Announcements
Huge New Festival Coming to the Granite Belt 5th August 2018
The festival will be held on Sunday, August 5th 2018 at Church Rd, The Truffle Discovery Centre at The Summit. “Last winter every other state with a cold climate had truffle tourism but Queensland didn’t,” he said. THE GRANITE Belt is known for everything from apples to wines, but one producer wants to put the Granite Belt truffle industry on
Tax Time
Time to do your 2018 TAX RETURN! Book in early to have your TAX done FREE! Not working, have Centerlink concession or Pensioner card? GraniteNet is a member of Tax Help, provided by the Australian Taxation Office, and it is offered free by an ATO trained volunteer. Book an appointment with Paula on (07)4681 4384 159 High Street, Stanthorpe.
Don’t give away too much about yourself online..
Don’t give away too much about yourself More and more quizzes, games and surveys are popping up on social media. They may seem harmless, but taking these quizzes might mean you are giving away more about yourself than you originally thought. These quizzes ask seemingly innocent questions, such as “What was your first job?”, “What is your favourite pet’s name?”
FREE Certificate II in Engineering Pathways course offered by SDIEA, starting 17th of July in Warwick.
SDIEA is running a Certificate II in Engineering Pathways course starting 17th of July in Warwick. It is open to people living in the Southern Downs area, who are aged 15 to 65 years. If you or someone you know it interested, please come in as soon as possible as there is limited spaces available in the course. Please come
BECAUSE OF HER, WE CAN! 8-15 July, 2018
NAIDOC Week’s origins can be traced back to 1938. The origins of NAIDOC Week can be traced back to the Aboriginal rights movement. On Australia Day 1938, protestors marched through the streets of Sydney about the status and treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. This protest was one of the first major civil rights gatherings in the world
Boomerang Bags at The Summit Hall on Granite Belt Drive. 2018
Now that plastic bags are out you need something to carry your items in, make or buy some recycled bags. Rummage through the linen closets of family, friends, or clean out your local op-shop for second-hand materials suitable for making recycled bags. Get together with above mentioned group and make Boomerang Bags! You can use our templates, or come up
Hazards for our Marine Life.
If you take a look around, you start to realise that much of what we eat, drink, or use comes packaged in plastic – a material made from petroleum which is designed to last forever, yet is usually used only once before being thrown away. While the invention of plastic certainly has its benefits, the short-term convenience of single-use disposables
Stanthorpe Art Prize 15th June-22nd July 2018
Stanthorpe, Southern Downs Area 15th June – 22nd July 2018 Free Entry Located in the heart of the Granite Belt, the Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery tempts you to experience quality exhibitions of both national and local importance. The 2018 Stanthorpe Art Prize will showcase traditional and contemporary paintings, works on paper, ceramics, sculpture, metalwork, woodwork, photography,
WANTED Old Computer Parts 2018
Andrew Williamson GraniteNet is in need of Hard drives – (Don’t worry we secure format everything before we use it!) I can appreciate everyone wanting to protect their privacy, and many computers arrive at our workshop without their hard drives, as the GraniteNet technician, I use a program called ‘Boot and Nuke’ which writes over your data with a combination of
Warwick Jumpers & Jazz Festival 19th to 29th July 2018
The first Festival was in 2004. Since then the growth and appeal of the Festival has been remarkable. The number of trees “wrapped in art” has more than doubled. Many local schools and community groups consider entering a tree jumper as a major project for the year. We also receive entries from textile artists from all over Australia. Every year