Stanthorpe, Queensland

Stanthorpe lies on the New England Highway near the New South Wales border {{convert|223|km|mi}} from Brisbane via Warwick, {{convert|56|km|mi}} north of Tenterfield and 811m above sea level.{{cite news | title =Stanthorpe | publisher =The Age | url =http://www.theage.com.au/news/Queensland/Stanthorpe/2005/02/17/1108500203734.html | format =Web article | access-date =2008-02-17 | location =Melbourne | date =8 February 2004 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20081013093837/http://www.theage.com.au/news/Queensland/Stanthorpe/2005/02/17/1108500203734.html | archive-date =13 October 2008 | url-status =live }} The record low temperature of -10.6 °C (12.9 °F) was registered on June 23, 1961 in Stanthorpe. This is the lowest temperature recorded in Queensland.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/extreme/records.shtml|title=Rainfall and temperature records|website=Bureau of Meteorology|date=30 September 2022|access-date=31 December 2023|archive-date=13 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313040735/https://www.bom.gov.au/climate/extreme/records.shtml|url-status=live}}

Stanthorpe was developed around Quart Pot Creek which meanders from south-east through the centre of town and then out through the south-west, where its confluence with Spring Creek forms the Severn River. Quart Pot Creek forms part of the south-western boundary of the locality, while the Severn River forms part of the south-western boundary.

The New England Highway passes through the locality from Applethorpe in the north to Severnlea in the south. Originally it passed through the town centre along the main street, Maryland Street. However, it now bypasses to the west of the main developed area of the town. The Stanthorpe–Texas–Inglewood Road connects Stanthorpe and Broadwater to the west, then travels south-west to Texas.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=7 October 2020}}

The land within the boundaries of Stanthorpe is primarily used for urban purposes: housing, recreational, commercial and industrial with some undeveloped land on the hillier slopes. Although an agricultural centre of the Granite Belt, there is little agriculture within the town's boundaries. Crops grown in the surrounding area include vegetables, apples, grapes and stone fruit. Wine is also produced in the area, and sheep and cattle grazing is also prevalent.File:Stanthorpe township (south-west aspect) taken from Mt Marlay lookout, Lock Street Stanthorpe Queensland Australia.jpg

The town lies in the valley of Quart Pot Creek and its tributary Funkers Gap Creek ({{coord|-28.6511|151.9286|type:river_region:AU-QLD|name=Funkers Gap Creek}}){{cite QPN|13271|Funkers Gap Creek|watercourse in Southern Downs Regional|access-date=19 September 2020}} at {{Convert|690|m||abbr=}} above sea level.

The locality has the following mountains:

• Lees Hill, south of the town ({{coord|-28.6764|151.9324|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Lees Hill}}) {{convert|906|m}}{{Cite web|date=12 November 2020|title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite QPN|19137|Lees Hill|mountain in Southern Downs Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
• Mount Banca, north-west of the town ({{coord|-28.6428|151.9244|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Banca}}) {{convert|924|m}}{{cite QPN|1484|Mount Banca|mountain in Southern Downs Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
• Mount Marlay, north-east of the town ({{coord|-28.6536|151.9470|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Marlay}}) {{convert|918|m}}{{cite QPN|21017|Mount Marlay|mountain in Southern Downs Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}

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Prior to British settlement, the Kambuwal were an Indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland. Norman Tindale estimated that the Kambuwal's territory stretched over {{Convert|3700|sqmi}}. They straddled the border between Queensland and New South Wales, from south of Millmerran, and Inglewood to Bonshaw. Their eastern flank ended around Stanthorpe, Wallangarra and the western scarp of the Great Dividing Range.{{Cite book|last=Tindale|first=Norman Barnett|title=Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names|publisher=Australian National University Press|year=1974|pages=173|chapter=Kambuwal (QLD)|author-link=Norman Tindale|chapter-url=http://archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au/tindaletribes/kambuwal.htm|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=21 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421170134/http://archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au/tindaletribes/kambuwal.htm|url-status=live}}File:Fr davadi.jpg

