Popular music festival’s future revealed after council shutdown
An electronic music festival has confirmed its next steps for the event, after it was refused a permit by the regional area it has called home for the past five years.
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‘Not wanted, not needed’: Controversial music festival stirs regional community
Southern Downs residents have laid their feelings bare about the future of a popular music and arts festival that’s 2025 event now hangs in the balance, with a majority of residents divided over the controversial event. Here’s what you had to say.
REVEALED: Southern Downs’ cutest cat of 2025
The community has rallied together and nominated more than a dozen purr-fect pets to go in the running to be crowned the region’s cutest. Get your votes in here.
Alfred set to dump up to 150mm, cause flash flooding in southwest
The wider Darling Downs hasn’t quite escaped the clutches of the backlash from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred with the region set to receive up to 150mm in the next 24 hours, before settings its sights on the west. Here’s the latest.
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Your ultimate guide to every gun club in Queensland
A new public shooting gallery catering to unlicensed shooters as young as 11 has opened as firearm sports experience a surge in popularity. See our exclusive list of all gun clubs in Queensland.
Future of dormant recreational facility remains uncertain
The future of a dormant Southern Downs recreational facility remains undetermined as council’s social housing proposition comes to a halt.
Thieves target Telstra phone lines for copper, leave residents in dark
Rural properties in Queensland’s southwest are becoming the victim to unknown copper thieves targeting telephone cables.
What led an Indigenous teenager to advocate in Qld parliament
In less than a year a southwest region teenager’s steadfast advocacy for her First Nations community has led her to a number of life-changing opportunities, including one within Queensland’s Youth Parliament.
VOTE NOW: Have your say on the Southern Downs’ best bakery
Warwick and Stanthorpe weren’t the only Southern Downs towns with best bakery nominations in 2024. Find out which bakeries were nominated and cast your vote to crown the region’s best here.
Qld election: Where to vote in Southern Downs electorate
Find out where, when and how to vote in the Southern Downs electorate ahead of the October 26 state election. FREE STORY.
Emu Swamp Dam, crime prevention on MP’s radar
The safe seat of the Southern Downs could be a hotly-contested race as left-wing and conservative party candidates make their bid ahead of the October state election. See what they’ve got in store for the region.
This southwest Qld rodeo queen is no diva
From dominating on horseback to working as a mechanical fitter, a southwest Queensland woman is proving there’s nothing women can’t do. See her inspiring story here.
What southwest Qld can expect as storms forecast to roll in
Large parts of Queensland’s eastern region is facing the chance of damaging thunderstorms, that could include large hail. Here’s what’s in store for the wider region.
‘Dignified and beautiful’: How a Qld family turned their pain into art
On the darkest day a young Queensland family has experienced, a children’s hospice provided the utmost compassion as they prepared to say goodbye to their three-year-old daughter. One family member has channelled their grief in the most beautiful way.
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