Community Notices

25
Jul

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

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25
Jul

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.

20
Jul

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?”

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20
Jul

BUSHkids Golf Day and Dinner | 26 August 2018 | Warwick

It’s time to get a team together and have a fun day on the golf course and complete the day with a lovely evening meal at the Golf Club with guest speaker David Littleproud MP. [embeddoc url=”http://mysoutherndowns.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BUSHkids-2018-Golf-Day-26-Aug.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ] [embeddoc url=”http://mysoutherndowns.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/BUSHkids-Dinner-Sunday-26-Aug-Guest-Speaker-David-Littleproud-MP.pdf” download=”all” viewer=”google” ]

15
Jul

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

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15
Jul

Got 30 minutes spare each week? Volunteer Today!

Volunteering is a great way to contribute to your community. It provides a variety of benefits, including making new friends, sharing skills, getting job-ready and becoming a part of the local community. GraniteNet Inc. Needs volunteers to keep our wheels turning, and if you fit or feel you could contribute to any of the available positions below, or even if you

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6
Jul

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

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6
Jul

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

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6
Jul

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

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16
Jun

Do you really need a VPN, and why scaremongering is being used by mass media advertising.

A friend of mine recently said to me; “If you cannot do something honestly, then perhaps you need to find another way”. Apparently the big VPN companies have not heard of that, with nearly 50% being on board with big data moguls, and the mere few that act interdependently, all of which are required by law to give up your

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