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Celebration of NAIDOC

The Longreach community celebrated NAIDOC Week on Friday, July 19 July with a vibrant march from the IGA to the Longreach Showgrounds. Festivities at the...

On This Day: National Day of the Cowboy!

Saddle up and get ready to ride into the sunset with the excitement of the Wild West! Cowboys are the ultimate symbol of grit...

On This Day: National All or Nothing Day!

If it was your last day on Earth, what would you do? Dive into your goals and dreams and be willing to take some...

Celebration of sculpture and culture

News in Brief

Legend set for one final race

Jacques completes charity push

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Sport

Longreach cluster well supported

The Longreach Showgrounds played host to a junior rugby league cluster on Saturday, 20 July as teams across the region made their way to...

NRL open to less games in 20-team competition

Chief executive officer Andrew Abdo has revealed the NRL could consider shortening the men's season by multiple rounds as part of an expanded 20-team...

Great numbers at Sunday bowls

The Longreach Bowls Club has experienced an influx of weekend competitors over the last month, as evidenced by the 38 people in attendance on...

Graham goes low in Ilfracombe

The Ilfracombe Golf Club hosted their weekly competition on Saturday, 20 July, with 10 members in attendance for the 11am tee-time. Competitors braved the cool...

Racing returns to town

The Longreach Jockey Club (LJC) is hosting a meeting on Saturday, 27 July, with a five-race card set to enthral racegoers throughout the afternoon. It...

Blackall hosts TAB meeting

The Barcoo Amateur Race Club hosted its first TAB race meeting on Monday, 22 July at the Blackall Racecourse with a seven-race card captivating...

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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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Flyers Ball tickets on sale

The annual Flyers Ball is little more than two months away with anticipation for the event beginning to boil over after tickets went on...

On This Day: National Tell An Old Joke Day!

Dig out and dust off your favorite old jokes, from Knock-Knocks to the age-old question of why the chicken crossed the road. Be prepared...

Students on musical journey across region

On Tuesday, 16 July, the Longreach State School Mezzo Choir went on a musical journey. They departed school bright and early at 7.20am and...

Watch the Olympics in Longreach

Longreach is going LIVE for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games with special celebration sites being activated for both Games. Central West residents will...

Big support for NAIDOC

Thanks to everyone who turned out last week to celebrate NAIDOC in Longreach. NAIDOC festivities are organised by Central Queensland Indigenous Development Corporation each year,...

On This Day: Sprinkle Day!

Make your day just a little more festive and sweet by adding sprinkles to everything this national Sprinkle Day! Within reason, of course. Oatmeal,...

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