My Southern Downs

Australia Day Stanthorpe
2019-01-26 | Queensland
8.00am – 10.00 Stanthorpe Pool and Weeroona Park; Triathlon and Mercantile Relay
4.00pm – 9.00pm Live Entertainment

Stanthorpe AUSTRALIA DAY Celebrations 2019 - 26th January 2019
2019-01-26 | Weeroona Park, Marsh Street, Stanthorpe, Queensland, 4377, Australia

Let's Dance Band RSL Club Stanthorpe
2019-01-25 19:30 - 22:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Queensland
7.30pm Let’s Dance Band
Stanthorpe RSL
46 Marsh St

37th Ananda Mela Festival - Stanthorpe
2019-01-04 - 2019-01-09 | Queensland
4 – 9 January, 2019
Ananda Palli, 463 Back Creek Rd, Severnlea
Registration required
Welcome to the 37th Ananda Mela Festival
The Ananda Mela Festival is a family friendly event offering yoga, meditation, an abundance of healthy gourmet vegetarian/vegan food, social development workshops and spiritual philosophy.
This is a unique, vibrant, spiritual festival which celebrates cultural diversity, encourages environmental sustainability initiatives and promotes health and well-being.
The festival is held near Stanthorpe, Queensland, located at the heart of the Granite Belt. The area boasts spectacular countryside, massive granite outcroppings, rolling farmland and an abundance of flora and fauna.**
Enjoy:
* Deep relaxation with twice daily meditation & yoga
* Music & dance with local, national & international artists
* Healthy gourmet vegan & vegetarian food * Fun & innovative workshops
* The lightness of chanting * Entertaining creative activities for children & youth
* Trekking & swimming in the national park

Stanthorpe Eats & Beats New Years Eve
2018-12-31 | Queensland
31 Dec at 17:30 to 1 January 2019 at 02:00
Stanthorpe Showgrounds
Get your dancing shoes on Stanthorpe, this is a night you don’t want to miss!!
Doors open from 5.30pm
Indulge in the variety of street food vendors and dance up a storm with the nights live entertainment kicking off from 6pm!!
Don’t forget about the kiddies!! There will be a jumping castle, face painting and more to keep them entertained till 9pm.
Tickets on sale from 01 October 2018

Demerger Business Case Released
2018-12-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Queensland
The Granite Belt Community Association (GBCA) says it is pleased to announce the business case for “A New Granite Belt Council” will be available for viewing by the public on the association’s website from 9am today, Friday 21 December.
To view the report visit www.granitebeltcommunity.com

Alcohol & Drug Family Support Info Session
2018-12-19 10:00 - 14:00, 2018-11-28 10:00 - 13:00 | Queensland
AOD Information sessions for Nov – Dec are as follows, please save the date and we look forward to being of service:
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 and
Monday, November 26, 2018
10am – 1pm
Drugarm
Cnr Connor & Short St, Stanthorpe
Monday, December 3, 2018
10am – 1pm
Warwick Library
49 Albion Street, Warwick
The Breakthrough for Families Program helps families and significant others of individuals affected by alcohol and drug use – in particular families with children, to obtain information, develop support strategies and connect to treatment and other services.
The program provides families and the broader community affected by ice, alcohol and other drugs access to free, accessible information, and tailored strategies to help themselves and others.
Families can receive brief individual support over several private sessions tailored to their individual needs and circumstances and our support can be accessed on a voluntary basis, and we are focused on helping people who may not have easy access to support.

Market in the Mountains Monster Christmas Markets 16th Dec
2018-12-16 08:00 - 12:00 | Stanthorpe Show Grounds & Maryland Street, Maryland & High Street, Stanthorpe, Queensland, 4380, Australia
Come and meet the stallholders at the Stanthorpe Showgrounds 8am – Noon who have made, baked, sewn or grown the product. Unique handmade gifts, native plants, honey, jewellery, clothes, woodcraft and so much more. Meet some friends at the Cafe and enjoy the morning.

