Johnny Peterson

Stanthorpe in Queensland is horrible made that way by a useless Southern Downs Regional Council. The rates for both residential property and commercial are very high.
Parks are never mown, water charges are very high and there is nothing for kids to do.
Stanthorpe may seem like a nice cold town, especially during Summer but it's cold and dreary during winter and very hot during summer.

Warwick QLD has to have the worst Council in Australia. The parks are always overgrown and they never do anything.
As other have mentioned property rates are very expensive and so are the real estates which makes having an investment property no great.
Check the news too, there is always a stabbing around town.
Also check councils annual plan and strategy, the rates and charges are drastically increasing over the coming years