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ONE WEEKEND IN: Our region’s police reveal how open borders are travelling so far.

premium_icon Fresh concern Southern Downs border police are facing

News ONE WEEKEND IN: Our region’s police reveal how open borders are travelling so far.

The Queensland Government has issued a public health alert for Queenslanders who may have travelled over the border in the last week.

COVID: Urgent warning for Queenslanders who visited NSW pub

Health The Queensland Government has issued a public health alert for Queenslanders who may have travelled over the border in the last week.

Multimillion-dollar projects have commenced around our region — but is the Southern Downs getting the best bang for buck?

premium_icon EXPLAINER: Where your federal funding is really going

News Multimillion-dollar projects have commenced around our region — but is the Southern Downs getting the best bang for buck?

The city's mayor and the staff at a Western Downs aged care home speak out as residents relocate virtually overnight.

premium_icon ‘Heartbreaking’: Aged home’s excruciating uncertainty

News The city's mayor and the staff at a Western Downs aged care home speak out as residents relocate virtually overnight.

WHAT’S ON: The events back this weekend

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News Christmas in July dinners, book sales among those events in action for the Southern...

Cellar door renovations key to boosting tourism

premium_icon Cellar door renovations key to boosting tourism

News It’s been a difficult 12 months for some but Tobin Wines is making some changes...

Netballers eye-off fast-paced rep season

premium_icon Netballers eye-off fast-paced rep season

Sport Stanthorpe players will have their first taste of competition following a decision...

Ballandean snags chance for major SDRC works funding

premium_icon Ballandean snags chance for major SDRC works funding

News Residents can share their thoughts on how their community can be overhauled and...

COUNCIL UPDATE: How SDRC is working for you this week

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Council News The biggest council stories shaping the future of the Southern Downs.

Sparky shocked at crown of Stanthorpe’s best

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News Four decades of experience under his belt, has seen a pillar of Stanthorpe’s...

Real estate boom from metro buyers

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News Agents on the Granite Belt are reporting a significant increase in those looking to...

WELCOME BACK: 238,000 expected across Qld borders

premium_icon WELCOME BACK: 238,000 expected across Qld borders

News 238,000 expected to pour through Qld borders

New venture makes unique name for itself

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News Winemaker went from being on the brink of walking away from his passion to...

Stanthorpe’s staggering SPER debt revealed

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News How the multi-million SPER debt of the Southern Downs stacks up.

Call for change in childcare

premium_icon Call for change in childcare

News The return of paid child care has sparked calls for the funding system to be...

  • 13th Jul 2020 9:17 AM
One new case as Queensland vaccine trial begins

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News One new case of coronavirus has been recorded in Queensland overnight. It comes as...

  • 13th Jul 2020 9:12 AM
Aussies who will get $1080 tax perk

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News It forced the ATO website to go into meltdown

Will blows up in leaked message exchange

Will blows up in leaked message exchange

Celebrity Will Smith has fired up in a leaked message exchange

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Temperatures are set to plunge again in southeast Queensland, with chilly nights as much as 5C cooler than their usual July average.

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News Temperatures are set to plunge again in southeast Queensland, with chilly nights as much as 5C cooler than their usual July average.

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The obscure red light rule costing drivers a motza

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Crime "I’ve not been aware of this road rule for 45 years"

Top doc: Stop being so frigging selfish

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News He also gave a grim insight into the “painful” illness

17-year-old trailblazer launches path to baking success

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News Warwick teen helped out by household name to kickstart her unique sweet treats.

ATO: Five errors catching people out on tax refunds

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News These are the big mistakes Australians are making which is slowing down the...

Sport

    Officials ahave high hopes for a big season, as players search for ways to get back into sports.

    premium_icon OzTag surges ahead with positive outlook for 2020

    Sport Officials ahave high hopes for a big season, as players search for ways to get back into sports.

    Redbacks poised for breakout TFL season

    premium_icon Redbacks poised for breakout TFL season

    Sport Stanthorpe will field its first team in the TFL premier league and there’s a buzz...

    Thunder coaches eye off future Stanthorpe stars

    premium_icon Thunder coaches eye off future Stanthorpe stars

    Sport Budding footballers descend on the two-day camp, with good news potentially heading...

    Final whistle yet to sound on teenage girls comp

    premium_icon Final whistle yet to sound on teenage girls comp

    Sport Warwick and District rugby league players have been given a second chance to play...

