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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
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,
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
Merry Christmas
From every one here to every one out there, We wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Have a wonderful safe, happy prosperous year.
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
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
Vintage Model T Ford Cars in Stanthorpe November 23rd 2018
At the end November 23- 25 2018, when a host of Model T Ford’s swing in to town for a special meet-up. “Queensland Model T Owner’s Club, are having a weekend tea party and where having it in November 23rd-25th,” club member Ian Schmidt said. They come from all around the state and have touring events, and
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
Hay Bales for Farmers in Drought 2018
Community organisations will deliver hay bales to provide drought relief to farmers on the Southern Downs. Rural Aid, Purple Dove, Stanthorpe Agricultural Society, and the Granite Belt Brewery will deliver hay bales along with other farming supplies to Stanthorpe Showgrounds October 31st with Southern Downs Regional Council helping coordinate efforts. Road trains will deliver 240 large hay bales to the
Johnny Cash Country Festival Saturday, 3 November 2018
Johnny Cash Country Festival 2018 The outstanding success of Stanthorpe’s 2017 Johnny Cash Country Festival confirmed the organisers objective of it becoming an annual event generating to our local economy. This year’s Festival will be held on November 2nd & 3rd at the Stanthorpe Showgrounds.