StanthorpeA labour shortage gripping the country continues to wreak havoc on the Southern Downs, with one business owner saying she is losing money over having empty beds and fears things are just going to get worse.
Community NewsHeartbroken family and friends have honoured the ‘loving father and wonderful husband’ whose sudden death in a shocking highway crash sent shockwaves through the community.
StanthorpeThe recent hard border closures have impacted sports across the region with the Stanthorpe Football season comp hanging on by a thread.
StanthorpeA former Granite Belt resident says he wants to make a difference in young people’s lives by teaching them in a fun, educational way about how to be resilient. Here’s how his program will work.
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WarwickThe Warwick students will soon have access to e-technologies as part of a new centre development designed to offer more engaging learning opportunities and maximise educational outcomes.
StanthorpeOne Granite Belt mother has been forced to make the unimaginable decision and either leave her family and potentially not see them in months, or stay in Queensland and have to close her small business. It’s something she says big business never have to deal with.
StanthorpeGet dressed up for a five senses dinner, enjoy a burlesque performance or tee up for a charitable game of golf, because this weekend in the Granite Belt you are in for a treat, with a stellar line-up of events.
Stanthorpe‘I won’t survive another 10 weeks’: The desperate Southern Downs business owner is pleading for change to ‘unfair’ exemption rules, saying living 10km from the border is costing her livelihood and risks her losing her salon for good.
StanthorpeThe determined club pushed through uncertainty and border closures to create one of their most stellar seasons ever, shattering club records and lining up three huge finals clashes.
Police & CourtsA court has heard a Southern Downs man who was more than five times the legal alcohol limit when nabbed by police is a ‘serious risk to the community’ and was lucky he didn’t kill someone.
WarwickAfter close to 25 years as one of the town’s most prominent repair shops, these business owners have sold up and are ready to push forward with new ventures.
WarwickThe new community group hopes to spearhead a wave of positive change with an innovative and easy way to reduce food and household waste.
WarwickOne of the most profitable cattle sales in years has sent confidence soaring for farmers in Warwick and the Southern Downs as they continue to recover from the devastating drought.
WarwickThe Southern Downs community will unite at the event, which organisers say is designed to both spark joy and offer resilience and survival strategies for when natural disasters hit.
Police & CourtsThe Southern Downs brother who claimed to not be a ‘seasoned Facebook user’ says his inexperience using the social media app while trying to contact his niece and nephew, led to the violations of his domestic violence order.
StanthorpeThe Granite Belt producer has again claimed glory in one of the toughest commercial competitions on offer, proving they are producing some of the highest-quality cattle in the whole country.
Police & CourtsDespite being banned from going within 100m of his son’s school, this repeat offender defied his domestic violence order by visiting his child on his birthday, with a court told it was out of frustration at being blocked from all contact.
StanthorpeThis lash extension specialist is bringing more than a decade’s experience and a range of in-demand services to the exciting main street venture.
StanthorpeFrom a former Apple and Grape mascot and an aged care nurse to young ambassadors, these women are gunning to showcase their love and support for the Stanthorpe community.
WarwickScots PGC students have proven their potential as future stars of the agricultural sector by taking out top spot in a major division at this year’s Ekka cattle competition.
Police & CourtsThe educator’s apparent ‘brain snap’ led him to throw a number of punches at his victim and striking his face, before bystanders and security had to forcibly restrain him.
WarwickTired of working in a ‘soul-destroying’ office job every day and inspired by the motto of ‘you only live once’, one ambitious woman says she decided to chase the things in life she believes matters.
StanthorpeMultiple emergency services were called to the home just outside of Stanthorpe on Wednesday evening.
StanthorpeThe Stanthorpe young gun has already made history as just the third man to vie for the iconic Apple and Grape role, and hopes his passionate community spirit will inspire others to join the ranks.