By Dominique Tassell
As I write this, we’re excitedly waiting for it to be announced that Stanthorpe’s art gallery and library is receiving $2 million in funding. Due to our print cycle, we received the information prior to the announcement, and it’s great to see projects being focussed on and funded around our region.
It’s been great to witness the community spirit in other areas in our region this week, such as in Tannymorel with their amazing effort raising funds for their Shed Mural. I’m so excited to see that come to fruition, and it really does make me so proud of our community to see everyone come together like that.
We’ve started a new initiative this week. Given that the restarting of the Connecting with Council meetings makes it so easy for us to hear the communities concerns, we’ve going to be attending those meeting every month and dedicating a page every week to issues raised in those meetings.
I’m incredibly passionate about making sure that our paper covers our entire region, so please feel free to reach out with your stories and concerns from across the Southern Downs.
My favourite story we covered this week is the 60th anniversary of Bill and Nancy Gross. I’ve had people complement our paper on its comprehensive and positive approach to news, and I wholeheartedly try to achieve this every week. While we absolutely “have teeth” (as a local politician put it to me) I always try to give a platform to the good things happening in our region. I want to celebrate our locals and their milestones, not just yell about democracy (though trust me, I enjoy that).
Our paper is always made for our community, so please always feel free to get in touch.
-Mini Tassell
