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Planning Scheme recognises Allora’s Heritage Values
Southern Downs Regional Council held a well attended community information session last Thursday in the Allora Community Hall, where residents had the opportunity to meet face to
26 August, 2025
General News
De-amalgamation move is on
More than 17 years after the amalgamation of eight local governments to form Toowoomba Regional Council, another...
4 August, 2025
Local News
Stark reminder of ‘Look Up and Live’
Routine work could have led to tragedy last Wednesday, when a farmer hit...
Local News
Lion attack shocks the country
Pilton’s Darling Downs Zoo made national headlines last Sunday following...
Local News
Toowoomba Region budget sees rate rise of 9.4%
A projected surplus of $1.5 million has been supported by substantial...
Community & Business
Poor road surface getting some love
The almost notorious section of the New England Highway between Allora and Mount Marshall is undergoing...
19 August, 2025
Local News
2025 Clifton and District Country Week - Garden Competition
No doubt many of us have lost plants with the cruel frosts we've been...
Local News
Devotion to pathology pays dividends
Originally from Clifton, Squadron Leader Kathryn Staughton, a scientific...
Local News
Lions hold Annual Changeover and Installation Ceremony
The Clifton Lions held their 58th Annual Changeover and Installation...
Agricultural
Afterglow Organics - farming for the future
Clifton business Afterglow Organics, run by the Edwards family, is using innovative and regenerative farming...
8 August, 2025
Local News
Charity Golf Day a hole-in-one
Surpassing last year’s impressive total, Pursehouse Rural’s second...
Local News
Funding boost for Clifton Show
The Clifton Show Society, alongside 128 other Queensland show societies,...
Local News
Unallocated water up for grabs
Expressions of interest for purchasing unallocated groundwater from the...
Sport
Greens turn yellow
Golfers, sheathed in yellow, were swinging for a good cause last Sunday for the #DoingItForJarrod charity day.
21 August, 2025
Local News
Wattles Girls' Sensational 10 try Success
Wattles ‘All In Electrical’ Under 15 Girls League Tag team can be said...
Local News
Treble touchdowns for Matt Christensen
Wattles proved an overwhelming force as they conquered the hopeful...
Local News
A Potted History of Clifton Golf Club
A public meeting was held on Friday 18th September 1925 to discuss the...