Stanthorpe was founded by tin miners. People came from many countries to mine tin from 1872. Prior to 1872 this area boasted some large pastoral runs and a few prospectors in bark huts. At that time, the area was known as 'Quart Pot Creek'. The Private Township of Stannum existed in the area along one side of the present main street. With the discovery of tin and the influx of miners and new businesses, a 'more suitable' name was sought by the town fathers. Thus, Stanthorpe became the name which encompassed all, as this area became for a time, the largest alluvial tin mining and mineral field in Queensland. Stanthorpe literally means 'tintown', as Stannum is Latin for 'tin' and thorpe is Middle English for 'village'.{{Cite web |url=http://www.granitebeltwinecountry.com.au/region/the-place/stanthorpe |title=Granite Belt Wine Country - Stanthorpe |access-date=18 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919163121/http://www.granitebeltwinecountry.com.au/region/the-place/stanthorpe |archive-date=19 September 2016 |url-status=live }} The Queensland Surveyor General, Augustus Charles Gregory, is credited with coining the name in 1872.

When the tin prices fell, many miners turned to farming. The subtropical highland climate was very suitable for growing cool climate fruits and vegetables. Grapes were first planted here in the 1860s with encouragement from the local Catholic parish priest Father Jerome Davadi to produce altar wine. His Italian descent made grape growing and wine production a familiar pastime and the notion caught on in the area. There were plenty of Italian settlers and wine was made for home enjoyment.

Mount Marlay was named after Edward Marlay, a selector and tin miner. On 3 July 1872 he purchased Allotment 1, Section 1 in the Town of Stanthorpe.{{cite QPN|21017|Mount Marlay|mountain in Southern Downs Regional|access-date=19 September 2020}}

File:Wedding at Stanthorpe's Presbyterian Church, December 1872 (5035192704).jpg

In July 1872, Presbyterian minister John McAra arrived in Stanthorpe and established a congregation. On 17 November 1872, the Stanthorpe Presbyterian Church was opened by the Reverend Colin McCulloch.{{cite news |date=6 December 1872 |title=CURRENT EVENTS. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article168857450 |accessdate=5 August 2024 |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=Queensland, Australia |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=58}}

St Joseph's Catholic School was established in October 1872 by four Sisters of Mercy: Sisters M Agnes, Emilian, Muredach and Malachy.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}{{Cite web|url=https://stjosephs.qld.edu.au/school-history|title=St Joseph's School Stanthorpe Website|website=St Joseph's School, Stanthorpe|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304174539/https://stjosephs.qld.edu.au/school-history|archive-date=4 March 2019|access-date=2019-11-24}}

Stanthorpe State School opened on 9 March 1874.

On Tuesday 3 May 1881, the Southern railway line was officially opened to Stanthorpe by the Queensland Colonial Secretary, Arthur Palmer.{{cite journal |title=The Centenary of the Southern Line |author=Kerr, J.D. |journal=Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin |date= December 1970 |pages=261–291}}{{cite news|date=4 May 1881|title=OPENING OF THE STANTHORPE RAILWAY.|volume=XXXV|page=2|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|issue=7,273|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article920284|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=27 January 2022|archive-date=17 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117003832/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/920284|url-status=live}}File:Coat of arms, Stanthorpe Post Office, 2015.JPGThe Post Office with a clock tower and an elaborate coat of arms was constructed in Maryland Street in 1901 in the Arts and Crafts style.{{cite web|title=Stanthorpe Post Office|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=9233|website=Register of the National Estate|publisher=Australian Government|access-date=6 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924124709/http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=9233|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}} Following Federation, the Commonwealth Government took charge of post and telegraphic services. However, they contracted the construction of post offices in Queensland to the Public Works Department of the Queensland Government and the Stanthorpe Post Office is believed to be one of the first ordered by the Commonwealth Government. It was designed by the first Commonwealth Government Architect John Smith Murdoch.{{cite web|title=Other Attractions|url=http://www.sdrc.qld.gov.au/page/Shire__Region/Local_Attractions/Other_Attractions|publisher=Southern Downs Regional Council|access-date=10 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610130658/http://www.sdrc.qld.gov.au/page/Shire__Region/Local_Attractions/Other_Attractions|archive-date=10 June 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Stanthorpe Post Office|url=http://www.heritage.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahpi/record.pl?RNE9233|website=Australian Heritage Places Inventory|access-date=10 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610131057/http://www.heritage.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahpi/record.pl?RNE9233|archive-date=10 June 2015}}