Christmas Festival - Stanthorpe
2018-12-15 15:30 - 18:30 | Queensland
Saturday, 15 December 2018 from 15:30-18:30
Granite Belt Christmas Farm
321 Aerodrome Road, Applethorpe
Entry is $10 per adult and all children are free this is payable on the gate.
Embrace the magic of Christmas at our annual Christmas Festival! An action packed afternoon full of family fun. Entertainment bought to you by music sensation Hayley Chalmers and the famous Blue Violets Duo that will have your foot tapping the whole afternoon!
Santa will be visiting all the kids so ensure your little ones bring a letter to put in Santa’s mailbox. There are loads of kid’s activities, including a treasure hunt through the Christmas Trees, face painting, feeding Santa’s animals plus more running all afternoon so mum and dad sick back and enjoy your favorite glass of wine or beer (BYO) Don’t forget to pack the picnic rug or camping chairs.
BBQ stall will be operating so your appetite will be covered and don’t forget to indulge in our Belgian Chocolates all made on site! The Mistletoe Store will be open throughout the festival so ensure to check out all the spectacular ornaments and decorations!
The talented Glenda Riley will be taking family photos – The theme will be rustic Aussie Christmas, this is the perfect time to capture the family memories! For only $20. No bookings needed just line up and smile!

Family Fun: Carols in the Park
2018-12-14 18:30 - 20:30 | Weeroona Park, Marsh Street, Stanthorpe, Queensland, 4377, Australia
Don’t miss the Stanthorpe Carols in the Park returning to Weeroona Park on Friday 14 December from 6:30pm – 8:30pm.
This much-loved, free family event, presented by Southern Downs Regional Council, will host a variety of entertainers in a joyous and magical celebration of Christmas.
Of course, there would be no Carols in the Park without our guest of honour, Santa Claus, who will drop in for a visit as he finalises plans for his busiest time of year.
Families will be able to enjoy a beautiful summer’s evening in the park, with some great entertainment, a sausage sizzle and a visit from Santa.
Bring your own picnic rug or chair and settle into the beautiful surrounds of Weeroona Park to share the spirit of Christmas in Stanthorpe.
Other Carols events around the region include:

Warwick – Sunday 9 December, Leslie Park
Allora – Friday 14 December, Herbert St
Killarney – Friday 21 December, Canning Park

Cuppa with the Councillors Stanthorpe
2018-12-05 17:30 - 19:00 | Queensland
Wednesday 5 December from 5.30pm
At the QCWA Stanthorpe Rooms
5 Victoria Street
Stanthorpe

Meditation Education Nights Stanthorpe
2018-12-03 19:00 | Queensland
6 Dates 3 December 2018 – 11 February 2019 2018- 3/12, 10/12, 2019- 21/1, 28/1, 4/2, 11/2
7 pm – 10.30 pm

Stanthorpe Little Theatre Co , 20 Connor St, Stanthorpe

$20 per person per night.
On Each Meditation and education night we will have a special meditation and then we will discuss every subject under the sun, from earthly problems to spiritual problems.
From dealing with loss to understanding when spirit communicates and everything from reincarnation, living in the now and moving forward with a more positive view.

Alcohol & Drug Family Support Info Session
2018-12-03 14:00 - 17:00 | Queensland
AOD Information sessions for Nov – Dec are as follows, please save the date and we look forward to being of service:
Monday, December 3, 2018
10am – 1pm
Warwick Library
49 Albion Street, Warwick
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 and
Monday, November 26, 2018
10am – 1pm
Drugarm
Cnr Connor & Short St, Stanthorpe
The Breakthrough for Families Program helps families and significant others of individuals affected by alcohol and drug use – in particular families with children, to obtain information, develop support strategies and connect to treatment and other services.
The program provides families and the broader community affected by ice, alcohol and other drugs access to free, accessible information, and tailored strategies to help themselves and others.
Families can receive brief individual support over several private sessions tailored to their individual needs and circumstances and our support can be accessed on a voluntary basis, and we are focused on helping people who may not have easy access to support.

