Download coordinates as: Stanthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

[6] Crops grown in the surrounding area include vegetables, apples, grapes and stone fruit.

Prior to British settlement, the Kambuwal were an Indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland.

Their eastern flank ended around Stanthorpe, Wallangarra and the western scarp of the Great Dividing Range.

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.

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.

[14] In July 1872, Presbyterian minister John McAra arrived in Stanthorpe and established a congregation.

On Tuesday 3 May 1881, the Southern railway line was officially opened to Stanthorpe by the Queensland Colonial Secretary, Arthur Palmer.

[18][19]The 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.

[21][22] 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.

[23] A number of internationally recognised Australian artists are represented in the collection, such as William Robinson, Jon Molvig, Margaret Olley and Charles Blackman.

[44] The Stanthorpe branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at 5 Victoria Street.

[46] 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.

The relocated buildings include:[48]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.

[55] The Stanthorpe area is served by a local Community Radio Station Ten FM.

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.

Stanthorpe is also serviced by a Christian radio network 3ABN Australia rebroadcasting on FM 88.0 MHz.