Tag: News
Pursuit of a caring career heightened during COVID-19
Working with some of the community’s most vulnerable people, Churches of Christ in Queensland Personal Care Worker and nursing student, Melinda Wood, is one...
Servo plan for St Mary’s tennis and squash courts
Southern Downs councillors will this week vote on plans for a new service station on the site of the St Mary’s Tennis Pavilion and...
Moulden stands for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has endorsed Rosemary Moulden as their candidate for the Southern Downs electorate at this year's Queensland election on Saturday 31...
Feds bring forward council funding due to COVID-19
The Southern Downs Regional Council has “secured more than $1.5 million through the Federal Government’s ‘Local Road and Community Infrastructure Program’ to improve roads...
Drought declarations, assistance remain in place
All Queensland drought declarations remain unchanged – including for the Southern Downs Regional Council area – following an announcement by State Agriculture Minister Mark...
Kmart is coming – Wesfarmers major retail shakeup
Target Country stores in Warwick, Stanthorpe and Goondiwindi will be converted to Kmart outlets as part of a major retail shakeup within the Wesfarmers...
Sheep feedlot to ‘support close to 150 jobs’
A Western Queensland cattle and sheep producer will build a new sheep feedlot at Victoria Hill north-west of Allora expected to support close to...
Register for free online relaxation sessions
Warwick headspace are trialling the response from the community to free online group mindfulness and relaxation sessions currently being offered for 12 to 25...
A ‘full-on’ five weeks since new council sworn in
The new Southern Downs Regional Council administration has been in office for a little over five weeks, although to many in the community it...
Agent says rate of buyer enquiry still strong
One local real estate agent who hasn’t noticed any downturn in buyer enquiry due to COVID-19 is Warwick’s Helen Harm – in fact she...
Dobie silent on rumoured state election run
Former mayor Tracy Dobie has declined to comment on suggestions she intends to nominate as an independent candidate for the seat of Southern Downs...
Council open to review of current pest scheme notices
The Southern Downs Regional Council says it will take an “understanding and empathetic approach” to compliance with the Invasive Pest Control Scheme for the...
Will the Federal Budget ease the regional squeeze?
As the Federal Budget night on Tuesday, 12 May, creeps closer, and cost-of-living pressures across the country continue to tighten, many economists and locals...