Alcohol & Drug Family Support Info Session
2018-12-03 14:00 - 17:00 | Warwick Library, 49 Albion Street, Warwick, QLD, 4370, Australia

The Chef and The Winemaker, Seafood Degustation Dinner - Ballandean
2018-12-01 18:00 - 23:00 | Queensland
Date: December 1
Time: 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Cost: $160
Join the Golden Grove Family for a night of Premium mainstream and Alternative wines and food to match. The two brothers Ray Costanzo (Winemaker) and Jason Costanzo (Chef) will work together to match our alternative varieties (Strange birds) to foods with a Mediterranean flavour.
So come along to our cosy tasting room and sample our gold medal strange birds and peck your way through the chef’s gatherings.
For your convenience a bus is included in the price. Book early as places are strictly limited.
For more information please call Grace Costanzo 0746841291
Email: admin@goldengroveestate.com.au
Website: www.goldengroveestate,com.au

Christmas Tree Harvest Weekend - Applethorpe
2018-12-01 09:00 - 2018-12-02 17:00 | Queensland
1 Dec at 09:00 – 2 Dec at 17:00
Granite Belt Christmas Farm
321 Aerodrome Road, Applethorpe
Action Packed Family Fun Day!
Start a family tradition and head to the farm to pick your very own real Christmas Tree from our fields. We will cut it down and net it for you.
There will be lots of kids activities throughout the day and an all day BBQ available.
Potted Christmas Trees for sale along with all the accessories to go with your Christmas Tree.
St Josephs School Choir will be performing at 10am on the Saturday so don’t miss hearing there amazing Christmas Carols! Santa will be at the farm all day too!
Limited trees available and best in best dressed, sorry no pre orders. EFTPOS available.

Beach Bingo and Retro Dance Party - Stanthorpe
2018-12-01 05:30 - 23:30 | Queensland
Saturday, 1 December 2018 from 5:30-Midnight
Stanthorpe Exhibition Centre, 3 High Street, Stanthorpe
Tickets · $25-$30
Beach Bingo blends some seriously fun games of bingo with the sounds of classic 60s beach party and mixes it up with the retro sounds of the 70s & 80s. Saturday 1st of December. Bikinis and budgie smugglers, Hawaiian shirts and thongs, slip into your most comfortable beach bum outfit to win great prizes.

Festival of Small Halls Auditions for 30 Nov event Maryvale
2018-11-30 | Queensland
LOCATION: WARWICK TYPE: COMMUNITY EVENT, CONCERT OR PERFORMANCE NOV

30 NOV 2018 TO 30 NOV 2018

Friday 30 November
Live Musical Event
See the web page for more details.
We are seeking a young upcoming local artist to provide them with the opportunity to showcase themselves within a folk style performance evening for approx 15 minutes. Please submit your interest through the Maryvale Progress email with a short introduction of yourself, what you perform, instruments you play etc

LOCATION:Maryvale Community Hall 33 Taylor Street, Maryvale QLD 4370,

Email
maryvaleprogress@gmail.com
Phone
Mobile: Shane Kimber 0438 609 557

Stanthorpe State Primary School Prep Open Day
2018-11-22 09:00 - 11:30 | Queensland
Thursday 22nd November 9.15 am – 11.15 am
20 Marsh Street, Stanthorpe
Prep Open Morning on Thursday 22nd November. It’s a very important and exciting time for our 2019 Preps, as they’ll meet their teachers and classmates for their first year of school. Mrs Pozzi is organising class groups now, so if you have not yet enrolled your pre-prepper for school in 2019, please contact our office as soon as possible to book your enrolment interview.
For more information please phone 4681 5111

Spring Friendship Picnic by the River - Warwick
2018-11-19 16:00 - 18:00 | Queensland
Sunday 19 November
4.00 pm to 6.00 pm
Held by Southern Downs Refugee & Migrant Network
Federation Park, Warwick, near the jetty just east of Tiddalik the Stone Frog
Bring Food, chairs and entertainment to share. Sausage sizzle provided.
If wet weather the event will be held in the Cafe Jacquis Function room.
For more information please contact Anne 0467 405 897

