General Knowledge

Carbal Community Reconciliation Choir which is open to all residents.  Commences Wed 16th January.  Full details on the flyer. If you are, or know of anyone in the community whom would be interested with assisting in the construction of indigenous content for the Southern Downs Region on our website, we would love to hear from you! contact@mysoutherndowns.com.au | MySouthernDowns.com.au is

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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)

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

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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

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Skin cancer is often labelled Australia’s national cancer but it is also described as the most preventable. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation,  sun protective clothing, sun hats, sunglasses and sunscreen are the best ways to help prevent skin cancer. At least 2 in 3 Australians will be diagnosed with skin cancer before the age of 70.  The risk is higher in

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Saddle up! The John Dee Warwick Rodeo Street Parade is returning on Saturday 27 October 2018 Warwick’s CBD will come alive with vibrant colours and community spirit as floats inspired by this year’s theme, Rose and Rodeo, take to the streets for the spectacular. Be early to grab a good viewing spot along the route, as hundreds of people are

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  The ATO will never threaten you with arrest if you don’t pay a debt immediately. Call your financial institution immediately if you have given your bank or credit card details to a scammer. Most big banks will cover any loss if someone makes an unauthorised transaction on your account, as long as you have protected your client number and

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THE legacy of the Granite Belt’s World War I soldiers will live on thanks to restorations on the Stanthorpe Soldiers Memorial. Southern Downs Regional Council, supported by the Queensland Government and jointly funded by the Stanthorpe RSL Sub Branch, have made the restoration works possible. Queensland Government’s Queensland Anzac Centenary grants program provided $34,000 in funding. The memorial was built

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      The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, started in 2012, is a global motorcycle fund-raising event to raise awareness of prostate cancer and male suicide prevention. Stanthorpe locals got in on the cause in 2014 and a few rides later they’re still helping raise funds and awareness for the cause. Shaun Cox is leading the way, initiating the first local

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THE story of a young Queenslander’s brush with death after contracting a gruesome flesh-eating bug from a paper cut shocked the country this week but – but such cases are not as rare as you might expect. Ryan Taylor, 26, developed necrotising fasciitis after sustaining the seemingly insignificant injury at his office on July 25. The Southport marketing manager knew

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