File:Maryland Street, Stanthorpe, January 1985.jpg

The cool dry climate was valued as an aid to health from the early nineteenth century especially for those suffering from tuberculosis or chest conditions. Following the First World War, Stanthorpe was a major resettlement area for soldiers recovering from mustard gas exposure. Many of these Soldier Settlers took up the land leased to them in the areas around Stanthorpe which now bear the names of First World War battlefields.

Stanthorpe State High School opened on 23 January 1961.

The Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery was established in 1972.{{Cite web|title=The Collecting Bug: Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery|url=https://www.thecollectingbug.com/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703073757/http://thecollectingbug.com/|archive-date=3 July 2013|access-date=2020-08-13|website=The Collecting Bug|language=en}}

Stanthorpe Adventist Primary School opened on 25 January 1982 and closed in 2002.

The Stanthorpe Library opened in 1987 with a major refurbishment in 2004.{{Cite web|date=November 2017|title=The Queensland Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016–17|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130022546/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2018|access-date=19 January 2018|website=Public Libraries Connect}}

The College of Wine Tourism was opened in 2007.{{cite web|date=19 July 2009|title=Queensland College of Wine Tourism|url=http://www.usq.edu.au/qcwt/educationtraining|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202010928/http://usq.edu.au/qcwt/educationtraining|archive-date=2 December 2010|access-date=26 December 2010|publisher=University of Southern Queensland}}

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In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Stanthorpe had a population of 5,406 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32680|name=Stanthorpe (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Stanthorpe had a population of 5,286 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32655|name=Stanthorpe (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

File:StateLibQld 1 127047 House known as El Arish at Stanthorpe, ca. 1920.jpg]]

File:Quart Pot Creek Rail Bridge, viewed from upstream, 2015 02.JPG

Stanthorpe has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• El Arish, 94 Greenup Street{{cite QHR|16394|El Arish|601633|access-date=13 July 2013}}
• Masel Residence, 98 High Street{{cite QHR|16314|Masel Residence (former)|601552|access-date=13 July 2013}}
• Central Hotel, 140 High Street{{cite QHR|15605|Central Hotel|600830|access-date=13 July 2013}}
• Stanthorpe Post Office, 14 Maryland Street{{cite AHD|105524|Stanthorpe Post Office|fn=4/10/145/0003|access-date=1 October 2018}}
• Sundown Tin and Copper Mine, Little Sundown Creek{{cite QHR|5207|Sundown Tin and Copper Mine|602209|access-date=13 July 2013}}
• Stanthorpe Soldiers Memorial, Lock Street{{cite QHR|16393|Stanthorpe Soldiers Memorial|601632|access-date=13 July 2013}}
• Quart Pot Creek Rail Bridge, Quart Pot Creek{{cite QHR|15604|Quart Pot Creek Rail Bridge|600829|access-date=13 July 2013}}
• Cherry Gully Tunnel, Warwick-Stanthorpe railway line{{cite QHR|16280|Cherry Gully Tunnel|601517|access-date=13 July 2013}}

Stanthorpe State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at Marsh Street ({{coord|-28.6498|151.9343|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Stanthorpe State School}}).{{cite web|date=9 July 2018|title=State and non-state school details|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archive-date=21 November 2018|access-date=21 November 2018|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite web |date=2022-12-14 |title=Stanthorpe State School |url=https://stanthorpess.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Stanthorpe State School |language=en |archive-date=11 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111165411/https://stanthorpess.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 308 students with 33 teachers (27 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archive-date=22 November 2018|access-date=22 November 2018}} It includes a special education program.

