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21/08/2026

👉As the NPPR debate continues, Councillor Joel Richters plans to propose rate concessions for property owners specifically impacted. “The Council can set rate concessions via a policy that we can amend, in which a rate concession would apply when a certain criterion is met,” Cr Joel Richters said.
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20/08/2026

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It’s game-on at Morgan Park this weekend for the 2026 IOR Rosebowl Club Carnival and DC Advice Cory Cup hosted [...]

19/08/2026

A Wagyu beef business on Queensland’s Darling Downs is showing what the next generation of Australian farming can look like.

Strathdale Wagyu has introduced robotic technology into its feedlot, with robots collecting grain, hay and cottonseed, mixing each ration and delivering fresh feed to individual pens up to five times a day.

Lucy Hamblin explains how the family business is combining farming with new technology to lift efficiency and animal welfare.
Sponsored by Commonwealth Bank.

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15/08/2026

Stanthorpe's Ben Armbruster was just one hundredth off his personal best of 50.58 for the 100m butterfly, which he swam at the Commonwealth Games, at the Pan Pacific Games in California today. The swim saw the 24-year take the silver behind fellow Australian Matt Temple.

Stanthorpe’s Ben Armbruster added a silver to his medal haul this international trip, finishing behind fellow Australian Matt Temple in [...]

14/08/2026

👉 A father and son targeted in a terrifying late-night armed robbery that sparked a wild police chase across the Southern Downs say they are lucky to have escaped unharmed after a hooded man allegedly opened fire on the pair.

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13/08/2026

🚨 A 28-year-old man has been taken into custody near Warwick following intervention from the state's tactical police squad.

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13/08/2026

👉 Swimmers are set to make a splash inside the newly-upgraded WIRAC aquatic hall for the first time in months this Monday but an acute shortage of lifeguards is putting pressure on pool opening hours.

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13/08/2026

GOLD again! Stanthorpe's own Ben Armbruster has taken gold at the Pan Pacific Swimming Titles in California with a swim described by his former coach Gail Smail as "Smokin".

Ben Armbruster has taken out the 50m butterfly final at the Pan Pacific Games at the Irvine’s Woollett Aquatic Center [...]

05/08/2026

👉A 26-year-old woman, an 80-year-old man and five young children have been taken to Stanthorpe Hospital following a house fire on Leslie Parade this morning. The blaze is being treated as non-suspicious, but officials are still investigating the cause.
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04/08/2026

🚧 Major safety upgrades at Cunninghams Gap have finally finished and while the works have been welcomed by freight operators, not everyone believed it went far enough.

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