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...
Record numbers for Crisp awards
They came in Covid safe groups of 50 at a time for the awards ceremony of the annual Crisps Youth Art Prize at the...
Strong field for Cup
Conditions are looking good for today’s 160th Warwick Credit Union Warwick Cup with everything in-place for this year’s event despite having to work around...
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New citizens welcomed to the Southern Downs
Seven new citizens have been welcomed into the Southern Downs region by the newly appointed Mayor Melissa Hamilton along with councillors Cynthia McDonald, Russell...
