Andrew

16
Jan

Clifton Railway Station Celebrates 150 years! | SATURDAY 9th MARCH 2019

Its on for young and old, with the arrival of the Steam Train as it rolls in from Warwick with the Town Crier to celebrate 150 Years of the Clifton Railway Station.  There will be demonstrations, displays, markets, fun for the children and much more.  SATURDAY 9th MARCH 2019. *Featured image credit to QLD state libraries (title for details)

16
Jan

2019 ShowGirls ~ Cocktails on the Green

The bi-annual Showgirls event will be a COCKTAIL party this year. It will be held under the big white marquee in the main ring at the Stanthorpe Showgrounds. Please find all the details below: What: Cocktails on the Green Where: Main Ring, Stanthorpe Showgrounds When: Saturday 19 January 2019, from 4pm to 11pm Tickets: available online through trybooking or at

Read more

16
Jan

2019 Stanthorpe Show – FRI 1 – SUN 3 February

2019 SPANO’S SUPA IGA | STANTHORPE SHOW FRI 1 – SUN 3 FEBRUARY Come along and support your local show on Friday 1 February 2019 (local public holiday), Saturday 2 February and activities such as the Campdraft and the Ute Show extending through to Sunday. There is plenty to see and experience – exhibits, displays, demonstrations, animals, demolition derby, fireworks,

Read more

21
Dec

My Southern Downs Website Change of Hands

From the 1st of January 2019,  https://mysoutherndowns.com.au will be changing hands to a private operator, and things are only going to improve. For those of you whom do not yet know, GraniteNet Inc. was forced to close it’s doors and cease operations back in November due to a lack of support for it’s Board, and the positions there in that

Read more

5
Dec

Alert Priority HIGH: Data breach of public Q&A forum website Quora

5 December 2018 What’s happened? Online question-and-answer website Quora has been impacted by a security incident, with an unauthorised third party gaining access to the data of approximately 100 million users. Quora is a Q&A platform where you can ask a question and get answers from other users, or answer other user’s questions with your own knowledge. Quora posts quizzes on social

Read more

21
Nov

Alert Priority HIGH: Beware of fake SMS messages pretending to be from Medicare

        21 November 2018 What’s happened? Watch out for fake SMS text messages pretending to be from Medicare. These are phishing messages that encourage you to click through to a website and provide personal information to claim a rebate. These fake messages are being sent out in large numbers and are trying to steal your sensitive personal details

Read more

15
Nov

Important Notice to Community Group Editors & Blog Owners

Admin Notice: It is with great sadness, that we announce that GraniteNet Inc. has been dissolved as of the 6th November 2018 due to limited community support for our ongoing operations, the Committee opted for the only viable option; to close down our Incorporated Association and hand off assets to other parties in accordance with our charter. As a direct

Read more

10
Oct

Stay Smart Online Week 2018

Stay Smart Online Week 2018 6.09 million Australians were hit by cybercrime last year.* It is Stay Smart Online Week and you might have noticed things look a little different! We have reversed our website to black and white for the week to draw attention to cyber security. Many of our partners, which include some of Australia’s biggest organisations, have

Read more

5
Oct

50 Million Facebook accounts hacked on 28th September – Change your password NOW!

It’s time to change your password again! The shocking report comes as Facebook is in the grips of a major identity theft crisis in which criminals exploited a bug giving them access to 50 million user accounts. The latest attack hasn’t just impacted the social network, but many other sites as well. On Friday evening, Facebook revealed that hackers had gained access

Read more

28
Sep

Welcome DG Reptiles! Do you need a snake catcher? ~ Southern Downs Region ~ 0458 491 123

Welcome DG Reptiles to the Southern Downs region! As a newly established business in the district, we highly encourage locals to support local businesses and services such as DG Reptiles. The importance of snake education in the district for future generations as well as the safe handling and relocation of snakes in the region is vitally important. For many of

Read more