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‘Nothing new’ Southern Downs Regional Council has established a new advisory committee, which Mayor Vic Pennisi said will help the council tackle challenges associated with waste, population growth, and income. The council voted to adopt Terms of Reference for the Southern Downs Innovation and Development Committee at an ordinary meeting on 26 May. Cr Pennisi said last week that while he hadn’t yet met with the committee, its members had been established. See story on page 6
Hitting the home stage A professional actor and singer from the Granite Belt will soon return home to perform at the opening event of the Granite Belt Art and Craft Trail, Fresh Canvas. Matthew Manahan has featured in a number of dramatic works like Hair, Wicked, Aspects of Love, Cabaret the Musical and Brigadoon, and has also dipped his toe into television. He will bring his charismatic presence to the stage in October, joining a specially formed group of local professionals, Stanthorpe Swooners. More on page 10
Local artist draws 150th Southern Downs Regional Council has officially passed the artwork for Stanthorpe’s 150th and decided on a date for the celebration. Jennie Wardle’s design was announced the
winning logo last week, and is said to have captured “the essence of Stanthorpe’s heart and soul”. See the logo and the story on page 3.
Top of the towns tute used banking data to produce an analysis of domestic migration - compiling its findings in a ‘regional movers index’. Released on Monday 28 June, the index identified migration from capital cities to regional areas was at its highest level since 2018. In the March 2021 quarter, Noosa and South-
ern Downs were identified as the top two local government areas experiencing inward migration from capitals - Noosa recording 49 percent growth and Southern Downs 44 percent. Stanthorpe and Granite Belt Chamber of Commerce Secretary Amanda Harrold said the new research reiterated the need for strong lo-
cal infrastructure to handle growth. “A silver lining of the Covid-19 pandemic is Australians’ newfound appreciation for the lifestyle offered in the regions, and Stanthorpe is well placed to benefit from that realisation,” Amanda said. Story on page 4
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