2018 FFA QLD Series Round 5 - Warwick
2018-11-17 07:00 - 2018-11-18 17:00 | Queensland
17 Nov at 07:00 – 18 Nov at 17:00
Morgan Park Raceway
Morgan Park QLD, Warwick
The 4th and final round of the Queensland Circuit Racing Championship hosted by MGCCQ
Tickets · $360
www.meecamsau.com

Stanthorpe Laser Skirmish
2018-11-16 05:00 - 20:30 | Queensland
Friday November 16th
Stanthorpe Showgrounds Wine Pavillon, High Street, Stanthorpe
Available for students year 7 to 12 only
Canteen and registrations open from 5.00pm
Skirmish 6.00pm to 8.00 pm
Cost $25.00 for two hours
For more information please contact Ellis.jamesA@police.gov.au or phone 4681 6400

River Run Open Day - Killarney
2018-11-15 - 2018-11-18 | Queensland
24 Hoffmans Road , Killarney
Bring the family , bring your friends and relax in the beauty of RiverRun gardens when at its absolute best in late spring. Enjoy the magic of the breathtaking gardens that RiverRun has to offer. The day is not just for the green thumbs as it will also have live music, kids activities, guest speakers, gardening information, food, plants and market stalls to enjoy.
Nestled in the base of Brown’s Falls, in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range near Killarney, River Run is one of those rare gardens that manages to combine a magnificent natural setting, with a sheer passion to gardening.
We have at decided to share our magical garden on the 15th November to the 18th of November.
We will be opening the gates to explore and enjoy.
The 5 acres will be filled with our picturesque gardens as well as stalls, guest speakers, musicians and entertainment from local clubs and industries.
We are encouraging families, groups and clubs to come to our event and share in the weekend. We will have food stalls available that enables people to come from the day and relax whilst having lunch, morning tea or afternoon tea and a coffee.
The River Run Open Day will also have some Kids activities so parents can relax a little more.
While enjoying the gardens there will also be some exciting stalls where some of our most popular local items and not so local items will be sold. Lots of memorabilia will be available for purchase as well as a reminder of your Great Day Out.

For more information please call 0427 210 312

Worm Farm Workshop - Tues 13th Nov - Warwick Library
2018-11-13 17:30 - 19:00 | Queensland
Southern Downs residents to learn new composting and worm farming tips with free workshop
Southern Downs Regional Council is offering residents across the Southern Downs a FREE Composting and Worm Farming workshop to help reduce the region’s waste footprint.
Residents interested in learning simple steps to reduce their waste can attend the waste education workshop at the Warwick Library on Tuesday, 13 November.
Results from the 2016 Waste Assessment of Southern Downs showed that on average Southern Downs households produce nearly 19kg of waste per week.
Around 17 per cent of material put into household rubbish bins residents can recycle instead, and around 55 per cent of organic waste put into rubbish bins residents can turn into fertiliser or compost.
Councillor for Agriculture, Environment and Sustainability, Cameron Gow, said residents can make simple and easy choices every day to avoid, reduce and reuse waste items at the shops and at home.
“The Composting and Worm Farming Workshop will help residents with reducing, reusing and recycling at home and building backyard composting or worm farming systems,” Cr Gow said.
“These simple steps will help reduce our region’s impact on the environment and help sustain our region for future generations.”
The workshop will run from 5:30pm to 7:00pm with SDRC providing light refreshments, and one lucky workshop participant will win a worm farm or compost bin.
Residents interested in attending the workshop are encouraged to register as participant numbers are limited.
For more information or to register for the workshop, please contact SDRC’s Waste Education Team on 07 3457 2400 or email SDRWasteEd@envirocom.com.au.
To keep up to date with all the workshops SDRC offers or the latest news from around the region, visit SDRC’s website at www.sdrc.qld.gov.au or follow us on our Facebook page.