St Joseph's Catholic School is a private primary and secondary (Prep–12) school at 100 High Street ({{coord|-28.6528|151.9381|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=St Joseph's School}}).{{cite web |title=St Joseph's School |url=https://www.stjosephs.qld.edu.au |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030153057/http://www.stjosephs.qld.edu.au/ |archive-date=30 October 2018 |access-date=21 November 2018}}

File:Stanthorpe State High School, 2023 03.jpg

Stanthorpe State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 2 McGlew Street ({{coord|-28.6456|151.9317|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Stanthorpe State High School}}).{{Cite web |date=2022-12-14 |title=Stanthorpe State High School |url=https://stanthorpeshs.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Stanthorpe State High School |language=en |archive-date=31 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031235248/https://stanthorpeshs.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 653 students with 57 teachers (53 full-time equivalent) and 45 non-teaching staff (31 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.

Queensland College of Wine Tourism at 22 Caves Road ({{Coord|-28.6419|151.9340|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Queensland College of Wine Tourism}}) offers Bachelor level degrees. The college operates in co-operation with the local Stanthorpe State High School,{{cite web|title=Queensland College of Wine Tourism|url=http://www.stanthorshs.eq.edu.au/winetourism.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217054721/http://www.stanthorshs.eq.edu.au/winetourism.htm|archive-date=17 February 2011|access-date=26 December 2010}} as well as other regional schools to provide secondary, undergraduate, and graduate certification related to wine and tourism industries.

File:Stanthorpe library and art gallery, 2015 01.JPG

Stanthorpe Library and Regional Art Gallery building is located in Lock Street beside Weeroona Park ({{coord|-28.6537|151.9326|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Stanthorpe Library and Art Gallery}}). Both are provided by the Southern Downs Regional Council.{{cite web|title=Libraries|url=http://www.sdrc.qld.gov.au/page/Council_Services/SDRC_Libraries/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610131659/http://www.sdrc.qld.gov.au/page/Council_Services/SDRC_Libraries/|archive-date=10 June 2015|access-date=10 June 2015|publisher=Southern Downs Regional Council}}{{cite web|title=Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery|url=http://www.srag.org.au/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113173254/http://www.srag.org.au/|archive-date=13 January 2016|access-date=10 June 2015|publisher=Southern Downs Regional Council}}

File:Parks around Quart Pot Creek, Stanthorpe, 2015 01.JPG

The Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery has a changing set of exhibitions. A number of internationally recognised Australian artists are represented in the collection, such as William Robinson, Jon Molvig, Margaret Olley and Charles Blackman. The biennial Stanthorpe Art Prize attracts entries from across Australia.{{Cite web|title=About the Stanthorpe Art Prize|url=https://www.srag.org.au/stanthorpe-art-prize|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310031511/https://www.srag.org.au/stanthorpe-art-prize|archive-date=10 March 2020|access-date=2020-09-23|website=Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery|language=en-GB}}

The Southern Downs Regional Council operates the Stanthorpe Civic Centre Complex and council offices in Marsh Street ({{coord|-28.6539|151.9339|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Stanthorpe Civic Centre Complex}}).{{cite web|title=Stanthorpe Civic Centre Complex|url=http://www.sdrc.qld.gov.au/page/Council_Services/Public_Halls__Meeting_Rooms/Stanthorpe_Civic_Centre_Complex|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610133226/http://www.sdrc.qld.gov.au/page/council_services/public_halls__meeting_rooms/stanthorpe_civic_centre_complex|archive-date=10 June 2015|access-date=6 January 2018|publisher=Southern Downs Regional Council}}

