warwick State High School’s successful ‘Formula Student’ program are taking to the racetrack at Lakeside Park Raceway north of Brisbane today in...
Granite Belt Growers workforce search
“Don’t Leave Queensland” - that’s the message of an advertising campaign aimed at attracting seasonal workers to the Granite Belt and it’s already paying...
Back-to-back Cup wins for Dalby mare
Dalby mare Rosie Posie has taken out the 160th Warwick Cup at the Warwick Turf Club at the weekend – her second cup in...
One hundred laps around the sun for Warwick woman
It was a birthday worth a long wait for one happy Warwick resident this week.
Mavis Pacey marked 100 laps around the sun on Tuesday...