2018 Wedding Expo - Stanthorpe
2018-11-11 11:00 - 14:00 | Queensland
Sunday, 11 November 2018 from 11:00-14:00
Granite Belt Brewery
146 Glenlyon Drive, Stanthorpe
Sunday November 11th we open our doors for our 2018 Wedding Expo. The open day provides visitors with the opportunity to meet an array of local wedding specialists including wedding decorators, photographers, videographers, florists, make-up artists & hairdressers. Our Homestead restaurant will be decorated with a range of wedding themes & styles, that are sure to inspire.
Register at https://www.granitebeltbrewery.com.au/events/2018-wedding-expo to receive a complimentary glass of sparkling & canapes on arrival.
Wedding imagery courtesy of Nicola Lemmon Photography.

Amiens Armistice Centenary Commemoration and Festival
2018-11-11 10:30 - 17:00 | Queensland
100th Anniversary Centenary Festival

An event from 2018 – 2020 that commemorates the 100th anniversary of the return of the soldiers from WWI.

The commemoration event will take place over an 18 month period, from Nov 2018 to July 2020. This event will commence with the 100th anniversary of Armistice day, it will include the 100th anniversary of the Amiens State School and culminate with the 100th anniversary of Pr Edward on the Royal Train opening the Amiens-Cottonvale rail line. Contact: Roger Willis 0438 100 577

Armistice Day 2018 – Launch of Amiens Legacy Centre

Launch of the Amiens Legacy Centre and commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day.

An event that will take place on 11th November, 2018 launching the Amiens Legacy Centre and commemorating the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. Contact: Roger Willis 0438 100 57

Twisted Gum Wines Dinner Under the Stars - Ballandean
2018-11-10 18:00 - 23:30 | Queensland
A food and wine experience not to be missed. Indulge in our hand crafted single vineyard wines, all sourced from our sustainably managed dry grown vineyard, matched with a range of exciting dishes created by acclaimed local chef Jason Costanzo. A truely unique dining experience with guests seated at long tables in the grounds of our stylish 1920s Queenslander cellar door building, all framed by the spectacular Granite Belt night sky!
$150/person inclusive of food, wine & local transport.
On Saturday 10 November 2018 at 6:00pm

Location
Twisted Gum Wines
2253 Eukey Rd, Ballandean, Queensland 4382

Phone
0746841282 / 0404007494
Email
info@twistedgum.com.au
Website
https://www.twistedgum.com.au/resources/events/Dinner%20Under%20the%20Stars%202018.pdf

For further information phone Tim & Michelle Coelli on 07 46841282 or email info@twistedgum.com.au.

Armistice Memorial Dinner Warwick 10 Nov
2018-11-10 17:00 - 22:30 | Queensland
Salute to the Armistice
LOCATION: WARWICK TYPE: COMMUNITY EVENT, FOOD AND WINE NOV

10 NOV 2018 TO 10 NOV 2018

Saturday 10 November
One hundred years ago the world was approaching the war to end all wars – World War 1 – and we are commemorating this event with a dinner on Saturday 10th November at the Warwick Uniting Church – Guy St.
We have planned a stylish dinner to commemorate the Armistice – with entertainment throughout the evening by the Warwick Choral Society.
Tickets are $50 per person and bookings can be made through the church office on 4661 1080 – or in person. All bookings close on Monday 5th Nov.
Join us in this elegant evening to celebrate and remember events that saw Australian soldiers striving for peace and freedom on the world stage.
Please wear medals

LOCATION:Warwick Uniting Church 37 Guy Street, Warwick QLD 4370,

VISIT WEBSITE

Email
warwick@warwickkillarneyuniting.org.au
Phone
Sue Campbell: 0407 622 877

BikeFest 2018 After Dark - Broadwater
2018-11-10 16:00 - 23:30 | Queensland
November 10th 4 pm to Midnight
Broadwater CWA Hall.
Camping available on site – $25.00 pp for Dinner, Brekkie and Camping.
After ride and show join in at the hall for food, drink and a few laughs.
For more information contact Jeff to book for Catering 0427 462 954