The Stanthorpe branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at 5 Victoria Street.{{Cite web|title=Branch locations|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|archive-date=26 December 2018|access-date=26 December 2018|website=Queensland Country Women's Association}}

St Paul's Anglican Church is at 2 Corundum Street ({{Coord|-28.6528|151.9376|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=St Denys Anglican Church}}). It is part of the Stanthorpe Parish within the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane.{{Cite web|title=Contact Us {{!}} Stanthorpe Anglican Parish {{!}} Queensland|url=https://www.stanthorpe.anglicanchurchsq.org.au/visit-us|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416034417/https://www.stanthorpe.anglicanchurchsq.org.au/visit-us|archive-date=16 April 2021|access-date=2022-01-25|website=Stanthorpe Anglican|language=en}}

Parkland has been developed along both sides of Quart Pot Creek as it flows through Stanthorpe with a network of paths for walking and cycling with bridges and other crossings.{{cite web|title=Quart Pot Creek|url=http://www.queensland.com/attraction/Quart-Pot-Creek|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083714/http://www.queensland.com/attraction/Quart-Pot-Creek|archive-date=24 September 2015|access-date=10 June 2015|publisher=Queensland Government}}

File:Old Stanthorpe Shire Council Chambers.JPGThe Stanthorpe Heritage Museum at 12 High Street has a number of heritage buildings relocated to the museum site and a large number of displayed items from the district's history, many unique to the Granite Belt. The relocated buildings include:{{cite book|title=Stanthorpe Heritage Museum (brochure)|publisher=Stanthorpe & District Historical Society}}File:North Maryvale School Residence, 2015.JPG

• a shepherd's hut from the Ballandean Station (built 1876)
• the old gaol from Willsons Downfall (built 1876)
• the old North Maryland school residence (built 1894)
• the old Stanthorpe Shire Council Chambers (built in 1914)
• Ardmore House, a summer holiday house (built 1920)
• Heath House, a residence (built 1940)

Image:Stanthorpe-brass-monkey-1942.jpg at Stanthorpe's central Post Office Square]]Several private art galleries operate in Stanthorpe including the Glen Aplin Art Gallery which supports emerging artists and musicians who wish to display new works and perform at public functions.{{Cite web|title=The Gallery|url=http://glenaplingardens.com.au/the-gallery/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215190022/http://glenaplingardens.com.au/the-gallery/|archive-date=15 February 2017|access-date=27 February 2017|publisher=Glen Alpin Gardens}}{{Cite news|date=23 February 2017|title=Artworks on display at new exhibition opening|work=Warwick Daily News|url=https://m.warwickdailynews.com.au/news/artworks-on-display-at-new-exhibition-opening/3146606/|url-status=live|access-date=27 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227063904/https://m.warwickdailynews.com.au/news/artworks-on-display-at-new-exhibition-opening/3146606/|archive-date=27 February 2017}} There are many interesting works of street art on Stanthorpe streets.{{Cite web|title=Stanthorpe Street Art|url=https://www.srag.org.au/stanthorpe-street-art|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319040344/https://www.srag.org.au/stanthorpe-street-art/|archive-date=19 March 2020|access-date=2020-09-23|website=Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery|language=en-GB}}

There are many local events, including the annual Australian Small Winemakers Show,{{cite web|title=Australian Winemakers Show|url=http://www.asws.com.au/content/home.asp?|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217185313/http://www.asws.com.au/content/home.asp|archive-date=17 February 2011|access-date=26 December 2010|publisher=Australian Small Winemakers Show}} the biennial Apple & Grape Harvest Festival,{{cite web|title=Apple & Grape Harvest Festival|url=http://www.appleandgrape.org/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110205092802/http://www.appleandgrape.org/|archive-date=5 February 2011|access-date=26 December 2010|publisher=Stanthorpe Festivals Association}} Ballandean Estates' Opera in the Vineyard and the Stanthorpe Show.{{Cite web|title=Show Listing|url=http://countryshows.com.au/CountryShows/PublicShowListing.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106102716/http://countryshows.com.au/CountryShows/PublicShowListing.aspx|archive-date=6 January 2017|access-date=2017-01-05|website=countryshows.com.au}}

