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On This Day: National Hug Your Dog Day!

Dog lovers probably don’t need an excuse to show their pooch just how much they’re loved and cared for. But National Hug Your Dog...

Community Events

WEEKLY Social Tennis Grab your racquet (or borrow one) and join the Longreach Tennis Club for a hit every Tuesday. Come down for some...

News in Brief

New tours at Waltzing Matilda Centre Discover the stories behind Australia’s most iconic song with the new guided tours at Winton's Waltzing Matilda Centre. The...

‘River to sea’ accused denies hateful speech intent

Pride being restored

Support flows after floods

Australia urged to push back against Trump war rhetoric

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Sport

Dogs suffer Good Friday defeat

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time in 2026, going down 32-24 to the South Sydney Rabbitohs in their traditional...

Rivals collide in season opener

A new Central West Rugby League season kicks off this Saturday, 11 April, with the Longreach/Ilfracombe Tigers hosting the Blackall Magpies in what shapes...

Farr’s Seagulls eye return to form

The Wynnum Manly Seagulls return to Hostplus Cup action this Saturday, travelling north to face the Townsville Blackhawks following a competition-wide bye over the...

Brumbies set for date with Devils

A fresh start presents itself for both the Winton Diamantina Devils and Alpha Brumbies this Saturday night, with the two sides set to clash...

Giant awakens: CQ NRL bid stakes expansion claim

The Central Queensland NRL bid team is preparing to make a compelling case to the ARL Commission about why the region is ready to...

Golf season in full swing

The Central West golf season is beginning to ramp up, with Longreach Golf Club set to host its annual Open Championship next Sunday, 19...

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Ag In Brief

A-EU FTA negotiations must rectify punitive access Australia’s red meat industry has issued its clearest message yet on the pending endgame of the Australia-European Union...

New grant to build skills and strengthen future workforce

AgriFutures Australia has opened applications for its new People and Capability Program, investing up to $200,000 to help our levied and emerging industries address...

Tackling life head-on

You are either in or you’re out with life. There are no half measures. It’s the same with farming, especially when you start down the...

Drums and their end point

Was travelling back through NSW last month and came across this drumMUSTER collection site. It certainly took me back to those years or decades...

Farmers and families urged to stay safe on quad bikes

The ACCC has launched a quad bike safety awareness campaign in regional Australia warning that older male farmers remain the group most at risk...

REGIONAL: Hot prices at Roma saleyards

Hot prices and packed laneways, it was a sellers’ market here at the Roma Saleyards with a little over 6,100 head of cattle yarded. With...

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Easter baby for Kinnon family

Longreach's Kinnon family received a special Easter present on Sunday, with Emily and Jeremy welcoming new baby Archer. Archer was born at 1.03pm on Sunday,...

A goose called Intrepid

I love watching our geese. They’ve been around for years. I tried to remember when this lot came, and I think before our own...

Celebrating Waltzing Matilda

A big crowd of locals and visitors attended the Winton's annual Waltzing Matilda Day on Easter Monday, 6 April to celebrate Australia's most iconic...

Good Friday donations for Legacy

A steady stream of donors visited the Banjo Paterson Reading room at the Waltzing Matilda Centre on Friday, 3 April, to donate to the...

As the days go by

Today is the day. By mid-afternoon we will know if the second of the three Johnson children has been successful in obtaining their driver’s...

Industry tributes for Ian Burnett

The entire Australian cotton family is heartbroken by the tragic loss of AgForce Central Queensland councillor Ian Burnett. Tragically, Ian, 70, and his adored grandson...

New Bishop for the Diocese of Rockhampton

The Catholic Diocese of Rockhampton has welcomed the appointment of Bishop Danny Meagher as its 11th Bishop, following an announcement by Pope Leo XIV. Bishop...

New board for Central West Health

An eight-person board with experience in health and leadership has been appointed to help shape the future of healthcare in the Central West...

Full house for bingo at Winton

When the North Gregory Race Club meeting was cancelled last Saturday because of the very heavy rain experienced recently, the members of the Diamantina...

Archives: What was making the news 72 years ago

ON THIS DAY 2 April 1954 Plans for a new grandstand at the Longreach Showgrounds have taken a step forward, following a key determination by the...

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