    Stanthorpe Jockey Club given welcomed funding boost

    premium_icon Stanthorpe Jockey Club given welcomed funding boost

    Sport 13 race clubs across the region will use funding for infrastructure repairs and...

    National Sport

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      Motor Sports Driver plummeted down the standings after being forced off track

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      Crash Tackle: Broncos unlock Milford mystery

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      Rugby League Anthony Seibold takes a leaf out of The Last Dance coaching manual

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      ‘Dog act’: Horrible hypocrisy as Glenn outed long-term

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      Rugby League Alex Glenn is out long-term following his third injury of the year. However the man...

      Sweet and sour: Seibold rues star’s cruel luck

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      Rugby League Broncos coach Anthony Seibold quipped he still remembered the team song after...

      Brisbane teens made $70k in lockdown

      Brisbane teens made $70k in lockdown

      Business The two boys are now rushing to capitalise on Melbourne’s lockdown

      • 13th Jul 2020 8:02 AM
      Chinese billionaire’s big property sell-off

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      Property The Li camp could come out millions of dollars ahead

      • 13th Jul 2020 7:58 AM
      Teen killed in Lockhart River crash

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      News Police investigating Far North’s third fatal crash in as many days

      • 13th Jul 2020 7:34 AM
      Seven swings axe on Gold Coast presenter

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      Business Seven had been reviewing its operation due to industry-wide ad drops

      • 13th Jul 2020 7:30 AM

      Business News

        Some of regoin’s 19 industries have been sucker-punched while others have grown by millions

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        News Some of regoin’s 19 industries have been sucker-punched while others have grown by millions

        Woman shares nightmare post-COVID job search tale

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        Employment From a boss watching sport mid interview to an email slamming her resume, a Mackay...

        ’Record number’ of Aussies claim cash

        ’Record number’ of Aussies claim cash

        Money With workers relying on welfare and super accounts, nearly a million Australians...

        Woman jailed for attacking staff at popular pub

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        Crime She lunged at her victim, grabbing her face and digging her nails in

        How you can apply to work on new $301m Bruce Highway upgrade

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        News 380 jobs will be created over the life of the project

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          News Artist list for next year’s event will be unveiled on July 8

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          Movies This indie movie was making people blush well before Fifty Shades.

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          TV How the Australian Netflix library fares in global comparison.

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          Movies We’ve rated — and slated — every movie on TV tonight.

          Lifestyle

            An asymptomatic superspreader who did everything right when she came back from overseas still managed to cause a huge cluster in her tower block.

            Woman gave 71 people virus in 60 seconds

            Health An asymptomatic superspreader who did everything right when she came back from overseas still managed to cause a huge cluster in her tower block.

            ‘Nightmare’: Staggering US infection surge

            ‘Nightmare’: Staggering US infection surge

            Health More than 15,000 cases in a single day - 55,000 in five days

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            Crime Woman accused her partner of cheating when he was at the pub.

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            TV A bubbly fan favourite was sent packing following a harsh critique

            Parents face struggle as fee-free childcare ends

            Parents face struggle as fee-free childcare ends

            Education "Many parents are really doing it tough"

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              Entertainment

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                Yoko Ono, 87, hasn’t been seen in public view for more than a year – but privately, she’s been making moves with her vast fortune.

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                Celebrity Yoko Ono, 87, hasn’t been seen in public view for more than a year

                They wed hours before lockdown hit, but Chandler Powell and Bindi Irwin spent their honeymoon in a very unusual setting.

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                    A leaking swimming pool at a holiday resort has flooded into a Sunshine Coast restaurant with its dejected owner forced to consider closing.

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                    Property seekers who feel shut-out of the housing market by inflated prices are being offered a way to own real estate for as little as $25,000.

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                      A tit-for-tat has erupted between Annastacia Palaszczuk and Peter Beattie, with the current Premier taking a swipe at his ambitious plan to generate jobs.

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                      News Political tit-for-tat between Annastacia Palaszczuk and Beattie

                      Your CV is the gatekeeper between you and your dream job. So here are the mistakes to avoid at all costs.

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                      The proposed waste to energy facility would create more than 200 construction jobs and 70 local jobs once it is operational.

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                      News The proposal for Swanbank has been met with fierce opposition

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                        News The patient was transported to hospital in a stable condition.

                        The Blue Oval’s has launched its new red-hot hatchback with neck-braking performance, and a new variant will make it more popular than ever.

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