Stanthorpe is on the Southern railway line. However, as at 2015, there are no scheduled passenger services operating to Stanthorpe railway station ({{Coord|-28.6575|151.9375|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Stanthorpe railway station}}). Downs Explorer (formerly the Southern Downs Steam Railway) operates a tourist steam train most months from Warwick to Wallangarra & return, stopping in Stanthorpe.

Stanthorpe Airport is on Aerodrome Road in Applethorpe. It is a public airport operated by the Southern Downs Regional Council. There are no regular scheduled services to this airport.

Rebel FM 97.1 MHz was Stanthorpe's first commercial FM radio station. Rebel FM has a new & classic rock music format. The Breeze broadcasts on 90.1 MHz with an easy adult contemporary & classics hits format. Both stations are part of the Rebel Media group. Toowoomba based station CFM also broadcasts in Stanthorpe on 97.9 MHz. CFM is a part of the Australia wide Southern Cross Media network.[https://web.archive.org/web/20020723000409/http://www.theradio.com.au/ theradio.com.au]

The Stanthorpe area is served by a local Community Radio Station Ten FM. The Station is currently transmitting on 98.7 MHz with a low power transmitter situated on Mount Marlay. The station has in 2011 upgraded its Stanthorpe studios with a new mixing desk, new computers and professional grade monitor speakers. Ten FM has a local focus, derived in part from the stringent rules controlling Community Radio Stations. The station transmits a broad range of programs to attract the widest audience. In particular, the station broadcasts Italoz, a weekly program with an Italian theme to cater for the many listeners around the Stanthorpe area with an Italian background.

The Border Post is the only paid local newspaper servicing the district. The Stanthorpe Border Post is relied upon for its coverage of local news and events.

Stanthorpe is also serviced by a Christian radio network 3ABN Australia rebroadcasting on FM 88.0 MHz. It features programs about health, lifestyle, children's programs and interesting interviews.

Stanthorpe has a popular European football culture and thus supports a relatively large number of teams in relation to its population size:{{Cite web |title=Clubs - Football Stanthorpe |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/club_info.cgi?c=0-9387-136977-0-0&sID=266400 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920213125/https://websites.mygameday.app/club_info.cgi?c=0-9387-136977-0-0&sID=266400 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=My Game Day}}

Several of these teams share a home ground due to the small size of the town.

Owing to its elevation, Stanthorpe features a subtropical highland climate (Cfb). At an altitude of {{convert|784|m}}, Stanthorpe holds the record for the lowest temperature recorded in Queensland at {{convert|-10.6|°C}} on 23 June 1961.{{cite web|date=30 September 2010|title=Queensland Extremes|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/extreme/records/qld_ext.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013181123/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/extreme/records/qld_ext.pdf|archive-date=13 October 2016|access-date=26 December 2010|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology}}

Sleet and light snowfalls are occasionally recorded, with the most significant snowfall in over 30 years occurring on 17 July 2015.{{cite web|date=17 July 2015|title=Thick snow blankets parts of southern Queensland in what could be state's most significant snowfall in 30 years|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-17/thick-snow-blankets-southern-queensland/6626630|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717063054/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-17/thick-snow-blankets-southern-queensland/6626630|archive-date=17 July 2015|access-date=17 July 2015|publisher=ABC News}} Up to {{convert|8|cm|in|0}} fell on Stanthorpe and nearby areas that day.Sibson, Ellie; Rego, Fidelis (16 July 2015). "[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-17/thick-snow-blankets-southern-queensland/6626630?WT.ac=statenews_qld Thick snow blankets parts of southern Queensland in what could be state's most significant snowfall in 30 years] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613141917/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-17/thick-snow-blankets-southern-queensland/6626630?WT.ac=statenews_qld |date=13 June 2022 }}". ABC News.

