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A Longreach aviation first

This isn’t a Q.A.N.T.A.S. story because it happened a decade before that concept. Its main character is an English migrant named Charles Lindsay Campbell...

Lee brings Outback spirit

The Spirit of the Bush event was held in Longreach on Wednesday as part of the Queensland Music Trails program. The concert took place at...

Anzac Day across the Central West

Communities came together across the Barcaldine and Blackall-Tambo regions on Saturday, 25 April, to mark Anzac Day. Barcaldine's dawn service at the War Memorial Clock...

Barcy set for annual festival

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Special Anzac Day at Longreach

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Dogs’ inconsistency bites again

Kurt Mann’s call for consistency has come into sharp focus after the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs slumped to arguably their worst performance of the season last...

Diggers Cup a success

The Longreach Jockey Club’s annual Diggers Cup meeting delivered a fitting blend of racing and remembrance on Saturday, with the community coming together to...

Tigers ready for date with Devils

Longreach/Ilfracombe Tigers return to action this weekend, travelling to Winton on Saturday to take on the Devils at Eric Lenton Memorial Sports Ground from...

Bowls by Bones

For a club which was founded and set up in 1945 after World War II, we held no games on Saturday for members to...

HELBENT rises as champ

From being a $600 purchase to the Rockynats 06 Grand Champion, Grant Pollard’s VC Commodore has had one hell of a glow-up. The Gold Coast...

Upton to lead the Maroons

CQ product Tamika Upton will lead Queensland into the 2026 State of Origin series. Upton, one of the region’s most accomplished exports, steps into the...

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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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On This Day: National Space Day!

What could be more fascinating than space? Endless, ever-expanding, filled with stars, suns, planets and countless mysteries – no matter how long we live,...

Pullen Pullen reserve receives clean up funds

The Gregory Electorate has been grateful to receive a grant of $99,306 for flood recovery on the Pullen Pullen Special Wildlife Reserve in the...

Seller disclosure laws improving buyer protection, not driving gazumping

Queensland’s new seller disclosure laws are not responsible for gazumping or failed property deals, Queensland Law Society (QLS) says, as sellers continue to adjust...

Funding will transform Hall of Fame

The State Government has committed $1 million to strengthen the future of Outback tourism, backing a new attraction set to benefit Longreach for decades...

Tributes flow for pilot

Tributes are flowing for pilot Brian Philp, who lost his life in a helicopter crash at Pretty Plains Station, south of Jericho, on Monday,...

Junior judging workshop set for Muttaburra

Young livestock enthusiasts from across the Central West have the opportunity to develop their skills this week, with the Bev Rea Cattle Junior Judging...

105-year-old ‘Muttaburra Mick’ has never missed Anzac Day

Known as 'Muttaburra Mick', 105-Year-Old World War II veteran Mick Scott attended the Anzac Day march and service at the Glasshouse Mountains on Saturday,...

Cardiac monitoring equipment is heart-starter for Barcaldine

The State Government says it is delivering easier access to health services for Central West Queenslanders, with new wireless cardiac monitoring equipment now installed...

Anzac Day at Winton

It was a big day at Winton on Saturday, 25 April, as residents gathered for Anzac Day commemorations. The day's events started with a dawn...

Family continues Doug’s Anzac tradition

A replica 50cc machine gun, made by the Longreach Men's Shed, was attached to the late Doug Wilkie's Army Jeep recently. His daughter...

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