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Special Anzac Day at Longreach

Hundreds of people attended Anzac Day commemorations at Longreach on Friday, 25 April, including Albert and Nez Santos and their children Frankie and Cooper. About...

News in Brief

Disaster Dashboard upgrade Blackall-Tambo Regional Council is pleased to share a recent upgrade to the region’s Disaster Dashboard. Alongside current road reports and an interactive map,...

New mobile veterinary clinic rolls out across Central West

A new mobile veterinary service is set to hit the road across the Central West, bringing essential animal care directly to regional communities, properties...

Peloton closes in on Longreach

On This Day: National Space Day!

Pullen Pullen reserve receives clean up funds

Seller disclosure laws improving buyer protection, not driving gazumping

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Sport

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...

Doubles for Schofield, Mankelow and Bell highlight Blackall meeting

The dynamic duo of Toni Schofield and Maddie Mankelow teamed up for a winning double at Blackall last weekend. Star sprinter Rush Hour put the...

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Rural

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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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...

Winton Shire Council CEO resigns

Winton Shire Council chief executive officer Louise Knol has tendered her resignation. Ms Knol says this was not a decision made lightly and has been...

Fast-tracking the Taroom Trough

The State Government is ratifying the new Taroom Trough Development Plan through regulation, aiming to strengthen Australia's long-term fuel security and unlocking Australia’s first...

New Chief Executive for Powerlink Queensland

Powerlink Queensland announced on Monday, 27 April, the appointment of Dr Sean Mc Goldrick as its new Chief Executive, bringing more than three decades...

Fuel orders just ‘hopes and dreams’

The Fair Work Commission has handed down a landmark order aimed at delivering hope for drivers and transport operators pushed to the brink by...

Buffel grass – a feed of national significance

There's been a lot of noise in social media lately from environmental groups talking about putting Buffel on the WONS list - the Weeds...

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