{{Weather box

| location = Stanthorpe Leslie Parade (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1957–present); 784 m AMSL; 28.66° S, 151.93° E

|metric first=y

|single line=y

| Jan record high C = 37.8

| Feb record high C = 37.2

| Mar record high C = 34.2

| Apr record high C = 30.6

| May record high C = 27.3

| Jun record high C = 23.7

| Jul record high C = 23.2

| Aug record high C = 30.7

| Sep record high C = 32.6

| Oct record high C = 35.5

| Nov record high C = 37.0

| Dec record high C = 38.0

| year record high C =

| Jan avg record high C = 33.9

| Feb avg record high C = 33.3

| Mar avg record high C = 30.6

| Apr avg record high C = 27.3

| May avg record high C = 23.6

| Jun avg record high C = 20.5

| Jul avg record high C = 20.4

| Aug avg record high C = 23.1

| Sep avg record high C = 27.1

| Oct avg record high C = 30.1

| Nov avg record high C = 32.5

| Dec avg record high C = 33.5

| year avg record high C = 35.4

| Jan high C = 27.9

| Feb high C = 26.8

| Mar high C = 25.2

| Apr high C = 22.5

| May high C = 19.1

| Jun high C = 16.0

| Jul high C = 15.6

| Aug high C = 17.6

| Sep high C = 20.8

| Oct high C = 23.6

| Nov high C = 26.0

| Dec high C = 27.2

| year high C =

| Jan mean C = 22.0

| Feb mean C = 21.4

| Mar mean C = 19.7

| Apr mean C = 16.1

| May mean C = 12.4

| Jun mean C = 9.7

| Jul mean C = 8.6

| Aug mean C = 9.8

| Sep mean C = 13.3

| Oct mean C = 16.6

| Nov mean C = 19.4

| Dec mean C = 21.0

| year mean C =

| Jan low C = 16.1

| Feb low C = 15.9

| Mar low C = 14.1

| Apr low C = 9.7

| May low C = 5.6

| Jun low C = 3.3

| Jul low C = 1.6

| Aug low C = 2.0

| Sep low C = 5.8

| Oct low C = 9.5

| Nov low C = 12.7

| Dec low C = 14.7

| year low C =

| Jan avg record low C = 11.0

| Feb avg record low C = 11.4

| Mar avg record low C = 7.6

| Apr avg record low C = 2.6

| May avg record low C = -2.3

| Jun avg record low C = -4.2

| Jul avg record low C = -4.9

| Aug avg record low C = -4.6

| Sep avg record low C = -1.2

| Oct avg record low C = 2.3

| Nov avg record low C = 5.7

| Dec avg record low C = 8.4

| year avg record low C = -5.8

|Jan record low C = 7.0

|Feb record low C = 3.3

|Mar record low C = -0.2

|Apr record low C = -2.2

|May record low C = -6.9

|Jun record low C = -10.6

|Jul record low C = -9.4

|Aug record low C = -7.8

|Sep record low C = -5.6

|Oct record low C = -2.2

|Nov record low C = 0.0

|Dec record low C = 4.4

|year record low C =

|rain colour = green

|Jan rain mm = 92.5

|Feb rain mm = 80.3

|Mar rain mm = 58.1

|Apr rain mm = 26.5

|May rain mm = 45.1

|Jun rain mm = 41.2

|Jul rain mm = 37.4

|Aug rain mm = 34.9

|Sep rain mm = 38.9

|Oct rain mm = 71.1

|Nov rain mm = 80.1

|Dec rain mm = 107.2

|year rain mm =

|unit rain days = 1 mm

|Jan rain days = 7.8

|Feb rain days = 7.6

|Mar rain days = 6.4

|Apr rain days = 3.8

|May rain days = 5.2

|Jun rain days = 5.8

|Jul rain days = 4.9

|Aug rain days = 4.1

|Sep rain days = 5.1

|Oct rain days = 7.5

|Nov rain days = 7.8

|Dec rain days = 8.5

|year rain days =

| Jan dew point C =14.5

| Feb dew point C =15.2

| Mar dew point C =12.5

| Apr dew point C =8.9

| May dew point C =7.0

| Jun dew point C =5.4

| Jul dew point C =3.6

| Aug dew point C =2.1

| Sep dew point C =4.2

| Oct dew point C =7.7

| Nov dew point C =10.9

| Dec dew point C =12.5

|source 1 = Bureau of Meteorology (dew point for 3pm){{cite web

|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/data/

|title = Climate data online (Site number: 041095)

