The Latest Breaking News from Stanthorpe

Hard core! Apple peeling champion slices through competition to produce nearly four-metre strip of skin

Though she lives with constant pain, Stanthorpe’s Kerrie Stratford still has what it takes to claim her 22nd harvest festival title

The Guardian - AU · Mar 6

Volunteer firefighter celebrates 50 years with message for next generation of volunteers

When Stanthorpe local James Massey joined the Rural Fire Service at 21, it was almost expected of anyone who lived on the land. But finding young people to replace his generation is a difficult task.

ABC News · Apr 1, 2023

Country towns at 'greater risk' of running dry when drought returns despite recent floods

Despite all the flooding this year, experts warn that country towns are even more likely to run out of water during the next drought, but why?

ABC News · Dec 7, 2022

Four Korean backpackers die in car and truck collision on New England Highway between Warwick and Stanthorpe

Four women from Korea, who had only been in the country for a few weeks, are killed when their car crashes into a semi-trailer on the New England Highway on Queensland's Southern Downs.

ABC News · Apr 13, 2022