Check your water meter is accessible: Council
The Southern Downs Regional Council says water meter readings will begin across the region from this coming Monday 24 August until the end of...
A rich migrant heritage of food…
Grow, Gather, Share.
There was an exhibition held in Melbourne at the Immigration Museum from mid November to April 7th this year called “Grow, Gather,...
Ag science grants opned
A $242,000 grants program, targeted at the sharpest young minds in agriculture, fisheries and forestry, opened this month.
Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud said the...
Stanthorpe farmers on National TV
Stanthorpe farmers will take centre-stage on episode three of the TV series Planet A: Our Climate Challenge #Fight For PlanetA, screening on the ABC...
No Christmas miracles for Border towns
With the Queensland Borders likely to stay closed until at least Christmas the LNP have vowed to introduce a Queensland Cross-Border Commissioner.
While Premier Annastacia...
Stallholders wanted for October
Missing the Markets?
Most stall holders would agree, it has been a drought for community markets over the past months.
Helen Welsh, of Dragon Dust...
New bridges officially opened
The ‘new’ Palmer Bridge at Freestone and another new bridge at Upper Forest Springs Road at Goomburra jointly completed by the Southern Downs Regional...
Council appoints new Chief Executive Officer
The Southern Downs Regional Council says it has finalised the search for a new Chief Executive Officer.
In a brief statement released late today, Friday...
Fortnightly livestock update…
(PRECEDE)
Livestock agent ROSS ELLIS of McDougall & Sons will provide a fortnightly summary of local livestock sales in our Rural Links pages – keep...
‘Border Bubble’ local impacts
The border closure is not expected to slow Stanthorpe’s current tourism boom but across the border in Tenterfield it’s a different story with the...
Trespass charges laid
Police from the State Crime Command’s Major and Organised Crime Squad (Rural) have charged a further six people involved in trespassing incidents at agricultural...
Bee biosecurity hits sweet spot
Like the tiny yet destructive honeybee pests and diseases they’re designed to detect, remote catch boxes developed at the University of Southern Queensland to...
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Porfolios are back
Enthusiasm for giving portfolios to councillors waxes and wanes in local government circles, but after a four-year drought they are back at the Southern...
