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Locals moved by assistance

Stanthorpe residents were deeply touched by a convoy of trucks which rolled into town last weekend organised by Muslim Aid Australia (MAA), delivering around...

Council annual report released

Remuneration packages for the Southern Downs Regional Council’s four most senior staff for the 2018-2019 financial year were in the range of $900,000 to...

Export hub to boost jobs: Palaszczuk

Toowoomba has been selected as one of two regional sites for a multimillion-dollar investment to boost jobs on the Darling Downs and enhance the...

Highway works to start: TMR

The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) says work will commence in November on maintenance of the Cunningham Highway north of Warwick...

Backpacker tax ruling welcomed

The Federal Court in Brisbane has ruled the highly controversial ‘Backpacker Tax’ cannot lawfully be applied to citizens from many foreign countries. The action against...

Hanson to visit Stanthorpe on Saturday

Queensland Senator Pauline Hanson will visit Stanthorpe this Saturday 26 October as political pressure mounts on the Morrison Government to ramp up its response...

Juniors the future of bull riding…

It’s Warwick Rodeo time – and that means some of the nation’s best in the rodeo business head to the Rose City chasing glory...

Program’s winning formula…

Participants from Warwick State High School’s ‘Formula Student’ program will have the results of their hands-on learning on display for all to see at...

Major hospital works start

Darling Downs Health says work is underway at Warwick Hospital to bring the facility “up-to-date with the latest fire safety requirements”. The $1.3 million project...

Nation’s top campdrafters head to Warwick

No less than 1850 nominations have been received for campdrafting events at the 2019 Warwick Rodeo and Campdraft which gets under way bright and...

Dam ‘run-out’ still December-January

The Southern Downs Regional Council says carting of emergency water to Stanthorpe is still forecast to commence in December this year or January 2020,...

Swine flu creates China ‘protein gap’

In September African Swine Fever (ASF) extended its reach to the Philippines, Korea and most disturbingly to Australian borders at Timor Leste, according to...

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Better deal for farmers

Queensland farmers will be taught how to better negotiate with supermarkets to get a fairer price on their produce at a series of workshops...