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Grand Auto display, jazz order of the day…

Car enthusiasts are invited to wander along Palmerin Street and into Leslie Park today, Sunday 21 July, to find their all-time favourites at the...

Allora’s first ‘Sporting Immortals’ named…

Netball champion Laura Geitz and Rugby League legend Wayne Bennett have been jointly named as Allora’s first ‘Sporting Immortals’ as part of this weekend’s...

Allora celebrates 150 years…

The Best Little Town on The Downs – otherwise known as Allora – this weekend celebrates 150 years as a municipality. Commemoration activities today,...

Fire contained at Warwick East State School

Fire crews contained a blaze which broke out at Warwick East State School at around 1.30pm today, Friday 19 July. The timber classroom and administration...

Controlled burn near Stanthorpe this Sunday

The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) will conduct a planned burn within the Broadwater State Forest area near Stanthorpe this Sunday 21 July,...

Council claims social media commentary defamatory

The Southern Downs Regional Council has sought legal advice over what it claims are “defamatory comments” made about councillors and council staff and their...

Unanimous call to withdraw metering plan

Primary producers from farming districts east and north of Warwick have called on the Queensland Government to withdraw a directive to install irrigation meters...

Tree ‘yarn bombers’ get busy for Jumpers and Jazz

Tree jumper artists and their helpers were out in force in the Warwick CBD this morning, Wednesday 17 July, to ‘yarn-bomb’ their respective trees...

Irrigators called to public meeting

Primary producers from the Warwick region are being urged to attend a public meeting this Thursday 18 July to protest a lack of Queensland...

SDRC announces water info initiatives

The Southern Downs Regional Council last week expressed concern that “important information and facts released by the organisation regarding water use, water restrictions and...

Prepare for early bushfire season

The Warwick and Stanthorpe regions have been identified as two of the state’s worst spots for bushfires, as tinder dry conditions continue. The Darling...

Show Society makes tough decision to cancel rodeo

The Killarney Show and Rodeo Society says it has regretfully been forced to cancel the 2019 Killarney Rodeo which had been scheduled for Saturday...

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New citizens welcomed to the Southern Downs

Seven new citizens have been welcomed into the Southern Downs region by the newly appointed Mayor Melissa Hamilton along with councillors Cynthia McDonald, Russell...