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Ross rides 4000km for Ronald McDonald House

Ross Maclean has pedalled a lonely trail along the bitumen shoulders of the Capricorn Highway through to the Central West this week with nothing...

QLD launches agritourism program

The Outback Queensland Tourism Association has partnered with Sparrowly Group to deliver a tailored one-on-one mentoring program to support farmers or graziers looking to...

Barcy border beauty

Bec and Bill Plumb hosted the second Barcaldine Garden Discussion Group get-together for 2024 in the peaceful rural beauty spot they have created in...

Riding for the Outback

Opal uncertainty remains

Seniors warned to be aware of scams

Sculpting the heart of Winton

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Sport

Blackall hosts Agents Day

The Barcoo Amateur Race Club hosted the Blackall Agents Race Day last Saturday, 20 April, marking the start of a big couple of weeks...

Longreach hosts golf Open

Longreach Golf Club hosted the town’s annual Open Championship on Sunday, 21 April, with more than 50 players from across the region travelling to...

Youngsters enjoy AFL clinics

AFL launched again into Longreach with great interest shown by the local kids. AFLQ Central Queensland development manager Scott Smithwick drove out from Rockhampton...

Blackall hosts first junior cluster

The Blackall Showgrounds hosted the first junior rugby league cluster in the Central West for 2024 last Saturday, 20 April, hosting teams from Longreach,...

Alpha secures first win in 2024

Alpha Brumbies fought off a fast-finishing Barcaldine Sandgoannas side to secure a 32-28 win at home last Saturday, 20 April in round three of...

Blackall hosts GF rematch

The stage is set for an enthralling Central West Rugby League grand final rematch between the Blackall Magpies and Longreach/Ilfracombe Tigers at the Blackall...

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Rural

There no beef over CQ roads upgrades

The Federal Labor Government has confirmed it backed Premier Steven Miles in bringing forward the $500 million Queensland Beef Corridors project by three years. With...

Countdown to Beef

The countdown is on, with less than 50 days until Beef Australia 2024. The triennial event showcasing best of the beef industry will return to...

Nature’s sense of irony

After a morning of outside work, which left me a bit the worse for wear, I shucked my grubby work clothes for a cold...

Ag Energy Australia: Our story

As a farming family, we wanted our kids to carve their own path in agriculture. So, we decided to give them a leg up...

Beef roads upgrade promise

Central Queensland and the Central West is set to benefit from the development and progressive delivery of $500 million of upgrades to priority road...

GroWQ driving innovation

GroWQ hosted an Agricultural Industry Roundtable on Thursday, 29 February at Longreach’s Qantas Founders Museum. The event was in collaboration with the University of Southern...

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Longreach Regional Council backing small business

Longreach Regional Council has made a formal commitment to supporting the region’s small businesses to grow and create more good local jobs for Queenslanders. The...

Archives: What was news 72 years ago

On this day, 18 April 1952 Drinks thrown over girls on train. A grievance was raised during a meeting of the Longreach Rugby League regarding an...

Darius in Windorah

The outback Queensland town of Windorah with a population of just over 100 is set to host the landmark launch of an innovative health...

News in Brief

BREZ questions Barcaldine's Renewable Energy Zone (BREZ) was in the spotlight in State Parliament's Questions on Notice this week, with Member for Gregory Lachlan Millar...

From cafe to uni hub

Winton Shire councillors met with Keegan Mulligan, the new owner of Winton's old Capitol Cafe Building on Thursday, 11 April to discuss the future...

Getting ready for Men’s Shed Markets

The Longreach Showgrounds Wool Pavilion was full of busy bees this week in preparation for the first Men's Shed Markets of the year, to...

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