|publisher = Bureau of Meteorology

|access-date = 30 Jun 2025}}}}

• Ben Armbruster - Olympic Swimmer who has represented Australia in the Commonwealth games, and will again represent Australia in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics{{Cite web |date=2024-06-16 |title=Ben Armbruster |url=https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/ben-armbruster/ |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=Australian Olympic Committee |language=en-AU}}
• Jordan Atkins – rugby league player for the Gold Coast Titans and Parramatta Eels
• John Bathersby – former Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane
• James Blundell – country music singer
• Ben Dark – television presenter, Getaway, Nine Network
• Jerome Davidi Roman Catholic Priest considered to be influential in establishing the fruit industry in the Granite Belt in the 1870s and 1880s{{Cite web|url=https://freetimes.com.au/stories/2014-07-31/fruit-industry-pioneer-a-priest/|title=Fruit industry pioneer a priest|last=Hui|first=Jin|date=2014-07-30|website=Southern Free Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726062908/https://freetimes.com.au/stories/2014-07-31/fruit-industry-pioneer-a-priest/|archive-date=26 July 2019|url-status=live}}
• Jack Drake – bush poet{{Cite web |url=http://www.bushverse.com/drake/drakebio.html |title=Jack Drake - Bush Poet |access-date=13 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204085803/http://www.bushverse.com/drake/drakebio.html |archive-date=4 December 2015 |url-status=live }}
• Michael Hancock – former rugby league footballer for the Brisbane Broncos, Queensland and Australia
• Edith Elizabeth Harslett (born 1888 in London, died 1945 in Stanthorpe). One of the few successful soldier settlers and very active in social affairs of the district{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/australia/stanthorpe-border-post/20141028/281513634420432|title=Local life: Edith Harslett|last=Macmaurice|first=Robert|date=28 October 2014|website=Stanthorpe Border Post|via=PressReader|access-date=2019-11-24}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/australia/stanthorpe-border-post/20141104/281694023057338|title=When the tough get going ..|date=4 November 2014|website=Stanthorpe Border Post|via=PressReader|url-status=live|access-date=2019-11-24|archive-date=7 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007071229/https://www.pressreader.com/australia/stanthorpe-border-post/20141104/281694023057338}}
• Ann Leahy – politician
• Billy Moore – former rugby league footballer for the North Sydney Bears, Queensland and Australia
• John Reeves – politician and judge
• Greg Ritchie – Australian Test and one-day international cricketer
• Di Thorley – politician

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• {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/stanthorpe|title=Stanthorpe|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}
• [https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-stanthorpe-sh1-1980.jpg Town map of Stanthorpe, 1980 (Northern part)]
• [https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-stanthorpe-sh2-1981.jpg Town map of Stanthorpe, 1981 (Southern part)]
• [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/dls06p/alma99183936321202061 Stanthorpe area photographs], State Library of Queensland
• [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/bumb4u/alma99266243402061 Stanthorpe colour photographs 2008], State Library of Queensland

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