Council receives pest updates
The Pest Management Advisory Committee minutes were passed at last week’s Southern Downs Regional Council meeting, providing an update on the region’s pest management...
Gale talks mental health struggles
Almost half of Australians will face mental ill-health during their lives – and yet few will speak up.
Southern Downs Councillor Andrew Gale said he...
Women honoured in Warwick street names
Southern Downs Regional Council has passed a motion to name three new access roads at Warwick Aerodrome. The roads will be called Ronald Way,...
Town centre succumbs to power outage
The Warwick town centre suffered a large blackout on Tuesday 29 June, impacting local businesses for almost two hours.
Businesses including the post office, QCWA,...
St Joseph’s internationally recognised
Stanthorpe’s St Joseph’s School has been internationally recognised for its Visible Learning Program, becoming one in just eight schools worldwide to reach top status.
Principal...
Warwick to host Melbourne Cup
As the Melbourne Cup embarks this weekend on a months-long tour around Australia, the Southern Downs prepares to join racing history.
Warwick has officially been...
Council staff face redundancy
Southern Downs Regional Council last week confirmed it had undertaken some “internal changes” that saw several staff made redundant.
In a statement released on Friday...
Stanthorpe’s 150th logo chosen
Southern Downs Regional Council has officially passed the artwork for Stanthorpe's 150th and decided on a date for the celebration.
Jennie Wardle’s design was chosen...
Old bookstore off local heritage register
Southern Downs Regional Council has officially removed 34 Albion Street from the Local Heritage Register at the request of the owners.
The building is being...
Is dairy farming dying?
In the not-too-distant past, virtually every family in Freestone Valley had a dairy farm.
Today, fourth-generation dairy farmer Bill McVeigh is one of only two...
Covid-19 exposure site in Warwick
Queensland Health has identified United Petroleum at 86 Wallace Street as a Covid-19 exposure site.
Any person who attended the location between 5.30pm and 5.45pm...
Next step for dam
Southern Downs Regional Council has received an application to mine nearly half a million tonnes of clay at Pikedale for Granite Belt Water’s Emu...
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Granite Belt Growers hoping for a code change
Introduced in 2015, the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct serves as a framework to regulate business behaviour within the supermarket sector, with a...
