Tag: News
Drought declaration plea
By Jeremy Sollars
The Southern Downs Regional Council will write to the State Government for the second time in as many months asking for the...
Farm move stalled
By Jeremy Sollars
A court appeal against council approval of a free range poultry farm at Freestone has been dropped after objecting neighbours bought the...
BRL forced to take gap year
News that the Border Rugby League (BRL) will not form for the 2018 season is a body blow to our local communities who have...
‘Prisoners’ in their own homes
By Jeremy Sollars
Noise from Allora’s GrainX grain handling facility “significantly exceeds” acceptable limits in a residential area, a specialist consultant has found.
Residents of ‘The...
Christmas carol events around the region
- Saturday 16 December - Allora’s Creekside Carols Under The Stars - from 6pm, Stuart Henry Park, Warwick Street, Allora.
Bring your picnic rug...
League in recess as clubs struggle with numbers
By Jeremy Sollars
The Border Rugby League has announced it will go into recess for at least 2018 due to the inability of two clubs...
Flying foxes move in
The Southern Downs Regional Council is monitoring a colony of flying foxes in Stanthorpe.
The council’s Planning, Environment and Corporate Services director Ken Harris said...
Driver killed in rollover
By Jeremy Sollars
A man has died following a single vehicle car crash at Spring Creek north of Allora this morning, Tuesday 5 December.
A...
Smith, Cronk and Slater show ends
The second Test hangs neatly in the balance as we roll out this edition of Spin. The Adelaide “pink ball" test is proving ...
Danger durantas adapt well
As I have travelled about lately, I have seen many beautiful specimens of duranta bushes flourishing in a wide range of soil types and...
Christmas carols around the region
* Friday 8 December - Stanthorpe’s Carols by Candlelight - from 5.30pm in Weeroona Park.
* Sunday 10 December - Southern Downs Carols in the...
Carols to usher in season
‘Tis the season to be jolly, and Christmas will officially arrive on the Southern Downs this week when the community comes together to celebrate...
Vinnies ‘denim week’ expands beyond Warwick
A popular Warwick-born initiative will go regional when Vinnies Denim Week expands across the Darling Downs this month.
It began as a local event at...
